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I never tire of this view"Could You Leave Your Garden?" my good friend, Tina asked me. We'd been walking in the neighborhood and noticing the new constructio...
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Hello, everybody.Is it almost July already?Lately I'm making a concerted effort to replace my toiling and fussing withsimple contentment. I'm not going to bitch...
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When summer finally arrives in Britain, as it has done in the last week, there can be few places more glorious than the English garden! Sussex is particularly w...
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This  perennial herb is a wonderful addition to a hanging basket or window box.  It has a lovely aroma but the taste is slightly bitter so it’s main use...
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Gardens change over time, as do gardeners. The quest for less maintenance if not zero maintenance becomes a mantra as age is a loudspeaker in ones mind looping ...
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Where I enjoy sitting by the back door, I am surrounded by five different Jasmines amongst other things.The first was grown from seed and given to me by Mary. ...
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It's not too late to collect Columbine Seeds !! Thanks to Shady's "Sow then Grow" blog I learned the simple method of collecting Columbine seeds which I neve...
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Or, through the eyes of deer and rabbits.A series of photos of my vegetable garden taken through the fence....
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Portmeirion is an Italianate village designed by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975. He also happens to have been my friend's great-uncle...
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When the night bloomer blooms, all other activity for the evening comes to a halt or at least slows down enough so that I can run to the sunroom every ten minut...
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We're back from my daughter's soccer tournament.  We had a great time and she played really well.  Unfortunately the team didn't make it to the playoffs, but ...
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When thinking of my June post for VP's 'Out On The Streets' 'topic my initial thoughts drifted in the direction of the nearest roundabout. However the fact tha...
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My patio is full of heady scent at the moment exuding from just two roses which grow in the border running along its edge.  The one above is Chinatown, a Flori...
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