tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149090196232179962024-03-24T23:32:06.770+00:00The Gardener's RestRambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.comBlogger324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-84488281432857002852024-03-24T16:33:00.000+00:002024-03-24T16:33:13.142+00:00Spring 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> As we near the end of March, the longer days have triggered the wildlife into reproduction and the flora into growth. I love this time of the year because every day reveals something new in bud or flower.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2LX7RJE5K8Kahqo-D5B7CXr0SHypPEzDaF1SYv-m3jwOUsJdMvyDccpDH9QWGiMYbRDaKrQRQfsr2sxnZDgXFiUhJK12E59gSqnnQcAU6RPHgzW4X8AHxOm4JnoQFXr-F5h3nSuu2_9igIzbTFOEV6672loFBzr4ziDptACRBMp1V3zk-uQEMWAqb8c/s4032/20240303_111646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2LX7RJE5K8Kahqo-D5B7CXr0SHypPEzDaF1SYv-m3jwOUsJdMvyDccpDH9QWGiMYbRDaKrQRQfsr2sxnZDgXFiUhJK12E59gSqnnQcAU6RPHgzW4X8AHxOm4JnoQFXr-F5h3nSuu2_9igIzbTFOEV6672loFBzr4ziDptACRBMp1V3zk-uQEMWAqb8c/s320/20240303_111646.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In late February, the wisteria received its winter prune. The stems we had pruned to 7 buds in August are now pruned again but this time to just 2 buds. This will enable us to have the greatest number of flowers in late spring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWVhzq8APruJaZyan1JIdE1nF2Eh8AUxRF2DpmDJVgcLfM1KmDrcyLuHQHYAI7PuBOoItyvDcO3Azr7943NymuF39eZI29boNbd9r8Kck5JQVSpAiX2Le8Hj91s0pl0MrVk8DRxOmxtoC1Pd_ZU32VAhBELY-CCXCzalUv9qgUHKMTHwPam7NrTQlBHI/s4032/20240303_111702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWVhzq8APruJaZyan1JIdE1nF2Eh8AUxRF2DpmDJVgcLfM1KmDrcyLuHQHYAI7PuBOoItyvDcO3Azr7943NymuF39eZI29boNbd9r8Kck5JQVSpAiX2Le8Hj91s0pl0MrVk8DRxOmxtoC1Pd_ZU32VAhBELY-CCXCzalUv9qgUHKMTHwPam7NrTQlBHI/s320/20240303_111702.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Irises are already thrusting up their blades in The Yen. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23haBw68k3M5e1hpgx06V7uRyGlEwLvnWvTJzFA1LugC7f2onytBuCX2GeZLkqtjYSED8kG3MsDn-UemWnTgpplB0FHG9H2HJFb6rgMsC-vsABsrngwrp-X2WcqQpLheN_pna1KVPOZmv-kbtqiJXg_9L9xXnfomnCkQYfET6-g9kWNA8dksDgHTcQ5w/s4032/20240303_111733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23haBw68k3M5e1hpgx06V7uRyGlEwLvnWvTJzFA1LugC7f2onytBuCX2GeZLkqtjYSED8kG3MsDn-UemWnTgpplB0FHG9H2HJFb6rgMsC-vsABsrngwrp-X2WcqQpLheN_pna1KVPOZmv-kbtqiJXg_9L9xXnfomnCkQYfET6-g9kWNA8dksDgHTcQ5w/s320/20240303_111733.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've pulled the Buddha forward as he was lost in the foliage last year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLOdB5jTczn_zhg8XN_rtBCCBGtOg1To4erOCe45GKMqU9SlJ4esxfkmiE7mJspHg61woJKTpCjGVx3X-buPpMgMzFqNOzYm7-lQnfBXgzdWopooRDxSq_54oxLYAFkb98gCTIoaFpHYi6edeeD9xx2TMmCgsxdlH2SIFkLW4SvJAivbPlIGnaO7-DDc/s4032/20240303_111801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLOdB5jTczn_zhg8XN_rtBCCBGtOg1To4erOCe45GKMqU9SlJ4esxfkmiE7mJspHg61woJKTpCjGVx3X-buPpMgMzFqNOzYm7-lQnfBXgzdWopooRDxSq_54oxLYAFkb98gCTIoaFpHYi6edeeD9xx2TMmCgsxdlH2SIFkLW4SvJAivbPlIGnaO7-DDc/s320/20240303_111801.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the cornus stems have been cut back. New stems will soon replace them for next winter's display. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl0aCDo9nYqL46hOAFD7q9tK0pZJs-zTXqPAf-fk4D9r1giokP6HZN_AV0hdCId0sqLZNDJbz4AvhHuWXg6jpIBwku7368NtV5pRs_GZ7rOFVIGMCQgFGBCfHGJ5B0hTlv9EfAcOJLPjkHVoLlxIWhXq-fOWE4pq00vgcX_2U4526aCqq2k7NNZ3uMjQ/s4032/20240303_111811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl0aCDo9nYqL46hOAFD7q9tK0pZJs-zTXqPAf-fk4D9r1giokP6HZN_AV0hdCId0sqLZNDJbz4AvhHuWXg6jpIBwku7368NtV5pRs_GZ7rOFVIGMCQgFGBCfHGJ5B0hTlv9EfAcOJLPjkHVoLlxIWhXq-fOWE4pq00vgcX_2U4526aCqq2k7NNZ3uMjQ/s320/20240303_111811.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rhubarb. 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Prunus Kojo No Mai. Soon to be planted in the front garden...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVStCLx8hczQTjDhZ7gtQF-injCEY9ABba9yJ6jqk4Vzj0YlIBwhHjatg3z6IL98jy9BfLJt4OJATnkUXWwXmPEIOItPBzgixhpee93mH3K4ilVeK7D-Giz2yzu0cQNn09B5X39Mmgz0aH9Sv5dq5Ij_OzRbIQGAOiOfHC0Ih5vN0-KiF394BqHadP9E4/s4032/20240324_145016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVStCLx8hczQTjDhZ7gtQF-injCEY9ABba9yJ6jqk4Vzj0YlIBwhHjatg3z6IL98jy9BfLJt4OJATnkUXWwXmPEIOItPBzgixhpee93mH3K4ilVeK7D-Giz2yzu0cQNn09B5X39Mmgz0aH9Sv5dq5Ij_OzRbIQGAOiOfHC0Ih5vN0-KiF394BqHadP9E4/s320/20240324_145016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...along with these vivid primulae, nodding chequerboard snake's head fritillaria...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDmCMtDDn05l6VmznPARPlBYvo70vPTC4Letvce9MZ8O_m982-LhIfr1jPzxIFZMpMDwijGAJB2apfo09SfqsMt7djxq7eJVfZ8y7N5KKsmLNimyhqjhLm7xTeocEwMjd0QgN4PkC2R_wriY08vH9Gf36MTpOxCG03etUcgx8p79Bp_9b3D20RtfUaPc/s4032/20240324_152354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDmCMtDDn05l6VmznPARPlBYvo70vPTC4Letvce9MZ8O_m982-LhIfr1jPzxIFZMpMDwijGAJB2apfo09SfqsMt7djxq7eJVfZ8y7N5KKsmLNimyhqjhLm7xTeocEwMjd0QgN4PkC2R_wriY08vH9Gf36MTpOxCG03etUcgx8p79Bp_9b3D20RtfUaPc/s320/20240324_152354.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and eye-catching orange ranunculus, which will lead the flowering period onto the yellow-gold of rosa Maigold. I'll take some photos when these have been planted. The idea is to be able to view them from my chair while I convalesce post-surgery, after Easter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOSo674Vwd8eMTH1kY4FgS_o9fsiHAT-2iptnxWaBih6Wf6t-QEkc4bU1fz1d9t_ZzmjkvoXMOLrKNwCGNncb_AxLe-rga51SdbqLRm9Idk8kOGFGIjhIDV_MvWT1-Wd0SUKBj0sEmrfzT6J0APwWO8rHbKQivz93SbTWsFeev894Jk4OSRWU8cWhdfY/s2048/IMG-20240217-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="995" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOSo674Vwd8eMTH1kY4FgS_o9fsiHAT-2iptnxWaBih6Wf6t-QEkc4bU1fz1d9t_ZzmjkvoXMOLrKNwCGNncb_AxLe-rga51SdbqLRm9Idk8kOGFGIjhIDV_MvWT1-Wd0SUKBj0sEmrfzT6J0APwWO8rHbKQivz93SbTWsFeev894Jk4OSRWU8cWhdfY/s320/IMG-20240217-WA0000.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7lqYXbOBdmkINdZZNv0_ROIKbmlHlL0uSnNkNbQwl_PUcT2p6Y56O0r8sJt_0MHb9gYlrSyAK1t4yusyR1n_KfBnVMyy0AbH8e4Iv-7g6nu9NhifTgRaEGFF1liJPgSMz6Yxca6yiw46acA3j2BRXloNbKJX4KFSF6QKCGPp2twwkw7nee0W4E9rMyo/s2048/IMG-20240217-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Bought as a nod to a very dear friend so I can see the brightly coloured blossom from inside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl4rxfUPXwCVk9nyTAa0n5J1Ywgs91YiIi4QoGSHtUaX0ySuhgmH2FZCUHHdaakqsSLOx-5JpG4cB-aQXPJliPvEu_X9yquacs6yrBMMDQUYBCnbalOhKnW9PRpDnCOCkwvJZdkGUg_aWlwQzPYMdTBdCvwY1TjE8DJyv9cPLYKkZwGU6xYJL6DSg6fk/s2048/IMG-20240316-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="995" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl4rxfUPXwCVk9nyTAa0n5J1Ywgs91YiIi4QoGSHtUaX0ySuhgmH2FZCUHHdaakqsSLOx-5JpG4cB-aQXPJliPvEu_X9yquacs6yrBMMDQUYBCnbalOhKnW9PRpDnCOCkwvJZdkGUg_aWlwQzPYMdTBdCvwY1TjE8DJyv9cPLYKkZwGU6xYJL6DSg6fk/s320/IMG-20240316-WA0011.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Colly" replaces the staghorn we lost a few years ago in a storm; she never fails to lift my spirits. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbmC49JuYFuIA4HehNcN4UCh_sLsaenclYT-YmsWecC1B6NynHGHyj9JEKB1G-_Y9V32OXtFbdI5gT5p1uzE9yz198BQg6pybRoVsdnZKiHaxDASIMfg_XjNArbpPmUfk2BKuYP88Tv7iA3oco5_-N9xzSAHUI-hrreyXYKVs31qEfZ7xSW1ZapTkUUQ/s1599/IMG-20240317-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1599" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbmC49JuYFuIA4HehNcN4UCh_sLsaenclYT-YmsWecC1B6NynHGHyj9JEKB1G-_Y9V32OXtFbdI5gT5p1uzE9yz198BQg6pybRoVsdnZKiHaxDASIMfg_XjNArbpPmUfk2BKuYP88Tv7iA3oco5_-N9xzSAHUI-hrreyXYKVs31qEfZ7xSW1ZapTkUUQ/s320/IMG-20240317-WA0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ6G7hRidyzOf9BdNzbXCVtWIhqI543OQJqhLjUxwqgEVdUeG-Qy9eRIYH68S2rk_dFu6PZYg0T5lq2TFzKjtqwhBnqirew8XmlDvbMUDamm6DXBIOUXDEx0pTP9NeRViSjPlK0dXO3xq1rPabfim5ZXNVOAH0BYqg8_XOlN_oP-oGOWwtoq7T401BxY/s2048/IMG-20240319-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="995" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ6G7hRidyzOf9BdNzbXCVtWIhqI543OQJqhLjUxwqgEVdUeG-Qy9eRIYH68S2rk_dFu6PZYg0T5lq2TFzKjtqwhBnqirew8XmlDvbMUDamm6DXBIOUXDEx0pTP9NeRViSjPlK0dXO3xq1rPabfim5ZXNVOAH0BYqg8_XOlN_oP-oGOWwtoq7T401BxY/s320/IMG-20240319-WA0000.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7SZ9EVb0mGo2XK-HEkmv7P9izfbMsOseAkgG3hyIGc3nyABOCLLoko3ckFPjrsfxm4DuYChlRWHYGrIHRNpPWYnQihDtSB38cf4q4Ut_WwnsRiXjkTuk7D1a1lzC0SIRpnJK8WlD0cVHjWGs4T7ixXzzTb2gByPfRnVWrLr7mqfx0Ey5Eo-jZJkW3g8/s2048/IMG-20240319-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="995" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7SZ9EVb0mGo2XK-HEkmv7P9izfbMsOseAkgG3hyIGc3nyABOCLLoko3ckFPjrsfxm4DuYChlRWHYGrIHRNpPWYnQihDtSB38cf4q4Ut_WwnsRiXjkTuk7D1a1lzC0SIRpnJK8WlD0cVHjWGs4T7ixXzzTb2gByPfRnVWrLr7mqfx0Ey5Eo-jZJkW3g8/s320/IMG-20240319-WA0001.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">There's been another new addition to the garden. I've had stair rails installed in order to enable my safe descent into the sunken part of my garden where the workspace, Mugwart's Retreat and The Yen lay. Once they've been painted to match the rest of our iron work, I'll share with you.</p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-68923315365129274072023-08-28T08:06:00.003+01:002023-08-28T08:14:24.353+01:00July was a wash-out...but<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">The rain we had in July has certainly helped the garden to flourish, however it was also quite cool. August has been reminiscent of a typical British summer - high teen temperatures, with sunshine and showers most days. Thankfully this has kept the plants ticking over nicely while I've experienced some issues with my anxiety bubbling over into agoraphobia. </p><p style="text-align: center;">With the support of TMTC, I've been able to work in the front garden this weekend. Many of the shrubs were desperately in need of some pruning, particularly the purple pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb and two Osmanthus Burkwoodii balls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY51aWPCs-dRM5n2cMVAqb8y8oEqJqzSghYTCZevprhVhk-B-unZS91Y0o-GGabStWW1N8OLdRmZdE0BPqwqxkwj8DkqVDfHAurEZEs7Xf-f_RCcOpVjjpWIptY06AZvTMb_1PLo6UsubxN20a__OT7dgH9I8XP5_9631ZeYdQQDtl8poTSBsibj62Gc/s4032/20230827_134301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY51aWPCs-dRM5n2cMVAqb8y8oEqJqzSghYTCZevprhVhk-B-unZS91Y0o-GGabStWW1N8OLdRmZdE0BPqwqxkwj8DkqVDfHAurEZEs7Xf-f_RCcOpVjjpWIptY06AZvTMb_1PLo6UsubxN20a__OT7dgH9I8XP5_9631ZeYdQQDtl8poTSBsibj62Gc/s320/20230827_134301.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new growth on the pittosporum is green but as it matures it becomes flecked with dark purple-black before developing into a beautiful shiny dark leaf. This "evergreen" shrub looks stunning through the colder months but the heavy snow of last winter created a bit of a hole in the top which I've been working to remedy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the top of the front garden is an acer which is currently developing seeds. These are winged like sycamore "helicopters" but are dark red. The leaves are beginning to change ever-so slightly too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beside the acer, to the right in the top photo, is ceanothus Italian Skies. Fast outgrowing its space, we have had to drastically reduce its height as it's cutting out light to the plants on the terrace below. There is a pieris in between the ceanothus and hydrangea but it is being squeezed out. Come the winter, a decision will need to be made on which remains, the ceanothus or the pieris. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs-6aLPIQzsUuGiLSL-cIEic7EjUOQIyN3q0Z8-v19bpGG7I-C9iW25wv1xpKz6PEUBKP030QhbJMIcj_GVsd-E2v0k3OaQC93uGJCzR0tLS9KJuifr2uH3WJIsSWfbtcXpMK558ZTToS7A0DqYe9-KNwINYgIPnKQLj9ZShi7zyxJEgnftJH-f2Qu0Q/s4032/20230827_134329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs-6aLPIQzsUuGiLSL-cIEic7EjUOQIyN3q0Z8-v19bpGG7I-C9iW25wv1xpKz6PEUBKP030QhbJMIcj_GVsd-E2v0k3OaQC93uGJCzR0tLS9KJuifr2uH3WJIsSWfbtcXpMK558ZTToS7A0DqYe9-KNwINYgIPnKQLj9ZShi7zyxJEgnftJH-f2Qu0Q/s320/20230827_134329.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzNjRutbIHc80SpSJ9eTODSq154U5x4xqhsoRmFaIaDk_WHXMK--2dSGGt-O6aCXvdPA0XVIAsBHkhPcGVFnKxjSpBBWtbbXQVx-PDQcroU7tRhgklzJLWeUMLj0-SC8KUVqr1aTA1WL3CQSJy5rzCvf4B_XBj2LUWLTM6_V7bTBLen2pzrFvb0WHFTs/s2939/20230827_134504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2939" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzNjRutbIHc80SpSJ9eTODSq154U5x4xqhsoRmFaIaDk_WHXMK--2dSGGt-O6aCXvdPA0XVIAsBHkhPcGVFnKxjSpBBWtbbXQVx-PDQcroU7tRhgklzJLWeUMLj0-SC8KUVqr1aTA1WL3CQSJy5rzCvf4B_XBj2LUWLTM6_V7bTBLen2pzrFvb0WHFTs/s320/20230827_134504.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the back garden, the pond has done fabulously well, supporting lots of tiny frogs from this year's brood. The plants surrounding the pond still have some maturing to do but I'd say that given its first year in its current form, it has been very successful. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43V5CdyOP2uzD8SChR06N3h5JnmWxg-Yyit095ByeG23JOjAI0Q5cQMycSaQzXM29Jm5kq6gm-XnV_VBLsC3uJl6v70phQTzznvMDmNr7Cvs_f2AuuHVQBLVNiB238CiVWfrKtY38eK-807rSUxwrEvCPyntU7v0DyBVi8-jDkoW0IHDN7Sj5FzRC284/s4032/20230827_130429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43V5CdyOP2uzD8SChR06N3h5JnmWxg-Yyit095ByeG23JOjAI0Q5cQMycSaQzXM29Jm5kq6gm-XnV_VBLsC3uJl6v70phQTzznvMDmNr7Cvs_f2AuuHVQBLVNiB238CiVWfrKtY38eK-807rSUxwrEvCPyntU7v0DyBVi8-jDkoW0IHDN7Sj5FzRC284/s320/20230827_130429.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFb_tVxbiIshi5lNFZhkxcW2051fZFKF9C3nWVXP2oHusv6ibZVD547HHWe90uu-_2BV-0d5NbGRBSRNgEQRKlAaaM5ZntGJeyByYD3QbzfJ0e6qIqvHtyj-_i88Y7YEuOfRUYistYxZYO7XwJI5H-GUFQpKx5mC_tsknbCuW_RAqYegttEdMQjKDrKo/s4032/20230827_130600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFb_tVxbiIshi5lNFZhkxcW2051fZFKF9C3nWVXP2oHusv6ibZVD547HHWe90uu-_2BV-0d5NbGRBSRNgEQRKlAaaM5ZntGJeyByYD3QbzfJ0e6qIqvHtyj-_i88Y7YEuOfRUYistYxZYO7XwJI5H-GUFQpKx5mC_tsknbCuW_RAqYegttEdMQjKDrKo/s320/20230827_130600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This acer was passed to us last winter as it was underperforming in its previous garden. We potted it up and nestled at the "shoreline" of the pond in this sheltered spot, it has flourished. It will need a little pruning to shape but it does seem happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFx9AyEdfLkXn1nFpoNeg5V0osZVQp7JS8LoWmyAN0y5z9N-VGW-o2VxlD0qac_OTzEzi6YnsaL_CQeSdK6w8-_jLK0QzquOPuw7D20pHHbx-YP0PImgEE5GCav6-mhz0sLMTcAGp5CKt5QdaX7nWVVarApKhp2oriC_Yx5mrsHuAQZcXCN9EOsZfOks/s2040/IMG-20230825-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFx9AyEdfLkXn1nFpoNeg5V0osZVQp7JS8LoWmyAN0y5z9N-VGW-o2VxlD0qac_OTzEzi6YnsaL_CQeSdK6w8-_jLK0QzquOPuw7D20pHHbx-YP0PImgEE5GCav6-mhz0sLMTcAGp5CKt5QdaX7nWVVarApKhp2oriC_Yx5mrsHuAQZcXCN9EOsZfOks/s320/IMG-20230825-WA0002.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The long border is in need of a bit of attention come the autumn. There are a number of trees along this edge that provide vital privacy but in full summer, the plants below are no longer happy. We have a couple of hardy shrubs that are currently in pots that will help to transform this area and my plan is to underplant them with hardy cyclamen, snowdrops and dwarf narcissi, most of which are already planted here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvMcKijUVpU1w0EqVhCMFKLO_3fPsCHiZBSklGGnpvWikT9ftNUHynDyWmaIGmrypfSARxWVA9rDrFXBO2q2h5b1oFNvdo1gfUfxoMSZK-J2fHMHEoM_7P5M8cz74YGKFkBhDR1ZkFAYziTmHq8arHumK34D1UBN2YYnDXNxwFFbZx1A5DbEUyB2WydQ/s3024/20230827_130347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="3024" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvMcKijUVpU1w0EqVhCMFKLO_3fPsCHiZBSklGGnpvWikT9ftNUHynDyWmaIGmrypfSARxWVA9rDrFXBO2q2h5b1oFNvdo1gfUfxoMSZK-J2fHMHEoM_7P5M8cz74YGKFkBhDR1ZkFAYziTmHq8arHumK34D1UBN2YYnDXNxwFFbZx1A5DbEUyB2WydQ/s320/20230827_130347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnQFwBrYrfWIYut6Xxv_NmTsVtY2jz8ntNQV9t2KCphuw1iGg4I2lQiZlVntsWkVtqoLpYLun_QHxPBGXascQBmHXC3b4kRcU8neJz3QrMPamPe5uCdkuoHSVkbOxZtcN3XKyu5JeZkGh6YtO7AuSDQGtmummRKGCLyY2w7lz_EbRB3GLdaRZ8YENwoI/s4032/20230827_130515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnQFwBrYrfWIYut6Xxv_NmTsVtY2jz8ntNQV9t2KCphuw1iGg4I2lQiZlVntsWkVtqoLpYLun_QHxPBGXascQBmHXC3b4kRcU8neJz3QrMPamPe5uCdkuoHSVkbOxZtcN3XKyu5JeZkGh6YtO7AuSDQGtmummRKGCLyY2w7lz_EbRB3GLdaRZ8YENwoI/s320/20230827_130515.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGEX4Z7igRnU3a9cltMKtiHBQqY7UXn-KLpxNJ2DgJ6LJXhlRiu01t73TfgJ95qN8-y4FNjKAeiY1dbqC3j0loB28k3xbKzTarUTQ1_mWlDmlRs_1DYiveWh9zy1DTPnom3un5T1TbPFyYuvThNSOt7BFT3uAe13pZkkRVfap5hk9jHdoVLwErSF0aQU/s4032/20230827_130549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGEX4Z7igRnU3a9cltMKtiHBQqY7UXn-KLpxNJ2DgJ6LJXhlRiu01t73TfgJ95qN8-y4FNjKAeiY1dbqC3j0loB28k3xbKzTarUTQ1_mWlDmlRs_1DYiveWh9zy1DTPnom3un5T1TbPFyYuvThNSOt7BFT3uAe13pZkkRVfap5hk9jHdoVLwErSF0aQU/s320/20230827_130549.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxpvoS57hNjYyhTrNDL-aL6vQiW3PzQqsgDK-_pt_Kzs_94xQAubiMzGFDtOtPQH_smWzvfiZgz-NpVpK3__ztaz-om-ELXduM5RmN65MOTNcsZDZNnm5NhU69w0BCHOcGbo4emM6qlIlZnlDBqbK0zS8QqdwO8GfN2KJfsgTXzAj88C1-S5CA7DDgXk/s2441/20230827_134613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="2441" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxpvoS57hNjYyhTrNDL-aL6vQiW3PzQqsgDK-_pt_Kzs_94xQAubiMzGFDtOtPQH_smWzvfiZgz-NpVpK3__ztaz-om-ELXduM5RmN65MOTNcsZDZNnm5NhU69w0BCHOcGbo4emM6qlIlZnlDBqbK0zS8QqdwO8GfN2KJfsgTXzAj88C1-S5CA7DDgXk/s320/20230827_134613.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpdWwHa38lm5txBWsHeiSZpNJ_yg-DyVoRH2ZAEr-Hn6kQghGvvokn9JlnSWnzXeAK-G2rD3xlFyTIMLCNCUjasE7CmZFgYchahmPy-IHTwYcDdK_0BGbs9obNgQI9VpSYwyLcRKssvuozRo1MRC72Fw9e1kCqMd7tukc8oLWFaetypf7GJlZ8a_5H7A/s3264/20230827_130318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpdWwHa38lm5txBWsHeiSZpNJ_yg-DyVoRH2ZAEr-Hn6kQghGvvokn9JlnSWnzXeAK-G2rD3xlFyTIMLCNCUjasE7CmZFgYchahmPy-IHTwYcDdK_0BGbs9obNgQI9VpSYwyLcRKssvuozRo1MRC72Fw9e1kCqMd7tukc8oLWFaetypf7GJlZ8a_5H7A/s320/20230827_130318.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we are on the subject of change, the terrace border is something I've never been happy with. So this autumn, everything is going to be ripped out and the patio is going to be extended into the space. Plants have always struggled to thrive in this bed, probably due to the two acers next door and the aspect in full sun. With the changing climate, it will only get worse so it's time to stop trying to work against mother nature in this space. Most of the plants will be rehomed around the garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XYNMmcE1AKq8C1Y9flpwcUgX13y90pttK32zJpaGy_rT8Bh-hz9LpSq58hRTGgJ1v-PyzmKoRFk9fhS_63nR5cF22vKL2Z7j8PvbtVcZpkgGFQ5ktRV_tuw4u0E3W7WSTj7SBUjHHI5hHfLzkapPe1vEvlYgncst6Rrm86SuTM38aQIDFBipK14qkik/s1573/20230827_130631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XYNMmcE1AKq8C1Y9flpwcUgX13y90pttK32zJpaGy_rT8Bh-hz9LpSq58hRTGgJ1v-PyzmKoRFk9fhS_63nR5cF22vKL2Z7j8PvbtVcZpkgGFQ5ktRV_tuw4u0E3W7WSTj7SBUjHHI5hHfLzkapPe1vEvlYgncst6Rrm86SuTM38aQIDFBipK14qkik/s320/20230827_130631.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqCbJyUwCZ7TQevz9BOSfFp8YC_wOtVxrDJf6ioQ4uKvnokCubqIPnYS3T-qsjIbKj8FaPIYPlxaLdmOnU8GG6YZ75Mi1jFODl1dsCCOHDgXbxjf16Jna6NHBJur8-JOcEz5CgO1HwcnH-6UllrlCWiKR1z8Cq7dEamyQxbSSte2RXcCPY9sEveP0UHc/s1599/IMG-20230827-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I think it may have heard me when I threatened to remove it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Lip7QAjLQLW-DBJY2MM-QwY8aOABYjFuV4DJ8sUDJ5a2trS7ueB3x0AqV3V6vrDb3-36mVOqKRCs03gDfML4vhjDZh7_Ys4ws9ObKtzAH5OM_7e37EImQqjHevsFbTX_5880ozj3CEqcQUyV1SzejQm1Un-mxEbhVP7iSCm8l3nodxKcrHRrp7CpdNM/s4032/20230827_125832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Lip7QAjLQLW-DBJY2MM-QwY8aOABYjFuV4DJ8sUDJ5a2trS7ueB3x0AqV3V6vrDb3-36mVOqKRCs03gDfML4vhjDZh7_Ys4ws9ObKtzAH5OM_7e37EImQqjHevsFbTX_5880ozj3CEqcQUyV1SzejQm1Un-mxEbhVP7iSCm8l3nodxKcrHRrp7CpdNM/s320/20230827_125832.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXNV1ERYkT-b7Ixz7jIo7SUv4MwoEuMMfxmmJJSsusiaOJkl_nHNJRdm0__ChdvYlt4WsH6R3o9G3pW0BuqS4qP1vu_K9xpVQqeRpOBIO4YEtqBW36EecfAR3faS-zdxoW9g3Z2JQ-xgGwLl48C6vonVxwbFYRPe5cTOFC9FeT6H2HzWk85xOGA4OgB4/s3024/20230827_125853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beneath the dappled shade of three silver birches, lies our tiny woodland with ferns and another hydrangea, punctuated with white scented phlox. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along the boundary scrambles rosa New Dawn but with the shrubs now maturing we are often unable to reach the roses. We are therefore going to remove them in the autumn. This will also allow the robin to nest without any human activity in close proximity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The garden never ceases to evolve but we need to think seriously about what changes we can make to help nature even more. To work with rather than against the conditions we face, such as climate change, and all the while being conscious of our own capabilities as we age.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIe_5VVcihiiiBow-2gtuM19Fwb3hx8sY-lMUnPXG_HkDIXNp21dCHN0cDtdxDfjL_uPTf-UBiphWVEqOSRIo8EJJCKKSwUOIt_mNjy210JGtWNYrW_vPWPXHJVyBMH7w3Nhc4lSvp0111BgOOtb2ybM3mQhnRG_kce5JGV2ntV8Y1-3ZPYMFhuJbOp8/s4032/20230827_130039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIe_5VVcihiiiBow-2gtuM19Fwb3hx8sY-lMUnPXG_HkDIXNp21dCHN0cDtdxDfjL_uPTf-UBiphWVEqOSRIo8EJJCKKSwUOIt_mNjy210JGtWNYrW_vPWPXHJVyBMH7w3Nhc4lSvp0111BgOOtb2ybM3mQhnRG_kce5JGV2ntV8Y1-3ZPYMFhuJbOp8/s320/20230827_130039.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-64031261000245837022023-07-02T10:34:00.000+01:002023-07-02T10:34:40.924+01:00June drop <p style="text-align: center;"> Late spring and early summer has been extraordinarily busy and any down time we've had has been spent sitting in the garden and enjoying the fruits of our labour.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The wisteria this year has been spectacular, and the roses have been absolutely delightful. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Initially the snow provided a pretty foil for the flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_87p1cgx5QenoUzGUPOV7YvU9WDafC_LDZ9CeV8IFh5hrXOYlH7_RTLbhf-KCMlMly56KEzSAufk5pBFU6iKnMyacG9kPGchom30zqmk5AysHfPA4gTqWBTrI-6VNHdUp3clbYo09TkxYFLHJz3-UEQb2_VOL-MBsyKazwfPqEARa76yc3T9q49f/s2048/IMG-20230308-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_87p1cgx5QenoUzGUPOV7YvU9WDafC_LDZ9CeV8IFh5hrXOYlH7_RTLbhf-KCMlMly56KEzSAufk5pBFU6iKnMyacG9kPGchom30zqmk5AysHfPA4gTqWBTrI-6VNHdUp3clbYo09TkxYFLHJz3-UEQb2_VOL-MBsyKazwfPqEARa76yc3T9q49f/s320/IMG-20230308-WA0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Isn't he an angel? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVS1I3XMe68RQoz6DtfhPxwrzf8nc9Brcmy-JyvL8mDzMz06fMl9nNSXb9w6a2TDLGY7bl_DHdv2wsVvQ2fsXx0jcLswQOcpZ8yeTDHmZsSgeknTrhQgAg18JyBOHtg1W-fqY_rkBOeoEP9K-PtWeHh-higO2IV_hCPqIdZvDjCBUj-RkO6V4jIim/s4032/20230310_095304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVS1I3XMe68RQoz6DtfhPxwrzf8nc9Brcmy-JyvL8mDzMz06fMl9nNSXb9w6a2TDLGY7bl_DHdv2wsVvQ2fsXx0jcLswQOcpZ8yeTDHmZsSgeknTrhQgAg18JyBOHtg1W-fqY_rkBOeoEP9K-PtWeHh-higO2IV_hCPqIdZvDjCBUj-RkO6V4jIim/s320/20230310_095304.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally the clouds parted and the sun shone. The sky truly was this blue, and the snow quickly melted from the trees next door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhzEu7Hou7H4pOXwCQLb22-oEYQEcwP02NVowBlGiPidOTja0XYFzLJk6OBqviwzOjmAZjZViWP3VEFvpgOHSlf_czx2BA9urb7C2u4TZbc_5FONrLEFq7_HKDMI5P27ULnZ85Nw16opKNtV3UoVq4WMIGP1paKrfpeISdvNptAkTTNHbNZMkPzb4/s2048/IMG-20230310-WA0049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhzEu7Hou7H4pOXwCQLb22-oEYQEcwP02NVowBlGiPidOTja0XYFzLJk6OBqviwzOjmAZjZViWP3VEFvpgOHSlf_czx2BA9urb7C2u4TZbc_5FONrLEFq7_HKDMI5P27ULnZ85Nw16opKNtV3UoVq4WMIGP1paKrfpeISdvNptAkTTNHbNZMkPzb4/s320/IMG-20230310-WA0049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0hY7XygXE0LZ2f5FA2YOpAzT5Q2naZKLurU5S_u27DCTgEU4L4FDwoFhmfrTHiizoz9Mrzx5CVaK_D_etDMrFPt85b1VVigLkCPjMHpoiU-taltD50I0M0P6FFL1lcrgroutiMkEU2woe3XQoC6CtPqSM6If-jSt8zaYCX2xXG3ecjePG0_OGetm/s2048/IMG-20230310-WA0052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0hY7XygXE0LZ2f5FA2YOpAzT5Q2naZKLurU5S_u27DCTgEU4L4FDwoFhmfrTHiizoz9Mrzx5CVaK_D_etDMrFPt85b1VVigLkCPjMHpoiU-taltD50I0M0P6FFL1lcrgroutiMkEU2woe3XQoC6CtPqSM6If-jSt8zaYCX2xXG3ecjePG0_OGetm/s320/IMG-20230310-WA0052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSW2awyJfiRaAV1bPcB_-AjIN_t3fModRNRosR0o14O-jg_Dt7MNrbDYD6yxwfPqEwl6RXa6hk8epXiU8dAgy15spFR2okBiAeGDoWANMqQTuQFcql3RJjUEuR71fWm4w0SfK0xiwe26rGBYwl96UscQnGCgm_B9y1hWpivUGmSwYvAdN3tNOzcLg/s2048/IMG-20230311-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSW2awyJfiRaAV1bPcB_-AjIN_t3fModRNRosR0o14O-jg_Dt7MNrbDYD6yxwfPqEwl6RXa6hk8epXiU8dAgy15spFR2okBiAeGDoWANMqQTuQFcql3RJjUEuR71fWm4w0SfK0xiwe26rGBYwl96UscQnGCgm_B9y1hWpivUGmSwYvAdN3tNOzcLg/s320/IMG-20230311-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">But of course gardening on the edge of the peak district means the snow tends to linger and it took a warmer front with heavy rain to finally wash away the last of the white stuff.</p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-18248961572574683712023-03-14T19:27:00.001+00:002023-03-14T19:27:19.794+00:00Late winter 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> The bulbs and corms are beginning to make a colourful carpet beneath the deciduous trees and shrubs. 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A couple of frogs remained in the area but the real test will be if we get any frogspawn. </p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-17285856458969625962022-08-21T20:57:00.002+01:002022-08-21T20:57:26.955+01:00New Project <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">For once, this was the idea of The Man That Can. He had been ruminating with it for some time and recently made the suggestion out loud...on purpose! </p><p style="text-align: center;">To enlarge the pond.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Just before we went on holiday to visit our friends in The Netherlands, the pond pump packed in. I'm advised that was not the reason for the suggestion. TMTC waited until we had returned and then a week later we went to buy a new pump.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then, he approached it. The look on his face when he realised I was in agreement was priceless, especially because his idea would mean some very hard graft!</p><p style="text-align: center;">So 8 and a half years after the initial pond was created, we're at it again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNAuRohTmcYJ3yxG7UtbCYFmvxoNdKcuiTX95jQuFoB7BTB_bkVMDLaLI1vx10p1TSaSxIdyNh3gOCnZdD8kii2wZjTo7TM5BjQ7Ni6iz5nozhJzsz2GBj0GNlyZDHDcPHfQZkBm0gEn17UdFwhUSTKrPEIFulv7qWQzU7jku_6O28q3mzgzYfY4X/s4032/20220821_101838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNAuRohTmcYJ3yxG7UtbCYFmvxoNdKcuiTX95jQuFoB7BTB_bkVMDLaLI1vx10p1TSaSxIdyNh3gOCnZdD8kii2wZjTo7TM5BjQ7Ni6iz5nozhJzsz2GBj0GNlyZDHDcPHfQZkBm0gEn17UdFwhUSTKrPEIFulv7qWQzU7jku_6O28q3mzgzYfY4X/s320/20220821_101838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next all the plants around the pond were lifted. Those we wanted to keep were potted up and watered (from one of our 6 replenished water butts, following recent storms).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid98wIaPwbTPk6V79UksPn-CCiT_x7UTYay73nlzjc9OECNDIJrgQj3r_7SCwfpSSmqdVbsQB3IweZlzOw_9LBl5YWBF3BEIjtI26cfVQaYiK0X8jtnvDhyfBvh6QAqoGIcMZGilmr34TN8nRuI8UPfSi6R_jOpEGkou8k-uMGM2eDVO0Jyfu9FnE/s4032/20220821_123250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid98wIaPwbTPk6V79UksPn-CCiT_x7UTYay73nlzjc9OECNDIJrgQj3r_7SCwfpSSmqdVbsQB3IweZlzOw_9LBl5YWBF3BEIjtI26cfVQaYiK0X8jtnvDhyfBvh6QAqoGIcMZGilmr34TN8nRuI8UPfSi6R_jOpEGkou8k-uMGM2eDVO0Jyfu9FnE/s320/20220821_123250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the more unruly plants were destined for the compost heap. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3vzGdf0oQW5vCsOpTLlsFHIF4MKWwlKsI5M0LpbK7GC4LHfElmT7OU3VaWyBGBYfKdGPx-xkHZqz5GHF1JN_xSOg72ugrdz71ltudDsOjFjN5WEZ89pVGyrE7RUN0uPFWOeSZqEGVH34JuLxsgZneeGlQnG3MEYYbKhJiyqaP03pz71WyJQJE3Gt/s4032/20220821_123234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3vzGdf0oQW5vCsOpTLlsFHIF4MKWwlKsI5M0LpbK7GC4LHfElmT7OU3VaWyBGBYfKdGPx-xkHZqz5GHF1JN_xSOg72ugrdz71ltudDsOjFjN5WEZ89pVGyrE7RUN0uPFWOeSZqEGVH34JuLxsgZneeGlQnG3MEYYbKhJiyqaP03pz71WyJQJE3Gt/s320/20220821_123234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few hours later and the space is revealed. The only plant untouched is the fatsia Japonica. He's very happy in that spot so we will develop that end as the shallow end with pebbles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've worked on a simple design with the waterfall at the opposite end (on the left of the above picture).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the rocks have been moved to one side. Next weekend, the riddling begins as there is a lot of slate mixed in with the soil. This will need removing before we can create the new pond so it doesn't pierce the lining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wish us luck!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-55994547973600951672022-04-09T12:46:00.001+01:002022-04-09T12:46:37.336+01:00April's no Fool<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Spring is a funny old bean. We had high temperatures at the end of March, followed by a cold snap with snow and a few days of miserable rain. Well ok, the rain is forgiven as they're expected "April showers".</p><p style="text-align: center;">The frogs had a right old time in our tiny puddle and while the first batch of spawn wasn't too impressive, several days later a massive batch appeared. Unfortunately it seemed to be filled with silt from the bottom of the pond and after a little research, we took the decision to remove the large frogspawn clump and keep an eye on it in a bucket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh9tvmg1y4fUnZPn1Oi92rCDsjDhC0U4471_ewOiyKfrIw4xD90bSv0Zj7kS_ArEueAYMZDM31stXJUwupLLRfVpmZaJEI1WXoWWWkinYstJ-BepK8XVHkcivkbO9s3DicwJ-jdlZB_LKes6z_wZhfTjRigz1aDpxmhZJwced3ja5fUKAUiGnAk3d/s1440/IMG_20220327_183411_335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh9tvmg1y4fUnZPn1Oi92rCDsjDhC0U4471_ewOiyKfrIw4xD90bSv0Zj7kS_ArEueAYMZDM31stXJUwupLLRfVpmZaJEI1WXoWWWkinYstJ-BepK8XVHkcivkbO9s3DicwJ-jdlZB_LKes6z_wZhfTjRigz1aDpxmhZJwced3ja5fUKAUiGnAk3d/s320/IMG_20220327_183411_335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I love how the rich bark shines in the sunshine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbIsjj65c4HSpWLUFMONAMHWS2Il5uoAonOBYA1bl7BzhM9l-tbdSCMOnOrbPm8bc6so8wQaRbxP4II2ZjrmpTlIxTAZj9U-hvhAho72TQuit-dyea4ERUfRhcG2N5Fv9BHgbjDx15VCL9tG303FWYef84PXPbS2bwUINL5OkDP8gPDOXuec3gCd0/s4032/20220320_111714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbIsjj65c4HSpWLUFMONAMHWS2Il5uoAonOBYA1bl7BzhM9l-tbdSCMOnOrbPm8bc6so8wQaRbxP4II2ZjrmpTlIxTAZj9U-hvhAho72TQuit-dyea4ERUfRhcG2N5Fv9BHgbjDx15VCL9tG303FWYef84PXPbS2bwUINL5OkDP8gPDOXuec3gCd0/s320/20220320_111714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rhododendron Christmas Cheer (in March). There aren't many blooms this year for some reason.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3V_YNbwxQL4Cot5YE34kRqnBNXCcCgzPsTi_Vt9JI7S0FIHBkj_tvt8HDLqql6cyXQCpvsHbfp3pzh7HAoCi1mQVWTAt8q3k947zgOc9JPjre87nsGwJMUgxwKDReLKpQffNcChoKkFcOp9uqv1_jd3AVI_7Eku0Ek8sBg6XAWn2N8JPtFF8mkCR/s4032/20220320_111733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3V_YNbwxQL4Cot5YE34kRqnBNXCcCgzPsTi_Vt9JI7S0FIHBkj_tvt8HDLqql6cyXQCpvsHbfp3pzh7HAoCi1mQVWTAt8q3k947zgOc9JPjre87nsGwJMUgxwKDReLKpQffNcChoKkFcOp9uqv1_jd3AVI_7Eku0Ek8sBg6XAWn2N8JPtFF8mkCR/s320/20220320_111733.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buds across the whole garden are swelling with the promise of blossom in the coming weeks. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdhOx1ISuvctnrBPZ59Bk0FYwvaDQQXUYtoIAioPaACDwVBQAtGKQDLjStDcH5vUzRCvkdj5Q6MtNYRyD2EogH6BjViO9QuhboGrDu-LV4iDvS7jufOG-hdkpx33rds07qUnpFwhjFu-ImJNM2xzhl0844UPEHNyeXnWb34SsJmfL4JUlA23ialOv/s4032/20220320_111806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdhOx1ISuvctnrBPZ59Bk0FYwvaDQQXUYtoIAioPaACDwVBQAtGKQDLjStDcH5vUzRCvkdj5Q6MtNYRyD2EogH6BjViO9QuhboGrDu-LV4iDvS7jufOG-hdkpx33rds07qUnpFwhjFu-ImJNM2xzhl0844UPEHNyeXnWb34SsJmfL4JUlA23ialOv/s320/20220320_111806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last of the ferns have had their spring tidy up as the new fronds emerge. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPST_HbDHgy3sMZKAM0fgAI_c-wE3sC7QL74rwdKY1Jq9Jj3CzoaVjQWPm3u3CIR9TwZIu9KMScBZF6KyRaA2B81fXJT1RMK5Tvi17Aboi6iv438ivuXgbozabndzSQQJLTrUuRycQEWXEenaWeZmc1m69qmKAMBr0mEBoMlHxrZciqZJiGQnt0_wh/s4032/20220320_111902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPST_HbDHgy3sMZKAM0fgAI_c-wE3sC7QL74rwdKY1Jq9Jj3CzoaVjQWPm3u3CIR9TwZIu9KMScBZF6KyRaA2B81fXJT1RMK5Tvi17Aboi6iv438ivuXgbozabndzSQQJLTrUuRycQEWXEenaWeZmc1m69qmKAMBr0mEBoMlHxrZciqZJiGQnt0_wh/s320/20220320_111902.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More buds, this time skimmia.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYCxeej57ZI7MyzofHO1xuGYFbLLqmAirhSyCvaCxfVswFzINh3jXWxYxndyuiBs-lBTwleJGzfLljDmCJkamli3Ud41LbN9O6Hecg15y03g1oudi3F3B6mdKShRxFR2iuZNPD3-27EIsRKiZF-D56vX1H4AS_LOxhceI1XpUKHcrHJW2BWT6t00M/s4032/20220320_112050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYCxeej57ZI7MyzofHO1xuGYFbLLqmAirhSyCvaCxfVswFzINh3jXWxYxndyuiBs-lBTwleJGzfLljDmCJkamli3Ud41LbN9O6Hecg15y03g1oudi3F3B6mdKShRxFR2iuZNPD3-27EIsRKiZF-D56vX1H4AS_LOxhceI1XpUKHcrHJW2BWT6t00M/s320/20220320_112050.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the patio borders, some new bulbs. These are fritillaria uva-vulpis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX9mQQDawegBpOwhQh2hoiekClxhUFwP7WYO9lJ7xkDnH_5EBZWRwR83JHZkSk_EP4WoKJs_wKj9hiLsIljMm2N_NeMEcs8mZEp8rfDHM7HMQT_g7mMst9-RhNCCRCGN-VfGFFzepqHv8cb0txQWTV4CGy0EyuE1k1eLly6a0d5-Vf6osd6H0epqj/s4032/20220320_124047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX9mQQDawegBpOwhQh2hoiekClxhUFwP7WYO9lJ7xkDnH_5EBZWRwR83JHZkSk_EP4WoKJs_wKj9hiLsIljMm2N_NeMEcs8mZEp8rfDHM7HMQT_g7mMst9-RhNCCRCGN-VfGFFzepqHv8cb0txQWTV4CGy0EyuE1k1eLly6a0d5-Vf6osd6H0epqj/s320/20220320_124047.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a new heuchera. This is h. Midnight Rose and we've planted it in one if the troughs that edge the seating area on the patio.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtby7ndlLygZfDKP7DCuIF7ASZzRvZ3_iY6-HJjxua-5qx3K-uhSaedsz2blIk4f7-avuIlLL3Om78NsUs3gDjvVPevZQ3eQOTeGemg_tiMIOgJQXOFAN98wp5GhSsOmXMT-eR4o18qucTaD07kQypZ_t5u3UsprLsJKoKXDRFTG6uhznrpil6qD0/s4032/20220320_124141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtby7ndlLygZfDKP7DCuIF7ASZzRvZ3_iY6-HJjxua-5qx3K-uhSaedsz2blIk4f7-avuIlLL3Om78NsUs3gDjvVPevZQ3eQOTeGemg_tiMIOgJQXOFAN98wp5GhSsOmXMT-eR4o18qucTaD07kQypZ_t5u3UsprLsJKoKXDRFTG6uhznrpil6qD0/s320/20220320_124141.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another new dark leaved heuchera has been planted in the Terrace Border. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vs_w4S-xdfPu-JtygztJFgswwjOEYCpXtO9ArnYuTXymc48bw6AUPtEcVL6sZZOEeoS7iCDJ1vxp7rjg2etVoOJvzj-LEvMB8ITREZDgMxP6_khP1sBOsrhNwLtiNNo2FTOP55fO_Ls3CHcz3TM6LO8VS7aAYPn_YvbbcCdoQxRVg6WdA-rOcWy4/s4032/20220320_124114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vs_w4S-xdfPu-JtygztJFgswwjOEYCpXtO9ArnYuTXymc48bw6AUPtEcVL6sZZOEeoS7iCDJ1vxp7rjg2etVoOJvzj-LEvMB8ITREZDgMxP6_khP1sBOsrhNwLtiNNo2FTOP55fO_Ls3CHcz3TM6LO8VS7aAYPn_YvbbcCdoQxRVg6WdA-rOcWy4/s320/20220320_124114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This corner of the Terrace Border dries out very quickly due mainly to the acers that overhang the fence. The irises love it of course but the astrantia isn't as keen so we've added a thick layer of last year's bagged compost with some enriched topsoil to that end to see if we can improve its quality of life. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHNLJgfxd20D7lEFAfhpszGyhMhMQtZlUN8nuZKFa69xzfWk9qeWj3QpNEk_VHvd8CmCdTyAMPBEvbf2AcgcdGa2jbmuWweLRco0vGfNSDNv8wK9VhrzGnLXz1IKI-immqrCJ5QG7Ww1KdAyEkjs5iabg2f6p3_sC5e8-4dzVE26m4ROKKnHNuC9D/s4032/20220320_124122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHNLJgfxd20D7lEFAfhpszGyhMhMQtZlUN8nuZKFa69xzfWk9qeWj3QpNEk_VHvd8CmCdTyAMPBEvbf2AcgcdGa2jbmuWweLRco0vGfNSDNv8wK9VhrzGnLXz1IKI-immqrCJ5QG7Ww1KdAyEkjs5iabg2f6p3_sC5e8-4dzVE26m4ROKKnHNuC9D/s320/20220320_124122.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have spent a good deal of time in the front garden this weekend. It was time to split the snowdrops. With clumps now planted further beneath the hydrangea, in the space the lilac rhododendron used to occupy, where they will quietly die back over the next few weeks. Next year they will bounce back into flower and brighten up this dappled spot beautifully. We have also added some primula veris - the native cowslip - to extend the season in the same space, along with a few handfuls of purple crocuses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SQx6XjEcwAPvCQfBzwCLWoVFoyX-ExA7pTsydpJyzLpeCMOdmoJUk5TdwasGexvz45Rwd4EOJFaS6Yg9QZpc12aU-TD1uHhFphq83TPIVGPUGn4w6Ev9LnGZ4_R_Fz3AdDp_rewSRcRTyQYCVIzkfTVSKla8Nw7F-Dz_jy6bV0oWHjp5U1mtuLIr/s4032/20220320_123526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SQx6XjEcwAPvCQfBzwCLWoVFoyX-ExA7pTsydpJyzLpeCMOdmoJUk5TdwasGexvz45Rwd4EOJFaS6Yg9QZpc12aU-TD1uHhFphq83TPIVGPUGn4w6Ev9LnGZ4_R_Fz3AdDp_rewSRcRTyQYCVIzkfTVSKla8Nw7F-Dz_jy6bV0oWHjp5U1mtuLIr/s320/20220320_123526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_QISlydyrvL8ZaW7_kKkX0W8cXk0xy62LpLGM5mMvrjaCEp08UOj6bzO0yaFXxbajr9-jDdxojYKhg558EFkmuBcU0lnbQN965wLCemLuJZgd9C8iLPwz6-AqClixDIEl7CglwYjQzRhW2-sLUzYFt-9nFH14sJK9-tbblQbZWtQ0PVBhaweudHY/s4032/20220320_123911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_QISlydyrvL8ZaW7_kKkX0W8cXk0xy62LpLGM5mMvrjaCEp08UOj6bzO0yaFXxbajr9-jDdxojYKhg558EFkmuBcU0lnbQN965wLCemLuJZgd9C8iLPwz6-AqClixDIEl7CglwYjQzRhW2-sLUzYFt-9nFH14sJK9-tbblQbZWtQ0PVBhaweudHY/s320/20220320_123911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeXTsQXqDuWJO-khWQKBIgrKtsVkSZDlyFS1VjavpZ5H3Na3zWp7spRUyjk8gjjmlYHuMlaAvaN2p21txDUC_l896lTMKehJ8-Q7MJchsHki85I12BsJ4tTxG1pH0wvm9AgIdwxmYCzfeb4DkCuzGLvaibIcP1cj5MSE_gRfzKyWSZrUB8GEylJ5O/s4032/20220320_123833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeXTsQXqDuWJO-khWQKBIgrKtsVkSZDlyFS1VjavpZ5H3Na3zWp7spRUyjk8gjjmlYHuMlaAvaN2p21txDUC_l896lTMKehJ8-Q7MJchsHki85I12BsJ4tTxG1pH0wvm9AgIdwxmYCzfeb4DkCuzGLvaibIcP1cj5MSE_gRfzKyWSZrUB8GEylJ5O/s320/20220320_123833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks a little sad at the moment but it's all about planning. Next year this will look so pretty. In the meantime the new fronds will soon emerge from the dead-looking knuckle of fern and fill the gap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUN0NlVPS5469FqAh1XWYFUocG8WtfTSlAsvfGpq4VAh2X5NFricfz0Z3G5GuCZgLjD12LtkyTDzzcy-lRXtPCxZtxG2MOUHHPRcHZIk2DT-bAKuScDTdRJ_stI3HwFT1czOnNrrRkRmZsdeJTo09lmz32J_tXmRdhHcKlDiK-M6WSZExXIKf8RNE/s4032/20220320_123849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUN0NlVPS5469FqAh1XWYFUocG8WtfTSlAsvfGpq4VAh2X5NFricfz0Z3G5GuCZgLjD12LtkyTDzzcy-lRXtPCxZtxG2MOUHHPRcHZIk2DT-bAKuScDTdRJ_stI3HwFT1czOnNrrRkRmZsdeJTo09lmz32J_tXmRdhHcKlDiK-M6WSZExXIKf8RNE/s320/20220320_123849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmZwIkHowF5mfOQ-C65hH0eGlMYHLROYpkWUS2_ooyHbrq00WhlMFvMmYvPE2EKs07jyvVZdP9FFdpHDwJ-ieAWCZ01rmbKuSAHGifBn7eDgXALOku5fpEFUrMzti_zTra0PoUBTGZSj4JK2gQ7Rjh8IBEEmHWzjyO9GIA8EglGslBVFs_87m3HRZ/s4032/20220320_123855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmZwIkHowF5mfOQ-C65hH0eGlMYHLROYpkWUS2_ooyHbrq00WhlMFvMmYvPE2EKs07jyvVZdP9FFdpHDwJ-ieAWCZ01rmbKuSAHGifBn7eDgXALOku5fpEFUrMzti_zTra0PoUBTGZSj4JK2gQ7Rjh8IBEEmHWzjyO9GIA8EglGslBVFs_87m3HRZ/s320/20220320_123855.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG19Uk4wgciBf8C7du6tC_UgQvx2oaTH76VpIxC6XkxIca_5maXCzUDUGimzl2WYoa-v3C_yYGBkUU3U0HUG1DTwfbSBjhYWnmZef6gFVjS4sUAegMEpYZdR0yvHf5zfRrMmRCiPYoVIc8Ph0E38ifaO8hWDq0g65My-6EpaKxWJysyPQooEmPG13m/s4032/20220320_123455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG19Uk4wgciBf8C7du6tC_UgQvx2oaTH76VpIxC6XkxIca_5maXCzUDUGimzl2WYoa-v3C_yYGBkUU3U0HUG1DTwfbSBjhYWnmZef6gFVjS4sUAegMEpYZdR0yvHf5zfRrMmRCiPYoVIc8Ph0E38ifaO8hWDq0g65My-6EpaKxWJysyPQooEmPG13m/s320/20220320_123455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ground beneath the acer at the top of the steps has also had some injection of colour with crocuses and further clumps of snowdrops. The tulips are waiting in the wings for their moment on stage, and we've squeezed in some Saxifrage balls between the rocks that make up the edges.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGACpMKiWL7Cv5EqbHh5dKcGMvHwIjY31UQTAzC299NyBb98FFiLNVImzQqa81ssSuCPVjfDCOcX43VuH9rNHVOvckY8Byl6rzFLTDXXtQS7F4Lv1hq8eppEyM8vmZu_2IcNW8l8Ylc_H3BXgEUFAw0OVxjrf4gFaTKB2ANXCp3zzG0tVfc0IJMlY/s4032/20220320_123503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGACpMKiWL7Cv5EqbHh5dKcGMvHwIjY31UQTAzC299NyBb98FFiLNVImzQqa81ssSuCPVjfDCOcX43VuH9rNHVOvckY8Byl6rzFLTDXXtQS7F4Lv1hq8eppEyM8vmZu_2IcNW8l8Ylc_H3BXgEUFAw0OVxjrf4gFaTKB2ANXCp3zzG0tVfc0IJMlY/s320/20220320_123503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_wIHkk0y5j9yWCTjaXiJLZ6F96mVqCxpiUxBBvp-RvI-qzvpoewhC6B_m9lXxMbf-jyUVoSMttcSxtTwyDX_wQAEY1PWARgfyX9mOMiLOHrJ1fpB-eBYMIpJlpISQ6yw47NL3raMCM1IYBjxjO--ldrK2gb5eWUt3oGzX4WjG7v4BqrK2h7f2HZ4/s4032/20220320_123605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_wIHkk0y5j9yWCTjaXiJLZ6F96mVqCxpiUxBBvp-RvI-qzvpoewhC6B_m9lXxMbf-jyUVoSMttcSxtTwyDX_wQAEY1PWARgfyX9mOMiLOHrJ1fpB-eBYMIpJlpISQ6yw47NL3raMCM1IYBjxjO--ldrK2gb5eWUt3oGzX4WjG7v4BqrK2h7f2HZ4/s320/20220320_123605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7yvwq2XIyFPiG-FLd7LSYMnnZZpMhXzAsc3JVCkks1CUxk8oWhGsF3SOeB2DhZ9BCyM0vIlEQU84U_nId_TIaUTNZyrYxxcFnL3A5uUoEFbhJjNHKhQibN2c-cSpR6x8cjR2ZyIQER3GMSkf9pCQbdvsoPVls0oQcwqrLcVeYW8OQZ1PHjYiEJh3/s4032/20220320_123630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7yvwq2XIyFPiG-FLd7LSYMnnZZpMhXzAsc3JVCkks1CUxk8oWhGsF3SOeB2DhZ9BCyM0vIlEQU84U_nId_TIaUTNZyrYxxcFnL3A5uUoEFbhJjNHKhQibN2c-cSpR6x8cjR2ZyIQER3GMSkf9pCQbdvsoPVls0oQcwqrLcVeYW8OQZ1PHjYiEJh3/s320/20220320_123630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeyKA6oKIgtwr42CV_EIi2ekGhNImStSpz_jUdrKyKkjjb2N00_nfMHuJBCpQOTIJ2SWDDaNSjejTcsDF3lwL8D9T3TbeucRQh2pRrLAt4GuUiy897q0GXbOTpylGnmK9qMM48urFTX4CxklSOTKN8FV-g4-q4Kg8LldIjDFLW4sacyJgsdL_e634/s4032/20220320_123639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeyKA6oKIgtwr42CV_EIi2ekGhNImStSpz_jUdrKyKkjjb2N00_nfMHuJBCpQOTIJ2SWDDaNSjejTcsDF3lwL8D9T3TbeucRQh2pRrLAt4GuUiy897q0GXbOTpylGnmK9qMM48urFTX4CxklSOTKN8FV-g4-q4Kg8LldIjDFLW4sacyJgsdL_e634/s320/20220320_123639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time of year, scent is amazing around the garden to draw in early pollinating insects and this Osmanthus Burkwoodii is no exception. The tiny flowers are pleasantly powerful, and handily at nose level to get right in there for a good sniff!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszdnzsVrxCRd-Iz3FeysyeHXFZi3gc4vyhndD-Vw3ySAAIal6ed5X-gphwXKIU5Uic17eoqnDrdSKCHC3meQFpLk4w7YgZ7LSZpwJwc3WlXQv0pVf5_7964STSzGF-7Z6f7q9YNTgUk7GrUevUOtDRJNftKgRi5dYoLJjra7gwSXOMaGLNVi1xxDs/s4032/20220320_123718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszdnzsVrxCRd-Iz3FeysyeHXFZi3gc4vyhndD-Vw3ySAAIal6ed5X-gphwXKIU5Uic17eoqnDrdSKCHC3meQFpLk4w7YgZ7LSZpwJwc3WlXQv0pVf5_7964STSzGF-7Z6f7q9YNTgUk7GrUevUOtDRJNftKgRi5dYoLJjra7gwSXOMaGLNVi1xxDs/s320/20220320_123718.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bright red cornus stems have been cut back now the leaves are unfurling. Erysimum Bowles has been popping out purple blooms all through the winter, and a clump of dwarf narcissi flanked by dusky pink hellebores is backed by new leaves emerging from rosa Maigold and clematis Warsaw Nike on the fence. At the back, fresh hemerocallis foliage is quick off the mark once the weather begins to warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOEIsPKOcQRCl78X3fXvHZuRCa9FQ2oPmNpzk42VnD3nBmL4QEUGVMx1ys0U1qc7zXLUPKYIPiveO_6TWGZoznBRy7tjEXW27cjQpE0swmwIZpSVms7F3qRjrCAzgxHmuax7RXi0iEEDNpAASdSlVHv77i3bu-wue7ko6MCAsWk3n-Xg-UhyaC58H/s4032/20220320_123723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOEIsPKOcQRCl78X3fXvHZuRCa9FQ2oPmNpzk42VnD3nBmL4QEUGVMx1ys0U1qc7zXLUPKYIPiveO_6TWGZoznBRy7tjEXW27cjQpE0swmwIZpSVms7F3qRjrCAzgxHmuax7RXi0iEEDNpAASdSlVHv77i3bu-wue7ko6MCAsWk3n-Xg-UhyaC58H/s320/20220320_123723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the window view bed we removed the hebe that didn't take and planted a new ceanothus. We had a spectacular one in our previous garden but they aren't very long lived up here. We already have an upright variety against the boundary wall. This one should look so pretty here with its blue flowers that the bees find irresistible. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfzb7w_mw61XpB5jnl6GRrd-M6f-Gvi2j5MvyDg5m1spFF_AxfiIGUrZpVj7OGb0nl3ytIWuQQLquyVrzr3yl7eqJ8uWl0TDDn5eilQm2vyQn95rNIBRtxO632I-ZYUVgxQQG3hREEEoKHwxgpOm_Y3X_H1Kazty2zXA7tIgYNT2lzHmIoLGAUBR0/s4032/20220320_123733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfzb7w_mw61XpB5jnl6GRrd-M6f-Gvi2j5MvyDg5m1spFF_AxfiIGUrZpVj7OGb0nl3ytIWuQQLquyVrzr3yl7eqJ8uWl0TDDn5eilQm2vyQn95rNIBRtxO632I-ZYUVgxQQG3hREEEoKHwxgpOm_Y3X_H1Kazty2zXA7tIgYNT2lzHmIoLGAUBR0/s320/20220320_123733.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To complete this entry, and before the cooler weather returns next week, I'll leave you with some more spring blooms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpvkCvMa_5mDSXaPGXgPm2irC525IXF1BSIDR-xSLcPwS4Xv4wMw4e6F7gohy-QKFK_izQTCS2SRv90ec_GldJ9CndUv4Ng923-lUA9gMU4XY8WjZBphUAzzXVCxUmrY93IeKa-dooFpONAvcb-eqfFIlaAr4CE0Rzst9klxZ66COnP0Iz0DdrvSd/s4032/20220320_111910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpvkCvMa_5mDSXaPGXgPm2irC525IXF1BSIDR-xSLcPwS4Xv4wMw4e6F7gohy-QKFK_izQTCS2SRv90ec_GldJ9CndUv4Ng923-lUA9gMU4XY8WjZBphUAzzXVCxUmrY93IeKa-dooFpONAvcb-eqfFIlaAr4CE0Rzst9klxZ66COnP0Iz0DdrvSd/s320/20220320_111910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGCe0T8h88guZ7KJ7NP9iIH0MIyCAjWDMjH7FYvPHOJi4n0HtHlSBPTnUeQWzGmdmHCXL0HvRJWJ74LkLZm4SCLC3G-NbUmWRBXbxj1WAGri2umYRXTs5oEDDD_zyPskZVuDt6Qtt7O-Re0_byIEv5VMggzZFeApSFaTMNs3fAExRmS9GMWDsKiXz/s4032/20220320_124010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It really makes my heart sing. Today the wind was less cold and the sunshine was becoming warmer. Don't mistake me, I'm not ready to ditch my winter coat and gloves just yet but to turn my face into the warmth of the sun, with my eyes closed, listening to the birds singing their hearts out and catching the scent of hyacinths, really really lifts my spirits.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRiqshtuCBf8GJLlYeXc9YLs44qxDAbdW5_kbCN51z20Wt13b2_I1f4lpUNO1iWmwl_AN8AHbwdRpGZdU-LnzCSEmI8sX7lGDJKc75lLj3Amjr_cGHmk485Zr97sVNJz91vZmiANhmEVBpjDt4t5mbXlfjrzLjEpz6E4J5GAw6My6miXYyCEXha2Zf=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRiqshtuCBf8GJLlYeXc9YLs44qxDAbdW5_kbCN51z20Wt13b2_I1f4lpUNO1iWmwl_AN8AHbwdRpGZdU-LnzCSEmI8sX7lGDJKc75lLj3Amjr_cGHmk485Zr97sVNJz91vZmiANhmEVBpjDt4t5mbXlfjrzLjEpz6E4J5GAw6My6miXYyCEXha2Zf=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Other than last night with temperatures dipping below 5c, the weather refuses to accept the season's journey towards winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Global warming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This time last year my garden was fully aglow. However, this year summer is clinging on for dear life and the leaves are slow to change.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYUlWRPxfI5HdNb4bp-RgsZ-lHUtjUPNdqr53anSrewuN-lhySnrdxO22oDcqALSDRYnIVy22Q71IO8LuFN4IyJqXU_QunLD266shQWHvBPKQ5XXq0QtzfAvwvFEWEFLvtimSa4fyn2o/s1600/IMG-20211016-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYUlWRPxfI5HdNb4bp-RgsZ-lHUtjUPNdqr53anSrewuN-lhySnrdxO22oDcqALSDRYnIVy22Q71IO8LuFN4IyJqXU_QunLD266shQWHvBPKQ5XXq0QtzfAvwvFEWEFLvtimSa4fyn2o/s320/IMG-20211016-WA0011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the Yen, we've brought the banana under cover where it'll remain over winter. The palm has been brought up to its winter residence in the lea of the house. The rate things are going, it won't be long before we will be able to leave them in place year round. That's not as good as it sounds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Colour is beginning to lick at the foliage now, with euonymus Alatus picking up the polished bark of the Tibetan cherry in the foreground, while in the background, the leaves of liquidamber styraciflua Lane Roberts will soon be ablaze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsht28TPH-U62C0LQqMxNwnQn0T-AJC2huLHbNavhVtGuV-hOBaPiBUS1UHBOWn7N5BDT0GLGR2l8ynBD1tS3SkrpY3BnHDWPgn2omMqJTdop_pzlZdJ8IUU-JTFlhlkszytZHLFo6SA/s1200/IMG_20211016_184917_887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsht28TPH-U62C0LQqMxNwnQn0T-AJC2huLHbNavhVtGuV-hOBaPiBUS1UHBOWn7N5BDT0GLGR2l8ynBD1tS3SkrpY3BnHDWPgn2omMqJTdop_pzlZdJ8IUU-JTFlhlkszytZHLFo6SA/s320/IMG_20211016_184917_887.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Euonymus Alatus </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyM19YR9rD5Wf2L5QHr1D8OKMDWdOdIXAEqsfwF1khYqldAiBDhgL0oqp1GvB9ERJE86E7OdQ-H2hbesvrQtTk3XciQwIthZnvfVGmgByAY34V_Rh-npWRx-lgJtul_liPVj3AYS-Q8M/s1200/IMG_20211016_184917_954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyM19YR9rD5Wf2L5QHr1D8OKMDWdOdIXAEqsfwF1khYqldAiBDhgL0oqp1GvB9ERJE86E7OdQ-H2hbesvrQtTk3XciQwIthZnvfVGmgByAY34V_Rh-npWRx-lgJtul_liPVj3AYS-Q8M/s320/IMG_20211016_184917_954.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Liquidamber styraciflua Lane Roberts </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here and there, touches of autumn are appearing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0cpbhAcUwrEY6f7VojwvI12_Cd0cCmiGAz6QswzmfWoApI_8-6hc9gB7jtgN5Cllcny1MzoJ7C8-Bl8IqyYJ8kxT2O_5fa-oCSqrYOG0NqrHQsIr_QtB6Ox26SPAJ7U8I0ENqPhzVmc/s1200/IMG_20211016_184918_078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0cpbhAcUwrEY6f7VojwvI12_Cd0cCmiGAz6QswzmfWoApI_8-6hc9gB7jtgN5Cllcny1MzoJ7C8-Bl8IqyYJ8kxT2O_5fa-oCSqrYOG0NqrHQsIr_QtB6Ox26SPAJ7U8I0ENqPhzVmc/s320/IMG_20211016_184918_078.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlQFzY5A5BkkKPy7h_CyLlh67UIGdV0XXC_SX1ALqvR6uQg5w1lumNhCZukzKXy7sLr1zdFBNfvecY0Asc3O1AhjGCHo9Mi1EztFSgHmZbxk3OxCU2oSssfB5W8tkaHJJHa7D31SoZKM/s1200/IMG_20211016_184918_112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlQFzY5A5BkkKPy7h_CyLlh67UIGdV0XXC_SX1ALqvR6uQg5w1lumNhCZukzKXy7sLr1zdFBNfvecY0Asc3O1AhjGCHo9Mi1EztFSgHmZbxk3OxCU2oSssfB5W8tkaHJJHa7D31SoZKM/s320/IMG_20211016_184918_112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQwdQD65q3tpGMkzrs2o6E8d6-WZkFVzL_ikyWYmWG4dejYZKkrN_hLsMTgtoDMrQdICn9M-IcslvaZYxZQIXSJDSbBj-pIh-jmhuRRaJQk9dlkXSs1J55H2mgLOmkx0doRPKQ9eTA9M/s1200/IMG_20211016_184918_156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQwdQD65q3tpGMkzrs2o6E8d6-WZkFVzL_ikyWYmWG4dejYZKkrN_hLsMTgtoDMrQdICn9M-IcslvaZYxZQIXSJDSbBj-pIh-jmhuRRaJQk9dlkXSs1J55H2mgLOmkx0doRPKQ9eTA9M/s320/IMG_20211016_184918_156.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an exciting moment to see what our newest tree thinks to the season and so far acer October Glory is living up to its name! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0tAaN7FATSV3zLDsyrb-s6A9OPQuN-evY_xJI6fIVKNFD_Yw3MIqo3dGH1vkkbfT4R5fgfOXAqcnQVRvzYmwCJvhPq8N9mGqbzc7-BdvXxdlU-UYCcGcbfr03xSJwCGZryjXKmuc6t4/s704/Screenshot_20211016-183435_Video+Editor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0tAaN7FATSV3zLDsyrb-s6A9OPQuN-evY_xJI6fIVKNFD_Yw3MIqo3dGH1vkkbfT4R5fgfOXAqcnQVRvzYmwCJvhPq8N9mGqbzc7-BdvXxdlU-UYCcGcbfr03xSJwCGZryjXKmuc6t4/s320/Screenshot_20211016-183435_Video+Editor.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now for something a little different. We spent about 15 minutes watching this tiny wee critter playing among the plants in the front garden this afternoon. Apologies for the photo quality, we were inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We think it's a field mouse due to the size of its back legs, and that it's a female or a youngster due to the ahem...anatomy. She spent a fair bit of time climbing up the fence to try to balance on the top most support wire before falling off and doing it all again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So comical.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-41021953451384768992021-08-07T09:33:00.001+01:002021-08-07T09:33:44.964+01:00The Lull<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">The lull has hit the garden early, despite so many flowers arriving late this year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And my bedding has been a disaster. But I think that is probably more to do with the fact lots of things have been happening outside of the garden all at once and life has been a bit of overwhelming this year.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Let's take a look at what has worked. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrhwd_zIYckugyTgK5Hw-IoG9YVOVfjnuquqrpgN6-6Ng_Qew8qpmEsM7prVvjBT4gwefibWVb0WcuN2U1RcEJmyT5mdLujDAnVF0fDgnQP_4xt2qeKLfITyCCwZhqm3WI0Bk9BCRGvg/s2644/20210718_112343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrhwd_zIYckugyTgK5Hw-IoG9YVOVfjnuquqrpgN6-6Ng_Qew8qpmEsM7prVvjBT4gwefibWVb0WcuN2U1RcEJmyT5mdLujDAnVF0fDgnQP_4xt2qeKLfITyCCwZhqm3WI0Bk9BCRGvg/s320/20210718_112343.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year I pushed bits of these sedums into the barely-there soil around the base of the gate and this year they've bloomed!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeZPazhlHSlH9wVYXNvVc-xraJoM9GodkPn2TvNJZl7leN0MsagQ9LMU1QQ2QcaYm6pC7cqF8IKSWJ6pnbfHS5pYypj4DwLTD2Q3jU2SLR-dvgUbHP8Z4wg8QliNBw_YCrD5YYIwQCo8/s2642/20210718_112402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeZPazhlHSlH9wVYXNvVc-xraJoM9GodkPn2TvNJZl7leN0MsagQ9LMU1QQ2QcaYm6pC7cqF8IKSWJ6pnbfHS5pYypj4DwLTD2Q3jU2SLR-dvgUbHP8Z4wg8QliNBw_YCrD5YYIwQCo8/s320/20210718_112402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">R. Shropshire Lad has reached to the bend in the arch and has flowered really well. We've had a lot of rain this summer so I've been cutting these roses for little bouquets to enjoy inside. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vogOvaPLGqjzHE6AZnv7hIhP2DqM2igEa8CRmqVzDgQModCMNIeL7Xciz-sanD-PqMDRoB-XADZdaHmyZ3NexOZAfbi4huSXK8LYSsF9JAmZ0J2B8R0jcXG5vjQjvc2fZhNFmKTm9pk/s2642/20210718_112434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vogOvaPLGqjzHE6AZnv7hIhP2DqM2igEa8CRmqVzDgQModCMNIeL7Xciz-sanD-PqMDRoB-XADZdaHmyZ3NexOZAfbi4huSXK8LYSsF9JAmZ0J2B8R0jcXG5vjQjvc2fZhNFmKTm9pk/s320/20210718_112434.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day lilies. The one above doesn't always flower but this year its salmon-pink flowers have been brilliant. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen0qU61xBg6L4AFdWNPzMqredwZMbDCf4eVCeYi0l4vUoH51v00s9Km19I-xnGgz1K0fS3HOU-NbIqbm2EmSu2vJNcKxL8hoFYmmIimUBxad7CQwWcj8OG_Q1FzgGEtoPPnXPzDu7YPQ/s2642/20210718_112444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen0qU61xBg6L4AFdWNPzMqredwZMbDCf4eVCeYi0l4vUoH51v00s9Km19I-xnGgz1K0fS3HOU-NbIqbm2EmSu2vJNcKxL8hoFYmmIimUBxad7CQwWcj8OG_Q1FzgGEtoPPnXPzDu7YPQ/s320/20210718_112444.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my stalwart, orange with a golden stripe and has flowered annually without fail. I did procure a version opposite to this, golden with a deep orange, almost brown stripe but that hasn't flowered at all this year!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrsj2fe5YhZ9-hNTd8x9Y-lvZJ4GHzUG6GBY_4pKK__G7W_z74f3MmGMgfOwa18_x8PVb2KqBrfoLmJ8GvuhD9z5X1yGOd-ll7bccvqlt-33VMg_Z7FgXnroDNUZB4z0jfIfSWUVdN6o/s2642/20210718_112633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrsj2fe5YhZ9-hNTd8x9Y-lvZJ4GHzUG6GBY_4pKK__G7W_z74f3MmGMgfOwa18_x8PVb2KqBrfoLmJ8GvuhD9z5X1yGOd-ll7bccvqlt-33VMg_Z7FgXnroDNUZB4z0jfIfSWUVdN6o/s320/20210718_112633.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this beautiful clear yellow beside the pond has flowered poorly this year. I think I'll lift and divide it to try and inject some oomph for next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pJs0cuj97EHOihkHJm3zJPi3wCRinEG7cQMugVwj-V9NOHoRALqtY2ixhIZElTVDDRaNRj_ys06W_SWSomU0KNKAjCAJCQFKXcGRvOdL7sPXdUbqbKZUp_ypF0wWkypNTEYjI1ArvQg/s2642/20210718_112455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pJs0cuj97EHOihkHJm3zJPi3wCRinEG7cQMugVwj-V9NOHoRALqtY2ixhIZElTVDDRaNRj_ys06W_SWSomU0KNKAjCAJCQFKXcGRvOdL7sPXdUbqbKZUp_ypF0wWkypNTEYjI1ArvQg/s320/20210718_112455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Eryngium have been spectacular this year. Another plant that I've used in my indoor displays. I think I'll spread some of the seeds into the front garden and Mugwart's Retreat this autumn. What do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EoofFWWTFKyb1CtGj91nXsdx7Ug5K56fYeqP1qRWfx80LiP9QgWzNUyPjBKA4pK6w3iivFQN19ttmPgBVX8DDucduHy0UhsrQSBOsy-XKHS8gmFhTS7FlHGJ7caQMhOXhyphenhyphen9QLLEmQf4/s2642/20210718_112537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EoofFWWTFKyb1CtGj91nXsdx7Ug5K56fYeqP1qRWfx80LiP9QgWzNUyPjBKA4pK6w3iivFQN19ttmPgBVX8DDucduHy0UhsrQSBOsy-XKHS8gmFhTS7FlHGJ7caQMhOXhyphenhyphen9QLLEmQf4/s320/20210718_112537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The astrantias have struggled in the high temperatures this year. I'm disappointed with the dusky pink shade. Perhaps it's time to remove them and inject some of the stronger coloured ones like Ruby Wedding. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OE0hdQRjvnBF8gDcYQ8_Anm-RpcNY_nog1YyXRF4zUiZg2_Dncrmo3cX6FvQTQJCjY-pNKcUGwD2NsGK6y9XNQuCUUdrrdQnekBlLw381BmhiEEHA2si7wbt7NMdwWikXgrTKt7kDQs/s2642/20210718_112557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OE0hdQRjvnBF8gDcYQ8_Anm-RpcNY_nog1YyXRF4zUiZg2_Dncrmo3cX6FvQTQJCjY-pNKcUGwD2NsGK6y9XNQuCUUdrrdQnekBlLw381BmhiEEHA2si7wbt7NMdwWikXgrTKt7kDQs/s320/20210718_112557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuzxCQ6FcfrftZJhvBSvtvBY9gXQih14MG8RZnu0LFvC1FtxUEGklvJhviz89r2XXEpnFaehQt41VkBtFS3NBKxNXnjEOmbmMetUqXCk9pf03HC6EmkfbzXZE_y1dp0Dv-WSRuPChKzo/s1600/IMG-20210718-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuzxCQ6FcfrftZJhvBSvtvBY9gXQih14MG8RZnu0LFvC1FtxUEGklvJhviz89r2XXEpnFaehQt41VkBtFS3NBKxNXnjEOmbmMetUqXCk9pf03HC6EmkfbzXZE_y1dp0Dv-WSRuPChKzo/s320/IMG-20210718-WA0007.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the whole, the garden has managed well. The roses however have been a bit hit and miss. R. Mum in a Million has been very poor, with balling and black spot, likewise r. Special Anniversary has struggled on the terrace. This year has been the first year not using any sprays for bugs or spot, and I've not used any slug pellets either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The garden shows this with ragged hostas and sickly roses. I must prevail. Perhaps the garden needs time to adjust and fight back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqcHef1nMNXr86cFkkLKcHsLfu5-sWcueCXl_swzHzWxZ2E0IUp8F9QUGmfNU9GUYQJBTIi2OUAaZftADYM_5RiGvbXRsK_DwEFAQBizs804a7tB26rFvxGY4zuwPONVLiordLCu8J54/s1600/IMG-20210721-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqcHef1nMNXr86cFkkLKcHsLfu5-sWcueCXl_swzHzWxZ2E0IUp8F9QUGmfNU9GUYQJBTIi2OUAaZftADYM_5RiGvbXRsK_DwEFAQBizs804a7tB26rFvxGY4zuwPONVLiordLCu8J54/s320/IMG-20210721-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This happy accident I think was down to the birds. The pollinators have loved it and in return, they've been doing their bit to rebalance the garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn0pBSZrrWWNHo4vjDhi6R5HA3kWtbV3JLZGUtw2E5zFwChm8y151oPrvwBboiqkAVI8YG0a-P-GAhGWDGYcmUvIFOVawbfnZeYEz15pof0H_7DdxTi-bkKT4ae05FgOzMqhHxpIhQrM/s1600/IMG-20210721-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn0pBSZrrWWNHo4vjDhi6R5HA3kWtbV3JLZGUtw2E5zFwChm8y151oPrvwBboiqkAVI8YG0a-P-GAhGWDGYcmUvIFOVawbfnZeYEz15pof0H_7DdxTi-bkKT4ae05FgOzMqhHxpIhQrM/s320/IMG-20210721-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every spare bit of soil in the Yen is being colonised by this dark leaved sedum. Again I've just broken pieces off and pushed them into the soil. The hoverflies and bees have loved them. I've only seen white butterflies this year however. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLTjUcwqyxGH2CLwlmS73nv6Ub1oEEz_mpIluJSAERMVSahTfxlwf286tpGasXfa-OaN9gymvFjNNmkyd_x9B8jKLJn_eH-0hVkfOA8D_j2pvNYdPeZoata1IjboDB1t1KFR-0sc0YLU/s1600/IMG-20210721-WA0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLTjUcwqyxGH2CLwlmS73nv6Ub1oEEz_mpIluJSAERMVSahTfxlwf286tpGasXfa-OaN9gymvFjNNmkyd_x9B8jKLJn_eH-0hVkfOA8D_j2pvNYdPeZoata1IjboDB1t1KFR-0sc0YLU/s320/IMG-20210721-WA0010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A splash of vivid red from crocosmia Lucifer in the Yen punctuates all the calming tones of green.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHDjYVYTm6peU6D4TWlKAsSSDOeW4GfQyKuzWQV-egBxU4cgH0IyCBmJtu6SdHErFRjSimngGvxi6uMZCaAajznaOx94dxsoKrcTOCT0VgSwsxW215wqXexOkGXZTm14S-DtdBnKsivo/s992/IMG_20210723_170252_157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHDjYVYTm6peU6D4TWlKAsSSDOeW4GfQyKuzWQV-egBxU4cgH0IyCBmJtu6SdHErFRjSimngGvxi6uMZCaAajznaOx94dxsoKrcTOCT0VgSwsxW215wqXexOkGXZTm14S-DtdBnKsivo/s320/IMG_20210723_170252_157.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year a single waterlily was eaten before I had a proper chance to enjoy it. This year a pure bloom flowered for a couple of weeks. Another is about to open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, back to the lull. There are my late summer beauties such as the taller sedums and mophead hydrangeas set to bloom but the Long Border in particular is lacking some punch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6FMOdSnsO4WS2iAszkJkNtJPgmZDBbQX5KFBe8WC0aw_J5oj7WooadEkarmAYFUQxnhhqAIKELjE8gzTPIsHKN3HmR6PIZ2a5oTrE7eG-tgKb__Pk0imANHUPVgXrG6MgVoBDDMy1tI/s2642/20210725_121858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6FMOdSnsO4WS2iAszkJkNtJPgmZDBbQX5KFBe8WC0aw_J5oj7WooadEkarmAYFUQxnhhqAIKELjE8gzTPIsHKN3HmR6PIZ2a5oTrE7eG-tgKb__Pk0imANHUPVgXrG6MgVoBDDMy1tI/s320/20210725_121858.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCbt37nRe6aeZY806v-sjXMekqNwCFvrlnU6OOeCtFZO1H5ZxDagmm0cMuX79e0BMLuk-OXOQS0kjk7_xFi6XdZnWfPX2VIGcU-XP4ilxWmlw-FglqMRL0aHs49LhPvfAaY_jOnknkMI/s2642/20210725_121909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCbt37nRe6aeZY806v-sjXMekqNwCFvrlnU6OOeCtFZO1H5ZxDagmm0cMuX79e0BMLuk-OXOQS0kjk7_xFi6XdZnWfPX2VIGcU-XP4ilxWmlw-FglqMRL0aHs49LhPvfAaY_jOnknkMI/s320/20210725_121909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've cut the astrantias and hardy geraniums back hard to encourage another flush, and in their wake, planted some echinaceas, rudbeckias and heleniums, along with a bright monarda. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwmxKHPaWFVsaBGADQKYBGdLhkGOvuMtqe2lPF89mobRC6Nx8KHJuoWVYEfsv5-rbtWiCKdaaV99MmIC7osHJYFADSBjm2Rm987vSB4b5CO0gAGm3aHDTQGQaWRczz-bc-DOG2ABlhTA/s2642/20210725_131259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm hoping these will bulk up and help with even more pollinating insects. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime, they look fab in my posies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZykgjoMl2Q0Y10Z3ZefeiUAvwQcZG3CKt4KX2PWgNktqYAXeePS62Bdlm3a3EiqodTvdgt9bUOAXQaWhRBa-y504bFAAWXlN6Tgh9ucSTthj3ku0GHm-Nq9LfjyN6cXbKEiM-Rhs_aqY/s1882/IMG_20210725_155623_820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZykgjoMl2Q0Y10Z3ZefeiUAvwQcZG3CKt4KX2PWgNktqYAXeePS62Bdlm3a3EiqodTvdgt9bUOAXQaWhRBa-y504bFAAWXlN6Tgh9ucSTthj3ku0GHm-Nq9LfjyN6cXbKEiM-Rhs_aqY/s320/IMG_20210725_155623_820.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOFgv1GmuHapUX4Sl7MwMNjp8lhmmfk5gQ9OVzsQHoPcKU2e6JJMfQmtMaokvbGBQcc_wqL2rpHydoEqrvF3huqptwdKTbXgX8TldR1xdijdOFXZCD4n9uvYPoUyuaw43yW8Eu6WNwW0/s320/IMG-20210718-WA0013.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">England is in the middle of a heatwave. Temperatures on our terrace have today reached 40c! NHS England have issued health warnings.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For the most part, we've stayed indoors, in the shade with a fan. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">It's been some time since I've blogged. We've had some sad news recently with my Dad passing away. He had been unwell for sometime. He learned how to use video calling so we were able to have virtual visits, and a couple of weeks before he passed, we were allowed to spend the day with him. It was a day I will treasure.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Dad was probably my biggest reader.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My work colleagues very kindly whipped up a collection and sent me some beautiful flowers. They also gave me some money for a plant or two for the garden in his memory. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiTeVnACdwn-4u9r14b9AYLmHjVwCCuPB7WV7fNQ_N7-RdxFt7BVJzjzJK1wEp0p5iAR4x4qtSSEGQ257TKRXvcaQ3xEbulW87231xrY7ICMLXZ9tFs82YSf8hh4ioBartO3xoF-IVYU/s2642/20210718_100831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiTeVnACdwn-4u9r14b9AYLmHjVwCCuPB7WV7fNQ_N7-RdxFt7BVJzjzJK1wEp0p5iAR4x4qtSSEGQ257TKRXvcaQ3xEbulW87231xrY7ICMLXZ9tFs82YSf8hh4ioBartO3xoF-IVYU/s320/20210718_100831.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose clematis Carnaby. It flowers in the spring and again in late summer, early autumn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kQCpTMcLN3vtzIWpXgE1RUarjzKwEge5r6aSR3toQ78i51TogIy-WzU8iJdZ7QFAkEOKpYDmgy3kSrhJD4FfNG_xyjA3S_m_QKsFw5SpdOo616Q4qVHCMm6i6Qw5O0N9PFg73uWUfBM/s2642/20210718_095436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kQCpTMcLN3vtzIWpXgE1RUarjzKwEge5r6aSR3toQ78i51TogIy-WzU8iJdZ7QFAkEOKpYDmgy3kSrhJD4FfNG_xyjA3S_m_QKsFw5SpdOo616Q4qVHCMm6i6Qw5O0N9PFg73uWUfBM/s320/20210718_095436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TMTC cut rosa Maigold and clematis Warsaw Nike back hard to enable him to replace the supporting wires on the fence in the front garden. Clematis Carnaby has been planted on the left of the rose as c. Warsaw Nike is on the right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV15KhZd2wNS0fLdE2HOoCdIgvQVz_wwLVYaOkR7kTgj3SC9mxi5z4butaXpzZ-VPKa_attpNujw9EcPzLtSZPmP6rcD84awNO8nvNd7lhyphenhyphenIxwNo2F5VAZMSAm9BWhuMWcQAWtlHnWj58/s2642/20210718_095448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV15KhZd2wNS0fLdE2HOoCdIgvQVz_wwLVYaOkR7kTgj3SC9mxi5z4butaXpzZ-VPKa_attpNujw9EcPzLtSZPmP6rcD84awNO8nvNd7lhyphenhyphenIxwNo2F5VAZMSAm9BWhuMWcQAWtlHnWj58/s320/20210718_095448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall be able to see c. Carnaby every day from the sofa and remember all the lovely times I spent with my Dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So as today's post is very much dedicated to my Dad. 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It's an exciting thought what the display will be in another 3 years.</p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-17446895584386629172021-04-07T19:07:00.000+01:002021-04-07T19:07:22.788+01:00Marching into April<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Easter usually provides a nice long weekend to prepare the garden for the approaching summer. This year was no different, although the high temperatures of the previous week were replaced with night time sub-zero figures and snow!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3zqBRFDgUJ8DtmmYiAf5FrGVaRp8I6Ae-2Ryy_u5tqDHRbuAWniVnkNC9cWmmEKXfGkquhB4_tcmRjrXCo1g9t34AGcWrPJuCMvjS7WRSzuOwMd3Khs4NaHkX53McshRIlnwgivFvEc/s1600/IMG-20210225-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3zqBRFDgUJ8DtmmYiAf5FrGVaRp8I6Ae-2Ryy_u5tqDHRbuAWniVnkNC9cWmmEKXfGkquhB4_tcmRjrXCo1g9t34AGcWrPJuCMvjS7WRSzuOwMd3Khs4NaHkX53McshRIlnwgivFvEc/s320/IMG-20210225-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The frogs returned to sing through the night</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFCi7XZ3VSUYxzIgH1i3Cs2_pXlch850gGANpo12Nx3Y3rXvAFSOZAYGZwd-fU_izCCyMQSUnVJmX_HLVPgpG80OReU2Rgho_YKFmGcSbKzzM0qiM-HC7N-cnafiPPpckH4S4LskVGNA/s1600/IMG-20210310-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFCi7XZ3VSUYxzIgH1i3Cs2_pXlch850gGANpo12Nx3Y3rXvAFSOZAYGZwd-fU_izCCyMQSUnVJmX_HLVPgpG80OReU2Rgho_YKFmGcSbKzzM0qiM-HC7N-cnafiPPpckH4S4LskVGNA/s320/IMG-20210310-WA0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And eventually we were blessed with some spawn! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GjuPUIdVXb2iNmLrz9bRhd7FguUqWqwfb0FPZKBj3-leuoLapg_WQpRE1yeFSUS8OiPmaC6jnF1wyVXsBOxDOxryvBTE-tQMCuVDEhZ9Ov86-XOJiZN2TUUf89b483atf6JcsJLAc84/s2642/20210403_115314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GjuPUIdVXb2iNmLrz9bRhd7FguUqWqwfb0FPZKBj3-leuoLapg_WQpRE1yeFSUS8OiPmaC6jnF1wyVXsBOxDOxryvBTE-tQMCuVDEhZ9Ov86-XOJiZN2TUUf89b483atf6JcsJLAc84/s320/20210403_115314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The spring flowers have been spectacular this year. We added as many crocuses as we could find, moving some from the Patio Borders to the front garden to make a bigger impact. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVcGWa2eQFt8HKBc-Y1lcCqOZYhwOvYbFQALBiFTYOxYuCESabb2oMkH7shQCiUX3Rx1UI9Jo9m9FyjVEsV1Q6clbM4HBwoQYYOzxR1n49T9uSVjej9Z0gkP9OwANn3dhqoEVF5cNxpI/s1600/IMG-20210226-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVcGWa2eQFt8HKBc-Y1lcCqOZYhwOvYbFQALBiFTYOxYuCESabb2oMkH7shQCiUX3Rx1UI9Jo9m9FyjVEsV1Q6clbM4HBwoQYYOzxR1n49T9uSVjej9Z0gkP9OwANn3dhqoEVF5cNxpI/s320/IMG-20210226-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7VdMu9YDu3rooGHqsXXIFnseiCPEpzgluo81MrsSw9aibEuuA9Y2vQJGpC5Uz4TK3CXlfDJk4qX7KnAOHYedKYeUcjwqcHroVguUKWnLBPXs4tDryDCSI2URTu_fajwyq0ZfG9HApMc/s1600/IMG-20210227-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The one in the Yen has formed its dangling buds, and there are a fair few buds forming on the Tibetan cherry. We know what to expect from these two trees. The other three were planted after the blossom had passed so we're not entirely sure when they will appear in our lofty position. It's an exciting time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBTFJt7a52Y3t8GpwAa7O2lZNoqqOPllF-pM1N-PEkJw4aT4w0dIvUyD9zMZF2mD0L7osVQ_0Bhl_bLk5GoV08Qq28XPbEIQ7AX4antZGt4GTlgZLIXr3YyEqOzx2ooaq7IptMyeNoB8/s1600/IMG-20210404-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBTFJt7a52Y3t8GpwAa7O2lZNoqqOPllF-pM1N-PEkJw4aT4w0dIvUyD9zMZF2mD0L7osVQ_0Bhl_bLk5GoV08Qq28XPbEIQ7AX4antZGt4GTlgZLIXr3YyEqOzx2ooaq7IptMyeNoB8/s320/IMG-20210404-WA0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something equally, if not more exciting is the appearance of numerous flower buds on the wisteria! Last year we had a single bloom. Following again the rule of 7s and 2s (cut back to 7 leaves in the summer and cut again back to 2 buds in winter as per TV gardener Adam Frost), this seems to have really paid off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had an Arctic blast this week however, so we have everything crossed that we haven't lost many to the frosts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08XozfuoOk9QzmEqFR_ZIw58qtTxiDQx9hbxw0PplYRy3rrCPJ17ujFZffb5dTFnE8WIlPtgaCyCh-rbtiR-iVS6n5nOAl15-icZ_sxb89j3uwJmP8Pa704ER5WlVauyccEqzMka1-Bo/s1600/IMG-20210404-WA0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08XozfuoOk9QzmEqFR_ZIw58qtTxiDQx9hbxw0PplYRy3rrCPJ17ujFZffb5dTFnE8WIlPtgaCyCh-rbtiR-iVS6n5nOAl15-icZ_sxb89j3uwJmP8Pa704ER5WlVauyccEqzMka1-Bo/s320/IMG-20210404-WA0012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The same applies to our about-to-flower magnolia George Henry Kern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNL5teCgXONrn4UHZt76vGCrrccDNk8pkiZtkLr9-OlK_9-YW7Ix2bDnY1A6eeRwP7PPt8SDyvVEdXgCeYw-7fGxsAiTQkico93gjnT_1usVuCcQ0CUHjqua9QsM3qObRVO58EVS28njk/s1600/IMG-20210404-WA0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNL5teCgXONrn4UHZt76vGCrrccDNk8pkiZtkLr9-OlK_9-YW7Ix2bDnY1A6eeRwP7PPt8SDyvVEdXgCeYw-7fGxsAiTQkico93gjnT_1usVuCcQ0CUHjqua9QsM3qObRVO58EVS28njk/s320/IMG-20210404-WA0022.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDjmd6nyhnjEtR-qH8tq74chcraNljchl9ec2-1jYFitJYBy1XGymy4aK-kTgjG_LW8f7_RLs5RczIWo2CEecWA8ovXZstc-aDaFgWQ5wKONvqeiZsZ5zMqOWl3N0_DID_Lrm2Q1Ko4U/s1600/IMG-20210405-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDjmd6nyhnjEtR-qH8tq74chcraNljchl9ec2-1jYFitJYBy1XGymy4aK-kTgjG_LW8f7_RLs5RczIWo2CEecWA8ovXZstc-aDaFgWQ5wKONvqeiZsZ5zMqOWl3N0_DID_Lrm2Q1Ko4U/s320/IMG-20210405-WA0000.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The peeling bark of the Tibetan cherry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIKyYTqrG1B9U17gfPTZMvAv7MdSueCQEkApxLgxLIPHCtl_lxB37WlVzuhtcRpTIoL79Fhi6om80rrf-66JK40PHYhvgGtG0ivNx6GwuieGzJdWg_aDO7ZSXLYYVsORrVETFXiNIfnM/s2642/20210403_115734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIKyYTqrG1B9U17gfPTZMvAv7MdSueCQEkApxLgxLIPHCtl_lxB37WlVzuhtcRpTIoL79Fhi6om80rrf-66JK40PHYhvgGtG0ivNx6GwuieGzJdWg_aDO7ZSXLYYVsORrVETFXiNIfnM/s320/20210403_115734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have two of these evergreen Osmanthus Burkwoodii in our front garden and this year they have had an extremely good season, smothered in tiny white scented flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVYhMxGIyixz5oIYvDa_eK4mCaFhjfAr3n5H4Y-J6Hn1aBq05pjlDCu-Qn5wpnYPe7ej7VSkwv1hRl3cqgp8GnNlOjK2CE8CHyK4XKcEoaKpX1pnhWSZuLSbWKZKnyzQE73vHcwqIwG8/s1600/IMG-20210326-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVYhMxGIyixz5oIYvDa_eK4mCaFhjfAr3n5H4Y-J6Hn1aBq05pjlDCu-Qn5wpnYPe7ej7VSkwv1hRl3cqgp8GnNlOjK2CE8CHyK4XKcEoaKpX1pnhWSZuLSbWKZKnyzQE73vHcwqIwG8/s320/IMG-20210326-WA0000.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All our spring to-do tasks have been ticked off. The fence panel above was a little neglected due to the neighbour's ivy which has now been cut back and the panel painted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3cUX-JnUed18uGNfSJS137dl60liKL_J5ypXom2dlosMzdI4jjCOagKxLkcS2vi5W8xsFIKGBzS5UUPAFjaenKWfVJU__AI9dvRLQWU6lkACGyWOaXH3sXGeSgE4yCyArIhg9unBTBI/s1600/IMG-20210404-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3cUX-JnUed18uGNfSJS137dl60liKL_J5ypXom2dlosMzdI4jjCOagKxLkcS2vi5W8xsFIKGBzS5UUPAFjaenKWfVJU__AI9dvRLQWU6lkACGyWOaXH3sXGeSgE4yCyArIhg9unBTBI/s320/IMG-20210404-WA0006.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The folly and the bottom shed have also received a lick of paint, this time in a little more subdued shade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally all four compost bins have been emptied and the compost spread across almost all our beds and borders as a mulch...just in time for the plummeting temperatures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuavKhdyUKTosrPOgIjTAwX0MYFRY1SIqYh0T5PPwhwmVN3AR16UIv6caWriYUKGm821gyDIDIVyk_slnHIi2kqtXIWGLkPvYtSAjzqb_yABmmDAV860xk1MZ6dzFYpQjYhpCoePPpJs/s2642/20210327_110113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuavKhdyUKTosrPOgIjTAwX0MYFRY1SIqYh0T5PPwhwmVN3AR16UIv6caWriYUKGm821gyDIDIVyk_slnHIi2kqtXIWGLkPvYtSAjzqb_yABmmDAV860xk1MZ6dzFYpQjYhpCoePPpJs/s320/20210327_110113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJcNqSGkEAaab-TaSwjYhgQwxQG72Tkf9oT5XbZXhI24MyHAMINctcbZ7kMlXCX3dAuv3BIZhAKkJaK2cGN4HyNmhdaE65RroNXpEf_FAdyOBoBZH88da_NUOHz3yh5lumkLtOnIArxc/s1600/IMG-20210404-WA0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJcNqSGkEAaab-TaSwjYhgQwxQG72Tkf9oT5XbZXhI24MyHAMINctcbZ7kMlXCX3dAuv3BIZhAKkJaK2cGN4HyNmhdaE65RroNXpEf_FAdyOBoBZH88da_NUOHz3yh5lumkLtOnIArxc/s320/IMG-20210404-WA0015.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And after 3 months, Daisy has had a proper haircut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">April is a month of change. So many things in the garden happen so quickly, almost hourly. As things improve in the borders, things are steadily improving "out there". Let's not rush things. Please continue to cover your mouth and nose, keep to the approved distances and keep washing your hands or using hand sanitiser. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-53342595096568045152021-02-23T12:58:00.000+00:002021-02-23T12:58:32.899+00:00Winter's end?<p style="text-align: center;"> After several winter storms and periods of heavy snow...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCBk73T6Jegg685-kSw7yQLJDYrIEB6_Gfj4iNe3uRLECNeg477mKplcZz4zIOhjmZ6f1pB8JDxNe5gncOpTqmrFqFYc21IhaqCbBYuYGf8y2GStS482rBUSJIYVp7tnEYd927wgaM9c/s1600/IMG-20210202-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCBk73T6Jegg685-kSw7yQLJDYrIEB6_Gfj4iNe3uRLECNeg477mKplcZz4zIOhjmZ6f1pB8JDxNe5gncOpTqmrFqFYc21IhaqCbBYuYGf8y2GStS482rBUSJIYVp7tnEYd927wgaM9c/s320/IMG-20210202-WA0002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blooms are finally beginning to emerge. Looking back over previous years, the bulbs are about three weeks later this year. The Rhododendron Christmas Cheer in The Yen is certainly late this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBjfo2S6Odx5uHeQ-2DxCq7i0OvKiEEzsrCp_5DeI3PH1X71manLJcPUI-8bfnZE3HfEEXBY8dUXojc9Yki6RnAyw4JQLxI6Fz6RWeo2nWGWzn2btVsg4JYXI_8X0amxAJsCfbNoXSvk/s1600/IMG-20210221-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBjfo2S6Odx5uHeQ-2DxCq7i0OvKiEEzsrCp_5DeI3PH1X71manLJcPUI-8bfnZE3HfEEXBY8dUXojc9Yki6RnAyw4JQLxI6Fz6RWeo2nWGWzn2btVsg4JYXI_8X0amxAJsCfbNoXSvk/s320/IMG-20210221-WA0001.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOQXMksbL3uSy-RPXJSyYQl_uEK4sh9LZQHW9eETVkVUiJqF2aattg-gil29cKH8ji5jnMXU4ApvFYq1YN6PFyY-9D4-TqodAnTwl_vrEa28wLRMnbwRzv7Sb-4DzjsqlWAAXQRhhpas/s2048/20210222_130743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOQXMksbL3uSy-RPXJSyYQl_uEK4sh9LZQHW9eETVkVUiJqF2aattg-gil29cKH8ji5jnMXU4ApvFYq1YN6PFyY-9D4-TqodAnTwl_vrEa28wLRMnbwRzv7Sb-4DzjsqlWAAXQRhhpas/s320/20210222_130743.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent a few hours over two days clearing each of the "rooms" that make up our garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks so bereft of colour this time of year but by getting up close and personal with each plant, there is more going on at first glance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very little needed attention in The Yen other than pruning the side shoots to two buds on the wisteria. Adam Frost of Gardener's World has some great tips, and one in particular sticks in my mind when it comes to pruning wisteria - 7s and 2s - prune the whippy side shoots to 7 buds in the summer and back again to 2 buds in February. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a number of evergreens in the yen including two rhododendrons and two azaleas. One of the azaleas has managed to keep hold of its leaves over the winter. There is also a variegated pieris and an evergreen honeysuckle, the latter growing over the entrance arch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a peaceful place to sit and listen to the birds singing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMytDnEc7I3blAj0dJWodl4FEMwBcAuBhzq24XnSktS5IJfa5Mo7ty3EcWZp6jYPAsL5TGSkZU6Eh8BObwFXbl0PI8hB7AZSLtnOTI1krmAHNo6PfLNMXykhIMBQzXKMiYOsrCbGZC4Y/s2048/20210222_130940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMytDnEc7I3blAj0dJWodl4FEMwBcAuBhzq24XnSktS5IJfa5Mo7ty3EcWZp6jYPAsL5TGSkZU6Eh8BObwFXbl0PI8hB7AZSLtnOTI1krmAHNo6PfLNMXykhIMBQzXKMiYOsrCbGZC4Y/s320/20210222_130940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other side of the path is a secluded reading nook, we call Mugwart's Retreat. Last summer our neighbours removed a thick conifer hedge that also made this spot quite shady. It'll be interesting to see how the plants cope with a little more sunshine. I think the rose "Dawn" will enjoy it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other than trimming back the evergreen shrub in front of the mirror and a light prune of r. Dawn that scrambles around the fence and r. Mum in a Million that grows within the obelisk, there was very little to do here but admire and sit awhile. A tiny blue tit flitted among the leaves of the shrub picking off any emerging insects. There are two bird boxes on the shed here but when our neighbours removed the hedge, we retrieved our open nest box, unsure until now where to place it. Beside the evergreen shrub is perfect. It's far enough away for us to still enjoy a quiet moment without disturbing any inhabitants and we can train the shrub to provide some cover for it. A prickly rose is already growing alongside, as well as a pretty pink clematis. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhxjLsTXuOm7Z4WjUvUP21kJWNv016Fn09O-45bqWH-060bSfiphAPoXAslRtwT_UTVF585-wC7x07Q6aiVjpllZl_MePwSyMdqnNAqVTu5Rp6joFJ9UiWO2KAUYwRzMR3jroimlyaxo/s2739/20210222_130807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2739" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhxjLsTXuOm7Z4WjUvUP21kJWNv016Fn09O-45bqWH-060bSfiphAPoXAslRtwT_UTVF585-wC7x07Q6aiVjpllZl_MePwSyMdqnNAqVTu5Rp6joFJ9UiWO2KAUYwRzMR3jroimlyaxo/s320/20210222_130807.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The two newer silver birches are beginning to develop white bark now so next winter all three will look spectacular. For now their catkins are providing interest. Most of the ferns here are evergreen but the older fronds will be removed once the fresh ones begin fattening up. The papery brown bracts of the hydrangea (a plant that is repeated in each "room") will also remain on the plant for some time yet to help protect the buds from frost.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4KSPSXqC5-w6zbC3wdBlbJbI5I8ke1vmhtTJk3ZLKsYxrgNZA93k9wdhrGOEdLp7dff-2asom8JoK5q5LGCY_0hCSEptdKzPftWAfVruKy_oG31G4bknYv3mzCSqshTCPw4bAMLJ97I/s2644/20210222_125818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4KSPSXqC5-w6zbC3wdBlbJbI5I8ke1vmhtTJk3ZLKsYxrgNZA93k9wdhrGOEdLp7dff-2asom8JoK5q5LGCY_0hCSEptdKzPftWAfVruKy_oG31G4bknYv3mzCSqshTCPw4bAMLJ97I/s320/20210222_125818.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a variegated form of pittosporum. It is still quite small but will eventually provide a distraction from the four compost bins in the workspace, when sitting in Mugwart's Retreat. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXObwZ9nL84KpN2OKHGf1i0Um_SUpvOma_qp_IR0yGBIXneBJs_He9Us53npMyM5IRqru7WrcMojEIW1tMsDvWESdLfLM015U2txGKAUGWZbkRg6xMkKg_VOVZgNVMc2hpI0fCzWB1AL8/s2642/20210222_125607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXObwZ9nL84KpN2OKHGf1i0Um_SUpvOma_qp_IR0yGBIXneBJs_He9Us53npMyM5IRqru7WrcMojEIW1tMsDvWESdLfLM015U2txGKAUGWZbkRg6xMkKg_VOVZgNVMc2hpI0fCzWB1AL8/s320/20210222_125607.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our earliest flowering clematis is armandii Apple Blossom. This evergreen variety grows along the fence in the Terrace Border. If you look closely you can spot the swelling flower buds which will soon open to share their almond scent.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf62fMvNCy2rNL6HMJfItAS2LtTYpXwllh2ZWA1-MUBDmIp5ehDye_qXwnD6IUqsh1ifk4Vkvkv1guWM_geKowxN5FMJAktlOqW5STqGQ1sMA7HhGVEd7AFbO_HbIdLa5yqH6fmXoUoc/s2642/20210222_125549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf62fMvNCy2rNL6HMJfItAS2LtTYpXwllh2ZWA1-MUBDmIp5ehDye_qXwnD6IUqsh1ifk4Vkvkv1guWM_geKowxN5FMJAktlOqW5STqGQ1sMA7HhGVEd7AFbO_HbIdLa5yqH6fmXoUoc/s320/20210222_125549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beneath this clematis is a cacophony of plants. The Terrace Border is probably the one bed that isn't quite there yet. There's no rhythm or flow. There's a rose that needs a better soil, and there's a "found" hydrangea that isn't particularly happy in the dry soil. It's our problem area. Our neighbour this side has a fair few large trees including two spectacular acers which suck out any moisture. This border is south facing too, which means full sun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJOKUIHBniuFUqYed9w-ujR6Y9W-0T9Xgm1DjHE12LtcWgQyZFLPZ4jTCJWNQ_nOkZD9HiE_oLog3dI2f9R6ZYjB0XYvsrjJHBgssf6wo-qywHW2Pj3HTbZPUAcgQ0Bvvo8ouMfNMNjE/s2642/20210222_125540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJOKUIHBniuFUqYed9w-ujR6Y9W-0T9Xgm1DjHE12LtcWgQyZFLPZ4jTCJWNQ_nOkZD9HiE_oLog3dI2f9R6ZYjB0XYvsrjJHBgssf6wo-qywHW2Pj3HTbZPUAcgQ0Bvvo8ouMfNMNjE/s320/20210222_125540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sun loving plants like this sedum, pushing up fat glaucous buds thrive here though, as do irises that prefer their woody rhizomes baked in barely covered soil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T3a8e5nU80My5UT-LwlEFiTetGx8_xjyTrxBVZoK6v93OZ_nQgBddhTAq0gzvDIbUdbOajTs1rX6BIopAbFeW362rc3eP1WVb3hEz7VxMXLOXGRri4hIZVjZrqajCcWEj_kexZLmMcA/s871/20210222_131125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="871" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T3a8e5nU80My5UT-LwlEFiTetGx8_xjyTrxBVZoK6v93OZ_nQgBddhTAq0gzvDIbUdbOajTs1rX6BIopAbFeW362rc3eP1WVb3hEz7VxMXLOXGRri4hIZVjZrqajCcWEj_kexZLmMcA/s320/20210222_131125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this time of year, there's a certain scent that fills the air. Tiny inconspicuous white flowers trace the stems of the sweet box in our Long Border. Our patio is quite large but I should imagine that if you had a small enclosed space, just one of these evergreen shrubs would be sufficient to bring its heady fragrance into your late winter garden. Plant at the back of the border because for the rest of the year the otherwise dull shrub makes a good foil for other plants with its darker shiny leaves. I tend to prune to shape after flowering but left alone, black berries replace the white blooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_2StX_N9sYI5DOYgVK6PEELjjTgwT5qtLaGSZrQ3lHRp1nOYnjkmj2Y38MxVsT9uC_VPbPcmS0sCa4Tfq15eg8NIj4FWGPfMal2fUwFYMhDDWfnKkilW0SPx6FjfyEHgx13kQuNbI1k/s2048/20210222_131017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_2StX_N9sYI5DOYgVK6PEELjjTgwT5qtLaGSZrQ3lHRp1nOYnjkmj2Y38MxVsT9uC_VPbPcmS0sCa4Tfq15eg8NIj4FWGPfMal2fUwFYMhDDWfnKkilW0SPx6FjfyEHgx13kQuNbI1k/s320/20210222_131017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snowdrops are a clear feature of the garden at this time of year and we have a handful of varieties. I don't know any of their names but the markings are beautiful. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDikJes9M0qO6_tYiTsVSiWyC6HFX_w_h2ghG0vNKtIXNUY63aG8QSyNxfAjUFzFPDL-6Re9kBIJKcMEn4Kvv_RSLYmpC2NVGu1BsBXq4Xh9Gxix2g-hMXXIbhS836VHCU9aQwIu7FXo/s953/20210222_131036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDikJes9M0qO6_tYiTsVSiWyC6HFX_w_h2ghG0vNKtIXNUY63aG8QSyNxfAjUFzFPDL-6Re9kBIJKcMEn4Kvv_RSLYmpC2NVGu1BsBXq4Xh9Gxix2g-hMXXIbhS836VHCU9aQwIu7FXo/s320/20210222_131036.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmqhNljLN4HYWTD3CA_AKtfTVigREXhbqC51zniDcvssBI3IF551JdWssZryjwFGtOajOXKLjO16ogm_d33RevfI7EaNW_K23mV06oSVCi3Qf19_l8rM-tWglqadtJOx_CThWmkXRZw8/s1340/20210222_131151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmqhNljLN4HYWTD3CA_AKtfTVigREXhbqC51zniDcvssBI3IF551JdWssZryjwFGtOajOXKLjO16ogm_d33RevfI7EaNW_K23mV06oSVCi3Qf19_l8rM-tWglqadtJOx_CThWmkXRZw8/s320/20210222_131151.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also have a pretty selection of hellebores. Once the flower buds emerge I cut off the old foliage. The flowers last many weeks and I'm more than happy for them to colonise an area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl45QE8RzKpLb-CPHyani47yyIwllSfQIuUojFFO_4UeVhGBG_SZXRH7Q5Z3ZmoAi9N9LyRIMK57y2x4KDNXnrp6duZPYaXkbg4odsSKvUah5etB-IF4aiTMqIrcdbWIlqHtWerg-jeXs/s2048/20210222_131228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl45QE8RzKpLb-CPHyani47yyIwllSfQIuUojFFO_4UeVhGBG_SZXRH7Q5Z3ZmoAi9N9LyRIMK57y2x4KDNXnrp6duZPYaXkbg4odsSKvUah5etB-IF4aiTMqIrcdbWIlqHtWerg-jeXs/s320/20210222_131228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the Terrace seat, lilac primroses are beginning to bloom. They always look a bit tatty at first because I wait a while before removing the overwintered leaves. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV0HrB3ijV_hlhDxO6dmSVLqIxTBkO-bENBCXYsHFNUZSeaoXoMurgXSlNHWpsY-N8SR4ZhGMib81zyls26Y-qIQUHftVpUAAEvWC3F1DpJ3jTXeZ7577zgMlptCwzwk7jDnU8eu5rk0/s2048/20210222_131305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV0HrB3ijV_hlhDxO6dmSVLqIxTBkO-bENBCXYsHFNUZSeaoXoMurgXSlNHWpsY-N8SR4ZhGMib81zyls26Y-qIQUHftVpUAAEvWC3F1DpJ3jTXeZ7577zgMlptCwzwk7jDnU8eu5rk0/s320/20210222_131305.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dX5zVnzmYFEqi1hAGbScEuYLc5xvBkhAlscAiHsm7OfJQT7i1XzVjs3fVG6TZTEiYq-opXJs8Zxd_j1x4geVX1gPacljzvq7ZjuXPIvmSAoN4WnayCYd8JT6cAm8GKDyJYGXJm_b-E0/s2048/20210222_131332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dX5zVnzmYFEqi1hAGbScEuYLc5xvBkhAlscAiHsm7OfJQT7i1XzVjs3fVG6TZTEiYq-opXJs8Zxd_j1x4geVX1gPacljzvq7ZjuXPIvmSAoN4WnayCYd8JT6cAm8GKDyJYGXJm_b-E0/s320/20210222_131332.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the spring bulb containers are moved into position.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbO_cl44IHTfXXyn7khhdA_-ML38KKWcmVRpCfQg0lXjRIb0x0Gc5DCUWintl_GK_xK6sKb1qriXtoGpTVZBn29_s3zWIbKJmtT-LDHWHYQDryrprMStTT-enSZpmnhBonw6a_Wqj_dY/s2642/20210222_125240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbO_cl44IHTfXXyn7khhdA_-ML38KKWcmVRpCfQg0lXjRIb0x0Gc5DCUWintl_GK_xK6sKb1qriXtoGpTVZBn29_s3zWIbKJmtT-LDHWHYQDryrprMStTT-enSZpmnhBonw6a_Wqj_dY/s320/20210222_125240.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPlbyFCjQYCWiV3TeQq0o-IORN8v6F02WDsaXxsj6L-WmlgJ3Z5yRnbA2mZ5w_gd9BuLC8VNuGGsRtOq1yWawOSgYQ6Wt1br8uc_H1rRbXvLH5AmzZJgxiR5EqALIVmKvWYuOBTnlVO4/s2642/20210222_125629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPlbyFCjQYCWiV3TeQq0o-IORN8v6F02WDsaXxsj6L-WmlgJ3Z5yRnbA2mZ5w_gd9BuLC8VNuGGsRtOq1yWawOSgYQ6Wt1br8uc_H1rRbXvLH5AmzZJgxiR5EqALIVmKvWYuOBTnlVO4/s320/20210222_125629.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Daisy here, celebrated her first birthday on 20th February. She loves the garden too.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We are also very fortunate to have a front garden. This is terraced due to the steep incline from the level of the house to the level of the road.</p><p style="text-align: center;">By having a terraced garden, we are able to create a stage to be viewed primarily from the front window.</p><p style="text-align: center;">In prime location is our bird feeder as I am a big fan of wild birds (other than pigeons and magpies). We have several squirrel proof feeders containing seed mix, niger seeds which are a favourite of the gold finches, sunflower hearts which are high in fat to help busy breeding birds at this time of the year before the insects are readily available, and their favourite snacks once the babies arrive - mealworms. We also have a fat block which starlings and tits adore. One of our blackbirds has also learned to hover to eat from this!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0BBx-wZK8V-EobNEe-wmys4RBrvNEOowU015v32tpJa08HoVNwuocBQi3MNw4QuBvhYxk1N4pKIbsDbwDfltoAoZrh5wslLtfs7efXuI6PQpaJlDLUvpk0FJRJha9AxKtgV6KzKmcL4/s1600/IMG-20210223-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0BBx-wZK8V-EobNEe-wmys4RBrvNEOowU015v32tpJa08HoVNwuocBQi3MNw4QuBvhYxk1N4pKIbsDbwDfltoAoZrh5wslLtfs7efXuI6PQpaJlDLUvpk0FJRJha9AxKtgV6KzKmcL4/s320/IMG-20210223-WA0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Around the base of the bird feeder the season begins with a swathe of dwarf narcissi. I adore daffodils as they remind me of my granny's front garden. She lived in an old farmhouse and the huge lawned front garden was a sea of yellow beneath old gnarled trees in the springtime. I don't remember what the trees were but I do remember the daffodils. I don't have much joy with the standard sized daffodils so I tend to grow mainly dwarf varieties. They're not the large pools of yellow from my childhood, rather we have puddles! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gyZx33aytPhAv-ica3yQVD2vUX6QczBqNwcW-Yl2ksi6Jx_VkzdSKi6mh0QM1OddXPlRS79gee_cv5LI0NpcxwouttMOEeFnSFxmaRrllN7ZfujHBX7sRmVZNnKxLDVCIXV2HzZxw_E/s1600/IMG-20210223-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gyZx33aytPhAv-ica3yQVD2vUX6QczBqNwcW-Yl2ksi6Jx_VkzdSKi6mh0QM1OddXPlRS79gee_cv5LI0NpcxwouttMOEeFnSFxmaRrllN7ZfujHBX7sRmVZNnKxLDVCIXV2HzZxw_E/s320/IMG-20210223-WA0002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the top terrace we have a stone wall with large shrubs providing both shelter from the wind and privacy from passers-by. These include an evergreen photinia, rhododendron, pieris and ceanothus, along with a garnet acer and a huge lacecap hydrangea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beneath these shrubs we are building up groupings of spring bulbs to take advantage of the light before the canopy leafs up. Beginning with snowdrops and crocus, then narcissi and muscari before the tulips lead us toward summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until then, we enjoy those hardy enough to tolerate late February at 523ft in Yorkshire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaGH8tMp3-TisWot_S10T1c7yVBSC54-zMzS7U1HrITnMzvwktE0RsC8tYIAxpA3GhUWQiF_BKSRxkqEA7-ysvN0SeqnL1MgwXPdXaaHMV3ji4RAzwbS6RJIDyCxdMfZNBWuUHJFxazQ/s1600/IMG-20210223-WA0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaGH8tMp3-TisWot_S10T1c7yVBSC54-zMzS7U1HrITnMzvwktE0RsC8tYIAxpA3GhUWQiF_BKSRxkqEA7-ysvN0SeqnL1MgwXPdXaaHMV3ji4RAzwbS6RJIDyCxdMfZNBWuUHJFxazQ/s320/IMG-20210223-WA0005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJYlPtXJ_iRK7l0b8-fTi9q3sA4gm9ap2gkA5QqVcvZoBfp4rxyDr-DZm2n_1H_NqAjneeMig8zGEL3fshYMvnO0_r51fVUhg0YMaq_0hH0rNNJspcVxobI65G5Gr6hHEVFZldwhkQLk/s1600/IMG-20210223-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJYlPtXJ_iRK7l0b8-fTi9q3sA4gm9ap2gkA5QqVcvZoBfp4rxyDr-DZm2n_1H_NqAjneeMig8zGEL3fshYMvnO0_r51fVUhg0YMaq_0hH0rNNJspcVxobI65G5Gr6hHEVFZldwhkQLk/s320/IMG-20210223-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiM9lO7xn8i2GihUZ-hCr-TbVNK8EBh2XGeiq1CxXXdFfonzH-0J4RjOTWLASjHKIyG5cE1nP54LrWKVTgmSEExeHRrB8QA4FOMi6zK6UICL9XLw6oe0oi5twRkwaVKBb5BvZ6fJ_Kj0/s1600/20210223_102411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiM9lO7xn8i2GihUZ-hCr-TbVNK8EBh2XGeiq1CxXXdFfonzH-0J4RjOTWLASjHKIyG5cE1nP54LrWKVTgmSEExeHRrB8QA4FOMi6zK6UICL9XLw6oe0oi5twRkwaVKBb5BvZ6fJ_Kj0/s320/20210223_102411.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VLtSP2DUOEUW7OYkqvMpYjvzfUcsk57m03krtMoeYJUdwp1vDSOuZwrLzUdtD1xvki5OcEpgoW_aTQKafu4NeTia95IQQG2kG7P-TbHHLgfwOJPHR7zn-t-ZRosXnQdSEa6kP3WC2Ms/s1600/IMG-20210223-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VLtSP2DUOEUW7OYkqvMpYjvzfUcsk57m03krtMoeYJUdwp1vDSOuZwrLzUdtD1xvki5OcEpgoW_aTQKafu4NeTia95IQQG2kG7P-TbHHLgfwOJPHR7zn-t-ZRosXnQdSEa6kP3WC2Ms/s320/IMG-20210223-WA0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We are ready for spring 2021. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-60297267617009215762020-11-07T12:48:00.000+00:002020-11-07T12:48:17.645+00:00It's Been a While <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">2020 has been a funny old year. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We've had highs and lows.</p><p style="text-align: center;">In the spring we had lockdown but as a key worker, for a while things remained the same. In the early summer I began working every other day from home and we rehomed a puppy, Daisy.</p><p style="text-align: center;">In the garden we planted two desert cherry trees and another ornamental cherry, bringing the tree count to 18. Then we lost our gorgeous stag horn tree in the front garden to a summer storm.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So this time of year we really missing our autumn display in the front room window.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Autumn colour is really important in our garden and when a shrub or tree in particular is chosen, we tend to ensure that they pack a punch as they fade.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKn5qrPNzBKP_t80CgJrJeLpJanUv4VJfdNto4j9-kTceJVSJbzjdbPLzsQzK-Jbo4aLYBEmsIbbp1BHrZVZJStov9y5IePMhYXWF4L8xCYY7iFxkIGTNt431qjT5BW5GnuorjxuglIk/s1600/20201107_092421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKn5qrPNzBKP_t80CgJrJeLpJanUv4VJfdNto4j9-kTceJVSJbzjdbPLzsQzK-Jbo4aLYBEmsIbbp1BHrZVZJStov9y5IePMhYXWF4L8xCYY7iFxkIGTNt431qjT5BW5GnuorjxuglIk/s320/20201107_092421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Euonymus elata Blade Runner </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJyN19HuOkzPV1mjPoY7tsqgw8W3LB3pitOXuv-nlMrjFhiGZoXefpwJqJaIg0rOLUhQ7Nc0MnSy21z5R2ut_BGix2wZDvdvns8Z5O84mHphW7_2MJHAa8TSPMAgS1pPkS6iFsN2N6pE/s1600/20201107_092436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJyN19HuOkzPV1mjPoY7tsqgw8W3LB3pitOXuv-nlMrjFhiGZoXefpwJqJaIg0rOLUhQ7Nc0MnSy21z5R2ut_BGix2wZDvdvns8Z5O84mHphW7_2MJHAa8TSPMAgS1pPkS6iFsN2N6pE/s320/20201107_092436.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUPzJT00M0Ylp1Zjq2Rkzs20E1IF4d1JogiN7XJM1pgy6gAD6jBUYzFPsi7P5EOVQP7H3V8ZwgpwqoEvSzvyI7DyIoLZy-6fsRgMHImFJaDpzsoGHlmaeEpMpOwNQNx0VRyC0VwHxm04/s320/20201107_092326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Liquidamber styraciflua Lane Roberts </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And our newest edition, bringing the count back up to 18, acer October Glory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d-Re1ZXjXYuY69Kv7XU_pysEZo3w0qCPseulbkvHuBy-_UJqdXQGc9Ls52WVLSQyr5Y-VDcKctDss1b74020Rpn10GMtFzSFBPZfPtSLanS6nLQlaBD_g5sXcvwpmgDxmpyZGHVpqLI/s1600/IMG-20201030-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d-Re1ZXjXYuY69Kv7XU_pysEZo3w0qCPseulbkvHuBy-_UJqdXQGc9Ls52WVLSQyr5Y-VDcKctDss1b74020Rpn10GMtFzSFBPZfPtSLanS6nLQlaBD_g5sXcvwpmgDxmpyZGHVpqLI/s320/IMG-20201030-WA0002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see, we have planted this vibrant beauty in one of the Patio Borders, because our neighbours decided to rip out the evergreen conifer hedge that hid the view of the people below us. It's not much just now, in fact as I write this entry only a solitary leaf remains on it but this certainly has a wow factor for autumn that we want. The buttery yellow of the leaves of the three birches behind, in Mugwart's Retreat, really lend to the depth of autumn colour we're after....or at least it will do in a year or two when this has filled out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW7RhWz7nYENoVOnm-S0kNbRvhO0fVBLPTqpmohCn9isNa7R7pJJCPOP0QLuJYCHeSoJwEQZojLFx2n8AbEQS6_9gWqDy-IpjtjfWGwEd-NU4CuCPP7cQIY_a9vKi0jwCWiYaqAqdaoI/s1600/IMG-20201030-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW7RhWz7nYENoVOnm-S0kNbRvhO0fVBLPTqpmohCn9isNa7R7pJJCPOP0QLuJYCHeSoJwEQZojLFx2n8AbEQS6_9gWqDy-IpjtjfWGwEd-NU4CuCPP7cQIY_a9vKi0jwCWiYaqAqdaoI/s320/IMG-20201030-WA0007.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQKyXTKolU_ZsZkTrGUoHys3SZelxXg8tJmjiChRg52Kg_0BaVtFEwNFMNLWgmhzxtWbOV3X6mftlkv1pi7lg6ifOJP6MSWTrcRMz8FPeqD_gR4XVUSshrkD3xJhc5tA017h_nV4ROzQ/s1600/IMG-20201030-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQKyXTKolU_ZsZkTrGUoHys3SZelxXg8tJmjiChRg52Kg_0BaVtFEwNFMNLWgmhzxtWbOV3X6mftlkv1pi7lg6ifOJP6MSWTrcRMz8FPeqD_gR4XVUSshrkD3xJhc5tA017h_nV4ROzQ/s320/IMG-20201030-WA0001.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJTrdwacT_2EkAYTkgD6f4waVO56OGny07NwF1toVXonH5Hz5T8_uVYAjDHvf6SONjkPY-FdEgVbSDOh2ED_kFnxAYLWFQJyrSNRPd3M-C_9hMGkzUUFtnmX_1-KOsdGFg5SKmeMvNlE/s1600/IMG-20201030-WA0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJTrdwacT_2EkAYTkgD6f4waVO56OGny07NwF1toVXonH5Hz5T8_uVYAjDHvf6SONjkPY-FdEgVbSDOh2ED_kFnxAYLWFQJyrSNRPd3M-C_9hMGkzUUFtnmX_1-KOsdGFg5SKmeMvNlE/s320/IMG-20201030-WA0008.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In place of our stag horn tree, we have planted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a cornus Baton Rouge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkKWdWA3harkaBtuik_WC4EsB4wRVaSPMEjFKE51Ia86daN_FIaT32MNXB1cajXJvVhdvNGA0Jj-Ddm81bGmHZVkxnafTIAfJyROT2sja0ksb2Xvm650aRcnxLN8YDaLfSagrWtTBFaY/s1600/20201107_123219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkKWdWA3harkaBtuik_WC4EsB4wRVaSPMEjFKE51Ia86daN_FIaT32MNXB1cajXJvVhdvNGA0Jj-Ddm81bGmHZVkxnafTIAfJyROT2sja0ksb2Xvm650aRcnxLN8YDaLfSagrWtTBFaY/s320/20201107_123219.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have another cornus of the same variety, in the Yen, and it's a fantastic choice for bright red winter stems.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQT_xDky0-28q1uEb2uiHc-mAZTEboKkhkifcdhFefEUnIV1SKjbOFyJ9XR_5_fzIB_srPR9DJHQFYPDUbVONsK_XUTrAnKi8V9FL8BgdSEDrp4VZXu4_FZXClsfivl3kWGecaQKBc-4/s1405/20201107_123139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1042" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQT_xDky0-28q1uEb2uiHc-mAZTEboKkhkifcdhFefEUnIV1SKjbOFyJ9XR_5_fzIB_srPR9DJHQFYPDUbVONsK_XUTrAnKi8V9FL8BgdSEDrp4VZXu4_FZXClsfivl3kWGecaQKBc-4/s320/20201107_123139.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had another loss recently. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ellie was our Yorkshire Terrier. She was found to have advanced kidney disease in the summer. She was put on medication and we were told that she would likely be with us for just a couple of months. Last week we said goodbye and Ellie has been reunited with Angel, our border collie who we lost last November. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh42SlgJ2VKspXp3bpxjo92r6_E008V3FKfNRzGmCh_UdfX2foh0t1lZWa6-DQD2gRxRMvADr6kMQJVrw8lmtQJ4klucmary1B1pXbx5uE9EdPR3ut7Xnx3hvsGxcNkeZlNItuBghltes/s1600/IMG-20200425-WA0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh42SlgJ2VKspXp3bpxjo92r6_E008V3FKfNRzGmCh_UdfX2foh0t1lZWa6-DQD2gRxRMvADr6kMQJVrw8lmtQJ4klucmary1B1pXbx5uE9EdPR3ut7Xnx3hvsGxcNkeZlNItuBghltes/s320/IMG-20200425-WA0012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of Angel's ashes are scattered in the shade beneath the weigela Wings of Fire. Ellie's ashes have today been scattered beneath weigela Florida Variagata in the opposite corner. In full sun. Just where she liked to be most.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpAsoqfOTw8_fzqOcJvqFNV4poUAJa_z6JtVCuho4wNUb75mpqUm7p8BKAQoi6Hp-0Bnw-5tJe-gQulwF7Oc_SARnUK3Bx96ow6mmfQE5vwviSUP4RVVB0zx1g4o-ZnIG9yQIkHzvS18/s844/IMG_20201028_122311_707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpAsoqfOTw8_fzqOcJvqFNV4poUAJa_z6JtVCuho4wNUb75mpqUm7p8BKAQoi6Hp-0Bnw-5tJe-gQulwF7Oc_SARnUK3Bx96ow6mmfQE5vwviSUP4RVVB0zx1g4o-ZnIG9yQIkHzvS18/s320/IMG_20201028_122311_707.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Rambling Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461179407269357363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14909019623217996.post-63946049494042925652020-08-07T13:38:00.000+01:002020-08-07T13:38:08.231+01:00The problem with aging....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I do love a bit of a clash in the garden however. </div>
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The two gardens that for me have really surpassed my expectations this year are the Yen (above) and Mugwart's Retreat (below). The plants have really settled in since they both had an overhaul and I'm really enjoying the firm shapes with pops of colour in the Yen. The serenity continues in Mugwart's Retreat but with a more relaxed vibe. </div>
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Since this photo was taken of the Retreat however, our neighbour has removed the high hedge so the light has changed a little. We shall soon find out the impact on the plants on this once shaded area.</div>
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Sadly the impact has already been felt with the loss of habitat for the sparrows that had called this large expanse of evergreen hedging home. There has been a marked decline in feathered visitors to our bird feeders, as they have flown further afield in search of shelter. </div>
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A little solace was discovered today in our tiny pond. The miniature water lily has produced a single bloom!</div>
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 4 months, Covid-19 has had an impact on everyone. Everyone. Every person on this planet. Just the concept of that is mind blowing.<br />
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For a period of time, the whole of humanity came together while being apart. If you take away the misery and pain that this devastating disease has brought on, and focus on the fact that the country you come from, the language you speak, the colour of your skin, the leader you follow, your religious beliefs, your salary, the car you drive, your musical tastes and even the size of your garden...we are all the same.<br />
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Gardening has been affected by the coronavirus. In fact we're lucky to even have any plants to buy! There were reports of nurseries having to consider throwing away hundreds and thousands of plants.<br />
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Usually my baskets and containers are burgeoning under blousy summer bedding by now. This year is a little different. My pots all have a mixture of annuals and perennials...</div>
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Osteospermum jostle with dianthus and Petunias. Not my usual colour coordinating displays but at least there are blooms and I am so very grateful to those humans who despite lockdown, grew each plant for me.</div>
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We now have 18 trees. If you view the blog as the web page version (scroll to the bottomof this page and it gives you the option of viewing the full blog), I've created a list of our trees on the right, along with their care since the labels are discarded and names can be forgotten over time.<br />
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A few weeks ago we ordered 3 new pot grown trees from an online supplier. Last week however I received an email to refund my payment as the order could not be filled.<br />
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Thankfully, the garden centre where we usually go reopened this week, so we decided that we would kill two birds with one stone, buy the trees and take Daisy with us to help with her socialisation.<br />
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We queued for about half an hour, spaced according to the social distancing measures. It operated on strict numbers within the garden centre with a one-in-one-out system, and everyone in the queue around us were in good spirits. I guess like us, pleased to have the garden centre open again.<br />
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This centre of choice is in the countryside, about 20 minutes drive away and was a lovely run out in the sunshine, giving Daisy a chance to settle on the journey.<br />
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Once in, we didn't dilly-dally, like we usually do, and went straight to the trees. We were able to find 2 out of the 3 varieties I wanted. The third was a similar variety to the one I had ordered online.<br />
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Straight back to the tills which are in a hut at the exit, again queuing as per the social distancing measures. We pushed the trolley up to the lady behind the screen then stepped back to the box marked on the floor to allow the assistant to tell the cashier what to run through the till. As we were having them delivered, the assistant then took our trees away, moving the trolley into the cleaning station to prepare for the next customer.<br />
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And off we went, allowing the next people to enter.<br />
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I suppose now would be a good time to show you these new additions.<br />
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On the Terrace and patio, prunus Stella and prunus Athos, both in large green glazed pots. There is fruit already on Stella, albeit small and green. Both of these varieties are self pollinating. </div>
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The third tree is p. Fragrant Cloud, an ornamental cherry with, as the name suggests, scented blossom in white that ages to pink. This has been planted in the Long Border. </div>
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May is such a fickle month. One day the garden is bathed in glorious warm sunshine reminiscent of halcyon days of our youth...</div>
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This week we have had night time frosts; -5c is definitely enough to blacken fresh foliage and kill delicate bedding plants.</div>
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Most of the plants in our garden are either trees, shrubs, evergreens, herbaceous perennial or biennial like the foxglove above, which seeds itself around and we just weed out those we don't want. </div>
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This beautiful blue ceanothus is c. Italian Skies which is just coming into flower now in the front garden, and is a magnet for bees.</div>
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There are a couple of jobs that need attention this week. The wisteria is growing at top speed and needs tying in, and the wishy washy aquilegias need removing before they set seed.</div>
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But May does have some surprises up her sleeve, and if you have bought your bedding plants and do not have a greenhouse or cold frame, ensure you do have some fleece...or even some newspaper to cover them over at night. We've had some chilly nights (and days) this week.</div>
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I had an appointment at a local nursery earlier this week and was able to buy our bedding plants, along with those for the in-laws. Since I don't generally buy my plants so early, I bought some fleece too as I don't have a greenhouse or cold frame. </div>
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Today (Wednesday 13th May) the winds of change move in. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declared that the English should now be allowed out to play...but only with one other person outside your household, and social distancing remains in place. We are allowed to venture further afield to exercise, just in time for our new puppy, Daisy, as she is 12 weeks old on Thursday and can then venture out into this new world on her first walk.</div>
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Just like Daisy, I'm thoroughly enjoying seeing what each new day brings.</div>
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I was going to tuck this into the end of the previous post but I think Daisy deserves her own entry.</div>
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Daisy was only with her previous owner for 2 weeks before he decided to rehome her. She has had all her checks and injections, all the paperwork done. We are just waiting for our own vet to check her over.</div>
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She has learned sit and down, and is now realising that she will not be fussed if she doesn't have all four paws on the ground. </div>
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We have had her for a little over a day and a half now and she has fitted in so well.</div>
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She takes herself off to her bed to nap.</div>
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She has been in the car and been to the store to get a new bed and toys, along with a harness so she will be ready for her first walk late next week. She has met her groomer (who can't wait to have a cuddle when the restrictions lift). And is getting used to Ellie our Yorkshire terrier, who tolerates her high energy playfulness but isn't yet willing to join in and is quite happy just to watch, thank you very much.</div>
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Today she is joining Ellie on a walk, but will be carried. This is to help her confidence with all the sights and sounds she is likely to encounter in every day life. </div>
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