26 June 2024
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Most of the seeds I’ve sown so far this year have been vegetables. Even the nasturtiums (edible leaves, flowers and seeds) partially count under that heading. One that (as far as I’m aware) is purely ornamental is Gaillardia pulchella ‘Red … Continue reading
24 May 2024
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Late May’s garden is quite glorious. It also seems a few steps ahead of the last couple of years (see 2023 and 2022). Look, for example, at the honeysuckle just behind the polytunnel. This year it is already covered with … Continue reading
1 November 2022
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We didn’t think this Cosmos was going to flower despite growing to a good size with healthy foliage. It turns out that its plan was to start late and finish late. This was taken yesterday, the end of October. I … Continue reading
14 August 2022
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Given the lack of rain recently, the back garden is still looking remarkably green. Actually it looks greener than the equivalent picture taken from last month although that was taken in the heat of one of the hottest days of … Continue reading
22 June 2020
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I’m excited to post today’s piece for the 30x30directwatercolor project: I think this is my best painting so far this month, demonstrating a range of techniques and with some good balances of colour and level of detail. If I visited … Continue reading
21 July 2017
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This week our Ipomoea purpurea ‘DaCapo Light Blue’ plants have come into bloom: They may be blooming but are is also still climbing, or at least trying to, even where they have reached the top of the available supports. Perhaps … Continue reading
27 March 2017
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We have three ornamental quince (Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’) bushes down the far end our garden that are in full bloom at the moment: I say ‘ornamental’; we do get a reasonable crop of fruits from them, which … Continue reading