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Gardening blogs from Dec 2017

A five year warm up!

Some five years ago, I stumbled upon a place that was just sitting there ready for...

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persephonexaris

31 Dec, 2017
Persephonex..

Trees 1

So here are a few photos of my trees, such a dull day so more pictures to follow...

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dawnsaunt

30 Dec, 2017
Dawnsaunt

Clematis cirrhosa Wisley Cream ... Happy New Year.

Wisley bells sway to and fro ... ... chiming music high and low Maestros of...

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terratoonie

29 Dec, 2017
Terratoonie

A nice surprise..

This morning we had planned to go and look at acers, however a burst pipe on our...

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dandanspondpage

29 Dec, 2017
Dandanspond..

End of Year Woodland

Like the garden, the woodland is pretty dormant but the sun came out today so I took...

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dawnsaunt

28 Dec, 2017
Dawnsaunt

End of Year Garden

Not a lot going on in the garden as 2017 draws to a close, still very cold and icy...

17 comments

dawnsaunt

28 Dec, 2017
Dawnsaunt

My woods

If you have bromeliads, you find that they have a flower and then set pups, which...

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wylieintheazores

25 Dec, 2017
Wylieinthea..

2017 deadlines..."I love the sound they make as they go whooshing past!"

Here we are within a week of 2018 and looking back seems like deja vu... 2016 and...

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Lori

24 Dec, 2017
Lori

Cats and mice..

Since adding the smallest new planting area filled with about 500 bulbs. We’ve had...

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dandanspondpage

21 Dec, 2017
Dandanspond..

Do you check the detail on your fuel bills ?

Does your 2016 fuel bills state a sum of money that your fuel supplier owes you ?...

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dianebulley

21 Dec, 2017
Dianebulley

Moving Nightmare Part two

You may be wondering if we have moved ,unfortunately not …. I don’t think anyone...

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amy

20 Dec, 2017
Amy

Merry Christmas.

Hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year. Looking forward to a new gardening...

15 comments

linda235

17 Dec, 2017
Linda235

Snowdrop for BJS

Its still in flower ..... Hopefully the £1.00 coin will give it a size to work from

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gnarly_gnome

17 Dec, 2017
Gnarly_gnome

Sparkling Snowflakes and Stunning Sunsets.

Last week, the snows arrived ... ... my dogs were surprised to see white everywhere...

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terratoonie

17 Dec, 2017
Terratoonie

In very mild sunny weather..planting seeds and cuttings in pots

Its just so not winter like- another day of 19C temps and it might go up 2 more...with...

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stan510

16 Dec, 2017
Stan510

We had our fair share!

Well the snow was forecast and it came all day Sunday. Usual disruption has followed...

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dawnsaunt

12 Dec, 2017
Dawnsaunt

Mid-December flowers

I saw on the news it is a little chilly in the UK. Today it was only in the low 60's...

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wylieintheazores

11 Dec, 2017
Wylieinthea..

Foggy Bottom, Bressingham Gardens

I have been meaning to write this blog since I put the last one on in September about...

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honeysucklegold

10 Dec, 2017
Honeysuckle..

Come in to the warmth

Happy Christmas everybody. I have not been a very good correspondent this year as...

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scotsgran

10 Dec, 2017
Scotsgran

Last of the flowering Succulents

In this third and final blog on flowering succulents, the first three are native...

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hywel

10 Dec, 2017
Hywel

December blooms.

I went around and took pics of blooms around the yards. Mild winter...just so different...

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stan510

9 Dec, 2017
Stan510

Birds, birds and more birds - and rats!

With Autumn finally gone, all the trees bare of leaves and the job of raking them...

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honeysucklegold

9 Dec, 2017
Honeysuckle..

Shropshire- 6 inches of snow!

We’ve had 6 inches of snow within 24 hours! Absolutely magical. The school were I...

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amsterdam

9 Dec, 2017
Amsterdam

First snow of 2017

So went and filled the bird feeders and thought I would take photo and make it my...

11 comments

kidsgran

9 Dec, 2017
Kidsgran

Happy Christmas Everyone

I firmly believe Christmas is off our agenda this year , what a nightmare this moving...

29 comments

amy

8 Dec, 2017
Amy

Bernàrd the Christmas tree..

Following on from my recent question post asking about how to care for and planting...

11 comments

dandanspondpage

4 Dec, 2017
Dandanspond..

RHS Rosemoor, illuminated for Christmas.

We went to Rosemoor one evening last week to see its transformation into fairyland! It...

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wildrose

2 Dec, 2017
Wildrose

The winter of my discontent.

We have now reached the period of danger. DEC- January and I can say usually mid...

6 comments

stan510

2 Dec, 2017
Stan510

**Monty has a new website!!**

I follow him on Instagram, this week he announced that he now has his own website....

24 comments

Dottydaisy2

2 Dec, 2017
Dottydaisy2


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