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Wisteria

I love the scent of wisteria especially after rain.....Today the scent is overpowering;...

Rain, Rain and more rain and a sensible bird

After a wonderful dry march, april was the wettest on record here. The stream and...

Lawns?????

After much work I seeded what I hoped to be a new front lawn. Sadly, after three...

FROZEN PLANET

After the warmest Christmases we've now got one of the coldest winters here......Days...

The first snow of winter

it's been a long time coming but, over the next few days, the forecast is for more...

It's an ill wind

that blows no-one any good", so they say. We have had the driest year I can remember...

Work in Progress

I haven't contributed for a while 'cos, strange to say, I've been working hard in...

End of the rainbow (part 2)

For those that remember the rainbow's end in my meadow...... English friends arrived,...

Making Life Easy

We are revamping the area around our house. The existing lawn and drive were getting...

Ready for the summer......

Well, time for a rest and a glass of wine. We've sorted out the auto-watering for...

The End of the Rainbow.....

Another storm yesterday evening and a lovely double rainbow.... Luckily, however,...

Free Rocks

Shirley Tulip and Whistonlass mentioned that they need rocks..... Help yourselves!...