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It’s gold for St Ives and Huntingdon at Anglia In Bloom awards

It’s gold for St Ives and Huntingdon at Anglia In Bloom awards Some of the displays in The Waits, in St Ives. Picture: CONTRIBUTED It...

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balcony

9 Oct, 2018
Balcony

The Front Garden

This is a few photos of our front garden. The lawn is barely in existance. I hope the rain comes soon(preferably in the night)...

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marjories

11 Jul, 2018
Marjories

Spud McPat Face

Spud McPat Face Last year I wrote a blog on the very original planting designs our local Town Council gardening dept came...

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balcony

24 Apr, 2018
Balcony

The California yard.

Nowadays this is the look..succulents,a few jungly plants and of course Redwoods someplace. That's the standard for the San...

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stan510

10 Mar, 2018
Stan510

My Linden Tree

Today the city gave me a new Linden Tree. I thought you might like to see the process of how they go about it. Never heard...

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bathgate

16 Oct, 2017
Bathgate

Pericles

Pericles While my wife & I were at Huntingdon bus station this morning waiting for our daughter to arrive I went &...

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balcony

5 Jun, 2017
Balcony

I took a slow drive around parts of town...

I debated whether to blog this or do one photo at a time...blog won. If I don't label a plant..just axe me. Ti plants to...

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stan510

16 Sep, 2016
Stan510

Drive around town photos.

On the way back from the Home Improvement store: Brahea edule Jade plant Red Cordylines. Sago Lycshianthus (Potato Shrub) Potato...

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stan510

11 Jul, 2016
Stan510

The Community Garden.

Its a small one- larger one in Hayward. But this has artwork,murals and an Indian gentleman name Singh who has planted Indian...

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stan510

8 Dec, 2015
Stan510

Art in Bloom: The Macy's Flower Show

I've always wanted to see the Macy's Annual Flower Show and this is going to be the year....want to go with me? Let's take...

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bathgate

26 Mar, 2015
Bathgate

ALDRIDGE IN BLOOM

A couple of weeks ago during the fantastic Mediterranean weather Rebecca (Boo), Aislinn and I walked into Aldridge centre,...

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bornagain

19 Aug, 2013
Bornagain

Mother's Day in Spain 2012

Mother's Day in Spain 2012 I'm back from our short break in Spain. My wife & I went to Spain, to Cuenca, her home town...

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balcony

14 May, 2012
Balcony

Curious Plants from France & Small Garden After the Rain

Potted in an old candle jar, Pleiospilos, found from a plant fair in Normandy, France. There was this adorable little plant...

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cedille

5 May, 2012
Cedille

LIVING WALL

Marks and Spencer in Norwich underwent a huge building project last year after purchasing the building next door to their...

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amy

23 Jan, 2012
Amy

My Garden today.

Hi, These are the latest pictures of our garden, its 80% in flower now and were going away for a few days, fingers crossed...

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bikerbob

20 Jul, 2011
Bikerbob

Not cricket

I looked at my growing plants today and thought of the many kind and considerate GOY Members that had helped me to grow them....

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230338

8 Jun, 2011
230338

SCRAPYARD TRANSFORMED - GULLIVER'S GARDEN

Last Autumn, I posted a blog (A Gardener's Scrapyard-Nov 10th) about a town-square garden in the fortified old-town area...

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ponty

23 Jul, 2010
Ponty

I'm back

Hello everyone I'm back from having a fabulous holiday in France despite the odd disaster like the Ferry being cancelled...

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amy

21 Jul, 2010
Amy

The Dragons have arrived!

...........................The Dragons have arrived!................................ The Antirrhinums, that is, otherwise...

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balcony

13 Jun, 2010
Balcony

The garden through my windows.

The garden though my windows. One of the best things about where I live is the view from my windows. I live in Glasgow and...

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linda235

1 Jun, 2010
Linda235

Life, the Universe and My Garden

I am living for the first time in an urban area and have found it a huge challenge with regard to the lack of garden space....

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cate

11 May, 2010
Cate

Say it with flowers

Say it with flowers used to be the way that florists got us to buy flowers. But there are other ways of "Saying it with flowers"...

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balcony

31 Mar, 2010
Balcony

Along Cavan Rd

I walk down Cavan Rd nearly every day on my way to the shops. Coming back I always enjoy this view, with the contrasting...

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gurthbruins

28 Mar, 2010
Gurthbruins

Village show

I thought I would show some bulbs in my village !

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drc726

28 Mar, 2010
Drc726

Spring flowers Part 2

As we have seen so many spring flowers coming out, at long last, I thought I would make a 2nd blog with the spring flowers...

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balcony

27 Mar, 2010
Balcony

My Somerset Garden

Well Hello to those of you who have taken the time to read my new blog, I've never done anything like this before so "here...

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micky45

11 Dec, 2009
Micky45

Work in progress (our small garden) part

Our little garden is relatively young, we were given, along with the house just completed at the end of June 2007. The reclamation...

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amano

5 Dec, 2009
Amano

"We got bloomin' gold!"

Anglia in Bloom I read in our local newspaper today that Huntingdon had won the Gold Medal in the Anglia in Bloom Competition!...

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balcony

28 Sep, 2009
Balcony

Now thats the way to do it............

Have just come back from our annual holiday in France, a little place called La Palmyre, and this year they have become a...

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Dottydaisy2

4 Aug, 2009
Dottydaisy2

A trip to an NGS garden at Kensington Road Bristol

Today we went along to Bristol for Grenville and Alan's open day. A 90 mile drive from Swansea turned much better as the...

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Arlene

26 Jul, 2009
Arlene