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Mint Moth

Whilst sitting in the garden this afternoon I was pleased to see so many insects...

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9 Aug, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Waiting for the sun to shine

Looking back through a gardening journal I had last year I was not at all surprised...

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2 Aug, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Question in a blog!

As I feel more members view blogs and/or photos than questions, I am asking if anybody...

25 comments

19 Jun, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Seaside walk this morning

As the temperature was set to rise to 30 degrees by noon, we drove over to a village...

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14 Jun, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Roses in bloom today.

I had a look around the garden earlier and was pleasantly surprised to see just how...

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3 Jun, 2023
Shirley_tulip

A Dorset delight.

We recently spent a week near Wareham in Dorset, staying in a self-catering lovely...

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1 May, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Before and after ...

There are times when it really is worth having a professional job done ... here...

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18 Apr, 2023
Shirley_tulip

The sun is shining ...

After so many grey days, it was a pleasure this morning to be able to do some gardening. It...

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3 Apr, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Hooray, the sun shone today!

The daytime temperature actually reached double figures today, ten degrees outside...

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11 Mar, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Pots away!

We are having the block paved patio professionally cleaned in mid March, neither...

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26 Feb, 2023
Shirley_tulip

Nymans on 1st February 2023

A message came through from The National Trust inviting members to 'Discover carpets...

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2 Feb, 2023
Shirley_tulip

January 18th ... promising signs in the garden.

The minus five temperature overnight meant our planned trip to a favourite garden...

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18 Jan, 2023
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