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2011

  • Last Day of the Year

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    So today is the last day of 2011 and I think I spent it rather well. There was a trip around the local garden centre in the afternoon. I looked …

  • Post Christmas, Pre Spring

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    The main event is over but that doesn’t mean the excessive consumption is. It will take my brain a little bit longer before it figures out that it ought to …

  • Amaryllis Round 2

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    After all the excitement of seeing the Amaryllis beginning to re-bloom this year and dutifully taking pictures and making notes, I didn’t get round to the most important picture of …

  • Woody Lavender

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I have a couple of lavender bushes in the garden and I confess that I haven’t been looking after them very well in terms of keeping them pruned and tidy. …

  • Brief Snow Flurry

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    A few days ago we received the first snow fall of the winter season (this one that has just started). It was a brief flurry that came down very quickly, …

  • Supermarket Lemons

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Earlier this year, on a whim I decided to fish a couple of lemon seeds out of the sink and plant them up in a pot to germinate and grow. …

  • Winter Woodland Walk

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    At the corner of the garden where there is the ornamental cherry, there is what I call, “the woodland walk”. The “woodland” consists of the cherry, a tiny holly, an …

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