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May 2012

  • Iris Sibirica

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    One of the plants given to me in a bucket from my partner’s parents was an iris. I’ve had it for a year or two now and recently discovered it …

  • Being a Busy Bee

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s a very busy time for me at the moment and I’m struggling to keep up with odd jobs and things that need doing in the garden as well as …

  • Lush

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s getting towards the end of May and the April showers have finally finished. It’s been warm for a few days and the warm sunny weather is set to continue. …

  • Lonely Miss Bateman

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    The Clematis “Miss Bateman” is now in full flower: This is it – all of it – that lone, single, solitary flower. We had only one last year and only …

  • The Cherry Blossom

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    At the corner of the garden is a sizeable ornamental cherry blossom and it has beautiful double-flowers of the most delicate soft pink. It comes out rather late in terms …

  • Aquilegia Caerulea

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Last summer I planted some blue Columbine seeds, also known as Aquilegia Caerulea or “Granny’s Bonnet”. They were so easy to sow and germinate that there’s not much point in …

  • 100 Posts

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Well, this is the 100th Post. It’s kind of crept up on me. I haven’t really been keeping track of the numbers. This garden blog is still more about how …

  • Immaculate Edges

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I spent a lot of time in February and March defining and properly edging the lawn to set the borders for this year. So a few days ago, when I …

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