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January 2012

  • Winter Clearing

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Over the weekend, while the weather was almost agreeable, I took the opportunity to start the winter clearing. I am generally a very tidy person and I can’t tolerate the …

  • Waiting In Anticipation

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    As I was talking a walk round garden, being careful not to step on any more daffodils, I took a couple of shots for future posts and this one – …

  • Amaryllis – Second Spike

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Having completely failed to get pictures of the Amaryllis flowers from the first spike, I’ll try and do better with the second. Right now, the top of the spike has …

  • Mis-timed Weather

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I really, really hate it when the weekend weather is wet, cold and miserable and I can’t go outside and do something useful in the garden. Then, to rub salt …

  • Camouflage Fail

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    While I was talking my weekly weekend walk around the garden (despairing at the mess), I spotted this little critter on a Cineraria. I actually spotted it a mile off …

  • January Lull

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s been very quiet on the gardening front. There’s nothing to do. It’s been very cold recently and the ground was frozen solid, the last place I wanted to be …

  • Plumbago Auriculata

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Or more preceisely, Plumbago auriculata var. alba. I saw this gorgeous little plant growing in a raised bed against a wall in the full, searing Indian sun. It was doing …

  • Frosty Leaves

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Over the weekend we had a rather cold night that led to a very frosty morning. While the sun was shining I took a couple of photos of some of …

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