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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • Rain Stopped Play

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I’m quite sure that every day since the regional hose-pipe ban came into effect at the beginning of April, it has rained. Not just the odd bit of drizzle here …

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  • The Final Bucket

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    For some time now I’ve been working my way through a really big pile of well-rotted manure that appeared at the end of the drive one evening in early March. …

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  • Hearts Strung Out on a Line

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    The Dicentra Spectabilis or “Bleeding Hearts” that I divided into three about a month ago now have all come up and are beginning to flower. Mother and clone and other …

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