We were very inspired by the wonderful willow tunnel that we saw at the Lavender Farm at the weekend. There is little point starting one in the garden until the Autumn, when the rain can help us to encourage it to grow. So we made a miniature version of the […]
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Lavender Blue
Late afternoon we headed over to Faulkland, Somerset to the Lavender farm. It’s a place I have wanted to visit, ever since I heard about it. It certainly lived up to my expectations. It was beautiful and peaceful. The lavender is not blooming yet, but the leaves are so aromatic […]
Read moreJust in time remembering
I went to the garden centre today, to pick up some more seeds and strawberries, which after yesterday’s blinding moment of realisation, hopefully will allow me to grow more. While I was there, I remembered AJ saying that we hadn’t grown any Cosmos this year. At the time I put […]
Read moreFlutterby Butterfly and Jam
I made some of this….. … from a whole lot of these…. …lovely, tasty, misshapen strawberries. Isn’t it unusual. I guess the supermarket buyers would reject it, but I think that they are missing a trick. AJ started her butterfly garden today. TF decided to join in with more enthusiasm […]
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