The elderflower coming into blossom is one of the events that punctuates my year. I love the scent and I love the taste. Every year we make elderflower cordial. Enough to last the summer. It has become a family tradition that AJ and dh collect the elderflowers. In all fairness, […]
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Yeh!…Oh…. It's yellow.
Eight years ago, I was visiting a friend. This friend was in the middle of making over her garden. She was taking her small garden from a rather plain, flat garden to an altogether different place. There was decking, water features, stone clad raised beds and newly created slopes. It […]
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The clematis next to our covered bench opened today. I planted it to go over the roof of the bench. I don’t know why I didn’t realise that it would head towards the sun. Instead of covering the bench… … it is cuddling up to the fig. Funny thing is […]
Read moreA happy wandering
The weather has been lovely today. This afternoon, I took a moment to wander around the garden, looking for inspiration. I found it, but I also found a lot of moments that made me smile. Big and small. The garden is very alive and colourful. Yes, there are areas that […]
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