Daily Flower Candy: Lilium ‘Scheherezade’
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The number of occasions during the day when I feel I am starting to lose my marbles is increasing steadily, to a point where I […]
Plants
Daily Flower Candy: Viper’s Bugloss
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Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of echiums. I love their jewel-coloured flowers, the way they attract […]
The Watch House NGS Open Weekend 2015
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I must have done something very good in a previous life (heaven knows I am struggling to be good in this one) to deserve the […]
Sun Worshippers
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Opening our seaside garden for the second time we were not sure what to expect, but the sun shone and the visitors came, and […]
Que Sera Sera ….
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… Whatever will be will be, as the song goes. I have reached a point now where all I can do is clean and tidy […]
Storm and Pestilence
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I should have known better than to mention either of the words in the title of tonight’s post as, lo and behold, we were delivered […]
An Eye for Irises
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It’s a case of eat, sleep, work and repeat this week. The weekend cannot arrive soon enough. Considering what to write about tonight I realised […]
The Stage is Set
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The stage is finally set for our open weekend on August 1st and 2nd. Any changes I make from now on will appear too obvious, […]
Rained Off
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There is probably something amiss in your life if Mondays are a day when you look forward to taking a rest. Mulling over why my weekends […]
All Systems Go!
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Here at The Watch House we are steadily building up to our second annual National Gardens Scheme open weekend on August 1st and 2nd. Unlike last […]
Jolly Hollyhocks
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Long standing followers of The Frustrated Gardener will know that I have something of a crush on hollyhocks (Alcea). So it was no surprise […]
Afternoon Delight
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After a night of tumultuous storms, Saturday, the day of our friend Karen’s annual beach hut party, dawned bright and fresh. We made our […]