Tag Archives: flowers

Can this be a weed?

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Helen

Today, it has been shockingly cold and dismal. On a gardening forum on Facebook, one woman was getting her husband to put fleece round the courgettes and beans….. I don’t blame her. I nearly did the same, as my courgettes … Continue reading →

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Not bolting but flowering!

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Helen

Another mystery solved. The lady’s fingers were in fact buds. Continue reading →

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Up with the path!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Helen

At last, the path at the back of the garden is coming up! I had intended to take a before as well as an after shot but didn’t remember to get my camera out until I had lifted nearly all … Continue reading →

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Spring is in the air

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Helen

This week, we have had snow. It has been cold and there has been disruption. And then I saw the yellow flowers on my tomato plant. The windowsill is south-facing and there has been a smattering of sun. Nonetheless, I … Continue reading →

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Spring is in the air

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Helen

This week we have had snow. It has been cold and there has been disruption – and here are the most amazing flowers I have ever seen, right on my own windowsill. The windowsill is south-facing and we have had … Continue reading →

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In with the new….

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Helen

This evening, I saw some mangetout flowers on the ground and at first was disappointed. I thought that either the wind had blown them off or the birds had been having a peck. Then I noticed the reason they were … Continue reading →

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Straddling two seasons

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Helen

In spite of buying super duper new net cloches the other day, I decided to start a new batch of cauliflowers off in the house as I don’t think they appreciate being raised in the ground. The nets look like … Continue reading →

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Crimson flowers

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Helen

In the last couple of days, the flowers on the broad beans have come out and they are definitely crimson (not white as I had thought they looked earlier in the week). Here is a photo of them: And here … Continue reading →

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Oh for a bigger garden!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Helen

Where was I going to plant the radishes? I did eventually find a space for them this afternoon, at the end of my rows of broad beans, but I am seriously running out of space for anything that hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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