Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – May 2020
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
It’s been a while since I posted a Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (GBBD) post but with my renewed blogging and a sunny morning I thought I would post away. My approach is slightly different to my previous approach.  I have always taken close up photos of flowers especially for this meme but today I have pulled back a bit so you can see the context the plant is growing in, this is... Read More ..read more
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In a Vase on Monday – the Enigmatic Peony
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
  This week’s ‘In a Vase on Monday’ is a simple affair. For more ‘In a Vase on Monday’ posts visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden ..read more
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Six on Saturday – Irises
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
  As ever I’m late to the party but yesterday was such a nice day I decided to delay sitting at the laptop until this morning and I’m pleased I did as the sky is grey and the garden is being buffeted by a sporadic wind. I like to try to theme my Six on Saturday posts (when I remember to do them) and this week it had to be Irises.  I... Read More ..read more
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In a vase on Monday – Late Spring
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
  I was inspired by a couple of beautiful feeds on Instagram (@simplybyarrangement @kreettakreetta and @derletztewolf) to pick some late spring flowers from the garden and to attempt to arrange them artistically. I use the term ‘attempt’ as flower arranging is not my forte.  I’ve never been taught and to be honest I really like the bunch in a vase look. The thing that really appealed to me about the 3 IG... Read More ..read more
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End of Month View April 2021
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
One of the positive outcomes of being working from home and my son being furloughed is that various jobs we have spoken about for a while are getting done.  A case in point is the widening of the patio.  If you look back to my tour of the garden at the end of March you will see that there used to be a border along the base of the wall which I... Read More ..read more
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The Front Garden – Bringing Joy
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
I love my Front Garden at the moment.  I love the vibrancy of the acid yellow Euphorbia and the purple honesty.  I love the way the breeze, or wind today, moves the Anemanthele lessoniana that I relocated here a few weeks ago bringing movement to this otherwise quite staid border. The Anemanthele has been shoe-horned in amongst the emerging asters in a way that any serious or mildly well informed gardener would... Read More ..read more
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Six on Saturday – After the Rain
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
I’ve been moving a lot of plants around over the last couple of weeks partly to clear the Big Border for edibles but also to address some of the plants that have outgrown their space or just aren’t looking great any more.  It has made be really aware of how dry the soil was becoming and I have found myself having to get the hose out several times a week to try... Read More ..read more
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The Little Veg Bed
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
Finally, got around to writing this blog post about my gardening exploits this past weekend.  The weather was delightful, dry and sunny and it was the perfect opportunity to set to and put my plans for a vegetable/fruit bed into action.  I reported in previous posts how I had decided to convert the ‘Big Border’ in the middle of the garden to grow produce and I have moved a few plants but... Read More ..read more
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End of Month View – March 2020
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
It is ages since I posted an End of Month View post.  I have been hosting this meme for something like 10 years and I think that I just ran out of steam. But now I have started to post again I thought I would post an EOMV post and as I haven’t posted much for ages I thought I would give you a tour of the garden – front and back.... Read More ..read more
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Edibles Again
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by Helen Johnstone
4y ago
Some eight years ago I made the decision to give up on veg growing and gave up my allotment.  It had been a love/hate relationship from the start for a whole raft of reasons and I have never regretted the decision.  However, for some reason in the last couple of months I have had an inkling to try growing veg and fruit again but this time at home in my garden. This... Read More ..read more
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