Priory Picture Post # 2

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Striking little fella isn't he:  

The Rock Border

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In the long borders, alliums have taken over mass-flowering duty from the tulips; and fine and dandy they look too.  They have multiplied tremendously in the two and a half years since I planted them.  Fine by me - I shall lift some and use elsewhere. But the long borders are in need of a … Continue reading The Rock Border

Blog Logo: 2nd Attempt

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Regular readers will remember that I was toying with the idea of a blog logo.  My first attempt looked like it might be more appropriate on a butcher's blog rather than a gardener's, so I thought I'd have another crack at it.  Here it is: Nah.  Still too apocalyptic.  The crow looks like he's ready … Continue reading Blog Logo: 2nd Attempt

Priory Picture Post # 1

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I take many photos of The Priory; and often I'll end up with a nice shot of something or other which won't necessarily fit into a 'post story.'  So I thought I'd start the "Priory Picture Post" series: a quick-fire, occasional series with a photo and perhaps a few words.   To get the ball rolling, … Continue reading Priory Picture Post # 1

Sheesh. I Don’t Know Why I Bother

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I was delighted to read on the excellent Hazeltree blog recently that a pair of robins were nesting on a shelf, in a shed.  Behind a couple of pots of paint.  Actually, no I wasn't.  I wasn't delighted at all.  I was spitting tacks. Would you credit it?  A couple of years ago, I made … Continue reading Sheesh. I Don’t Know Why I Bother

"I’m So Excited ….

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  and I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control  and I think I like it" So now I know what the Pointer Sisters were so excited about.  Like me, they'd obviously realised that their Crambe cordifolia was about to flower for the first time.  I planted mine out last year, hoping against … Continue reading "I’m So Excited ….

My Team

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A couple of weeks ago I split my sarracenias.  (I'll never father children now).  Potted them up and now have eight of them dotted around the staging of the greenhouse. Whilst potting them on, I noticed how the base of one of the old pitchers had split to reveal its contents.  Pretty gruesome but also … Continue reading My Team