There are still various refugees from summer trying to bloom in my garden. The Campanula persicifolia ‘Blue’ pictured in the collage above is planted in a container by the front door. It has bloomed very happily in its north-facing position all summer, contrasting wonderfully with the wall behind, and it doesn’t seem to want to…
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My acer put out the red carpet for Autumn earlier last week, but since then the weather has been dark, damp, gloomy – and very windy. And then, suddenly, mid afternoon, we got sunshine and clear blue skies. I rushed in from the greenhouse to grab my camera, as I fear it may be the…
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For lots of stunning pictures celebrating Autumn check out Dave’s Fall Colour Project.
We had been promised 20C (68F) and bright sunshine. We got 17C (63F) and dull grey skies. We went anyway, en masse, 9 adults and two small boys. We all love Westonbirt Arboretum, and the autumn colours are famous world-wide. This trip, however, was more about playing hide-and-seek in the undergrowth, kicking up leaves, and…
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