I am having something of a dilemma. I love Eupatorium ‘Chocolate’. There is a fluffy delicacy about the pure white flowers, and they appear in Autumn, when so much else is giving up the ghost. I love the dark stems, and how they contrast with the flowers. I particularly love the deep purple foliage they…
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I took a trip to a neighbouring market town on Saturday, the plan being that I would install a wireless router in my Father-in-law’s office. This failed due to boring technical incompatibilities, and the trip would have been a complete waste of time and effort had it not been market day. A local nursery was…
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Well, no gardening this weekend, but the first two squash plants are showing signs of life, and half the French beans are pushing their way above the soil, so at least there seems to be some progress. Other than that, it was all armchair stuff – when we have cleared the bed in front of…
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