Tag Archives: Luzula nivea

Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: the Shreds of Evidence

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Cathy

It was only a month ago that I featured pots of hostas on Garden Bloggers Foliage Day (the leafy meme hosted by Christina at My Hesperides Garden on the 22nd of every month) but many of them are now a … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Coded Messages

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Cathy

Resisting the temptation to look further I stuck with the original plan of using these foxgloves today, plants that have popped up out of nowhere between the ‘Danse de Feu’ roses and which have been looking particularly pretty for a … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Pierrot and Columbine

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Cathy

With the increasing number of blooms available in the garden there were no specific contenders in my head until last night when I thought about the aquilegia, most of which have popped up unannounced and may have little or no … Continue reading →

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Late August Garden Bloggers Foliage Day

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Cathy

Having been completely oblivious of dates this week I am late again with my foliage themed post for Garden Bloggers Foliage Day, kindly hosted by Christina at My Hesperides Garden. Click on the link for further links to August foliage … Continue reading →

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Swell a Progress, Start a Scene or Two

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Cathy

The longer, warmer days have accelerated the progress of plants in the garden, as well as my own. I am gobsmacked by the rapid germination of seeds in the greenhouse, most of the survivors quickly gaining their first true leaves and … Continue reading →

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