tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39819237684798081582024-03-13T16:46:52.485+00:00Joanne's Cottage GardenI decided to write about my passion for gardening past, present and future.
I have been ill suffering with Lyme Disease since May 2003 but at last after long term antibiotic treatment getting my life back and can again enjoy my garden.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-87973242841692365672023-01-07T13:38:00.000+00:002023-01-07T13:38:32.214+00:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi314IxcavdV3eilIjK0e_X9UsyM5V9ZgGvlZ2mbycsIb8-6HEwrnz8uwkmTq-xotRktAta6B92F6hcL84D0Zk5dWSctR-fIc4IB815IBrIiddiWrR0yFgVr67YIdohrRxp-0Xm_I-dNDWDn0tlpJOEi2f_mTAZRYLxiLtiQrtR82Hb2BgbR-NVBeqs/s1101/323861151_665153368680706_5687054243905111394_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="789" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi314IxcavdV3eilIjK0e_X9UsyM5V9ZgGvlZ2mbycsIb8-6HEwrnz8uwkmTq-xotRktAta6B92F6hcL84D0Zk5dWSctR-fIc4IB815IBrIiddiWrR0yFgVr67YIdohrRxp-0Xm_I-dNDWDn0tlpJOEi2f_mTAZRYLxiLtiQrtR82Hb2BgbR-NVBeqs/w312-h436/323861151_665153368680706_5687054243905111394_n.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is with great sorrow I am writing to say that Joanne passed away on </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wednesday 28th December 2022.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With Mike by her side she left us after a two year valiant fight against </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Triple Negative Breast Cancer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Joanne was always busy creating. Be it dressmaking, knitting, jewellery making, upholstery, spinning, weaving or tending to her beautiful garden. She was an inspiration.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Her battle with Lyme disease for nearly 20 years brought her many challenges but with it many great friends. Despite her own health struggles she never stopped being an advocate for others on their difficult journey though Lyme. Even at the end of her life her efforts to help further the understanding of this dreadful disease never ceased.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Joanne will be desperately missed by Mike, Rachel, Rebecca and her 7 grandchildren.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><p><br /> <br /><br /></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-30446401796457372252022-06-24T20:16:00.002+01:002022-06-24T20:16:51.268+01:00THE LOST GARDENS OF MERROW<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith2ExnQRyVWGdkC7UH9r5g9k37JRl9uGqoHdaTNd1T4nyONafvLRfvGb4Z4kDu56YPkDqnb8dR4RYhU6e-1UGmTPLVK-m4wlTzXVIqtygq0HWJIy6YFSgsNw3_B1ie4zIihHN1837PlwCex3YxHfJ1nWjY54fFHTqTw1k5rsNb3Ipx-iHfzlHBfDq/s4032/PXL_20220624_175213811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith2ExnQRyVWGdkC7UH9r5g9k37JRl9uGqoHdaTNd1T4nyONafvLRfvGb4Z4kDu56YPkDqnb8dR4RYhU6e-1UGmTPLVK-m4wlTzXVIqtygq0HWJIy6YFSgsNw3_B1ie4zIihHN1837PlwCex3YxHfJ1nWjY54fFHTqTw1k5rsNb3Ipx-iHfzlHBfDq/w640-h480/PXL_20220624_175213811.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots going on in the garden despite the rampant ground elder and bindweed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrrj0x6S532iGiSEatOAypY2gxhWnx9fcgjTUa-lOeOr8nZqzLYJr2uRZoWn8XKqDxQyXT6CgF7XP1admw34NN-XeEfr8SaPw93wd1owMMBsUfUaP2YqFQOw9B07PsgGLShIJYNgLY9sonTShqDDDsu7wk428jMemryEt4qisAZsdhiWqTGsF3Lgx/s4032/PXL_20220624_175259917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrrj0x6S532iGiSEatOAypY2gxhWnx9fcgjTUa-lOeOr8nZqzLYJr2uRZoWn8XKqDxQyXT6CgF7XP1admw34NN-XeEfr8SaPw93wd1owMMBsUfUaP2YqFQOw9B07PsgGLShIJYNgLY9sonTShqDDDsu7wk428jMemryEt4qisAZsdhiWqTGsF3Lgx/w640-h480/PXL_20220624_175259917.jpg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put weed suppressant and bark chip in this little border it helps but as you can see doesn't stop either ground elder of bindweed. These three hebes were cuttings taken from Marjory Fish hebe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEird--dFi2Zckpj0PQFPiZORXdEUqzU80AWCIsuaRiqe-tT9fWfvKFHkFyIuVBlHsbbEt9yYy1fO8woZjYXzf2ENvp4dhxmo2U9S15Wj8X53c2WRemgZyzg0gQuzRNrgdo4WFaZsjAnXS2FJaAcOgdDNq2__B8lNH3gCX47Hp2Ij9YJkKImEajlJBEJ/s4032/PXL_20220624_175244172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEird--dFi2Zckpj0PQFPiZORXdEUqzU80AWCIsuaRiqe-tT9fWfvKFHkFyIuVBlHsbbEt9yYy1fO8woZjYXzf2ENvp4dhxmo2U9S15Wj8X53c2WRemgZyzg0gQuzRNrgdo4WFaZsjAnXS2FJaAcOgdDNq2__B8lNH3gCX47Hp2Ij9YJkKImEajlJBEJ/w640-h480/PXL_20220624_175244172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The poppies were a welcome sight but when they dry a bit more I will take them out to make room for the dahlias which are very slow growing this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9p_ZJs5fAKEBrkWg3Ujzzi_EVaSDRikrA2XNPOfuD5QvlrGoU19x3kEtd5CErmYSFf8QBRiEP3HnAzc8pOFT9vkqFQ1e4CSA3L6Ozww2CyxO80Eq-j4w_-dLCQAbtZvEQNK3UZWrCGnntW8SoFzcz7hLJ2HPkyWWCxfmKODNNDoJExijDaMSC4OWz/s4032/PXL_20220624_175140197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9p_ZJs5fAKEBrkWg3Ujzzi_EVaSDRikrA2XNPOfuD5QvlrGoU19x3kEtd5CErmYSFf8QBRiEP3HnAzc8pOFT9vkqFQ1e4CSA3L6Ozww2CyxO80Eq-j4w_-dLCQAbtZvEQNK3UZWrCGnntW8SoFzcz7hLJ2HPkyWWCxfmKODNNDoJExijDaMSC4OWz/w480-h640/PXL_20220624_175140197.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a little corner near the back door which I tried to make a little more private now we have new neighbours who enjoy their garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N__Mwv_hB32-vD5UZNTVXtlsq9BlIgkFJH__W47sv1gkAdN6qSXkC2pps060ghO1kbxce8VuzCxeb-aEULRvu0MwgcBoDJskF2lA6lL7gFol130r_GUItiJ22NjwS6PExDAUtkdeCB4fkDofgHezW0O6-6QbROyC92BT4yG01SU9rZ9aNw6NhJQE/s4032/PXL_20220618_082018777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N__Mwv_hB32-vD5UZNTVXtlsq9BlIgkFJH__W47sv1gkAdN6qSXkC2pps060ghO1kbxce8VuzCxeb-aEULRvu0MwgcBoDJskF2lA6lL7gFol130r_GUItiJ22NjwS6PExDAUtkdeCB4fkDofgHezW0O6-6QbROyC92BT4yG01SU9rZ9aNw6NhJQE/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_082018777.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back terrace rather full especially as the hostas have done so well by using copper pipe under the pots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyT351u3CIY5MTLAGK8q_iGKDEBzpsqzOos9AN-BLjxll0b7CddNDHsdLyCbEvvxDcW_KDVLeVAgjoQcB_czyMKiO_MvYYuqNEnJbCU6Bm4coHuKHTMEtLnhh_RAudGHkACWwvWsbwvXZLD1wT5cYJkx5MR2GV87DZqC59GWCc4Fy2kUlX3rvdidm/s4032/PXL_20220618_082107230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyT351u3CIY5MTLAGK8q_iGKDEBzpsqzOos9AN-BLjxll0b7CddNDHsdLyCbEvvxDcW_KDVLeVAgjoQcB_czyMKiO_MvYYuqNEnJbCU6Bm4coHuKHTMEtLnhh_RAudGHkACWwvWsbwvXZLD1wT5cYJkx5MR2GV87DZqC59GWCc4Fy2kUlX3rvdidm/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_082107230.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view back along the terrace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1Cjb4tAi0DAARSSfxdZXsHd28PfoZDIGkEvLa2ncgmbPpDOzG1Hy7aG3u2qEz_t14itPIWSQjdo1l4ayGpa75IHAgzgdQHPlxEu8Bbv0EbFwrqLKtRBhU8wVSHipOg31nyHNH8JuSRS80ULn1M1vMg1VGWGkQcsBGNAlP1DVD-gYGMPMWfrYY3KG/s4032/PXL_20220618_082039598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1Cjb4tAi0DAARSSfxdZXsHd28PfoZDIGkEvLa2ncgmbPpDOzG1Hy7aG3u2qEz_t14itPIWSQjdo1l4ayGpa75IHAgzgdQHPlxEu8Bbv0EbFwrqLKtRBhU8wVSHipOg31nyHNH8JuSRS80ULn1M1vMg1VGWGkQcsBGNAlP1DVD-gYGMPMWfrYY3KG/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_082039598.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The Regale lilies are doing remarkably well and still no red lily beetle thanks to garlic spray.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #4d5156; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> 'Pink Cloud</span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aMtacPQ5lRDJy40qXFUOJFLMBqzHKz5lbYoztM8-mr9EdSo1bAoQ4f4h3Nz5RsPSP8GdHbTXJQgG0GGgs3j248G6CHdwp4C3aNAroz5Y6V-A-P9yFH-nnq4bsPknTFEF-bRfkCaGNiNplejfPIjOyljmpJvonq-EI7CikZRStxCqqMa1KGtwDudN/s4032/PXL_20220624_085622789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aMtacPQ5lRDJy40qXFUOJFLMBqzHKz5lbYoztM8-mr9EdSo1bAoQ4f4h3Nz5RsPSP8GdHbTXJQgG0GGgs3j248G6CHdwp4C3aNAroz5Y6V-A-P9yFH-nnq4bsPknTFEF-bRfkCaGNiNplejfPIjOyljmpJvonq-EI7CikZRStxCqqMa1KGtwDudN/w480-h640/PXL_20220624_085622789.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Red Clematis Rebecca with Prince Charles above in blue.</p><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_Y7ehBUSPCOWWPxRgA1k_p37r0XoADh7QstU4IIbhFoLv6qfdfX4fGnY4IlJyvBBEpE-kEk2ePn6et8Imfl-5-7XPYVnijPIaMEpIIj3TZBJkkhnD8EYHMVvz34cHzyeA8kxMM000Y6mx-baRKmP0SbwUuOSp4HNadQFCcQYfS54-EB0nyaY68L6/w640-h480/PXL_20220618_083058418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This New Dawn has been nurtured for many years from a cutting but this year it has excelled partly because the neighbours laurel was cut back hard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUREjCAWhsMO6ZZWTOcQ-ilwgZlzNo3AaM7VBLayxez2yPpRHR1SGgXsgfrDPlmemfkzg6ZC2kkVjNgiX8gy3s6xTtOGAc9BQkmtdajoHUSn23tDfPws7Rh0bsU4l2PgfxHPSM_E-0NROfZYup1yFYvk5IY9lpatQMGjByyEnViRW1VrJoHkj0jiqH/s4032/PXL_20220618_083304470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUREjCAWhsMO6ZZWTOcQ-ilwgZlzNo3AaM7VBLayxez2yPpRHR1SGgXsgfrDPlmemfkzg6ZC2kkVjNgiX8gy3s6xTtOGAc9BQkmtdajoHUSn23tDfPws7Rh0bsU4l2PgfxHPSM_E-0NROfZYup1yFYvk5IY9lpatQMGjByyEnViRW1VrJoHkj0jiqH/w640-h480/PXL_20220618_083304470.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although this part of the garden has an abundance of roses and herbaceous plants it really is the vegetable garden</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmcxXCd0VcN2wAPpBFinbhkfPHrukcLrFjQre8-lnMZLVvvW1jce9GxwsTdkinI7mlZhoFRZ9biKtYr3BIdChwYX26QHkIreOdu_qD4va_16uhWJz6CfwNFRpCV7wrkhgYeEvyMGd9boJM-_Uq0Y6S4TDchE7rl9n1YbGVfnh_5MOm7J4Ma09Uv86/s4032/PXL_20220618_083325871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmcxXCd0VcN2wAPpBFinbhkfPHrukcLrFjQre8-lnMZLVvvW1jce9GxwsTdkinI7mlZhoFRZ9biKtYr3BIdChwYX26QHkIreOdu_qD4va_16uhWJz6CfwNFRpCV7wrkhgYeEvyMGd9boJM-_Uq0Y6S4TDchE7rl9n1YbGVfnh_5MOm7J4Ma09Uv86/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_083325871.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This overgrown path has actually just been tidied up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi4bU7vYPIqyI0u3YNzFHQ84J6XKjv1ziDp2CIZN458LUs-tfKsxw8DM2OoYTrOZrxSeCRR4R3EWORLkLq1Md2uHHVmjcJuXCIZ2W0u8RQD4d82bSeEn1OZET8G0BDTzxWhz47tHeX8si5ackPClv54pvBKtLJg2ru7rzPC4w88ZpvtD8g5ZC7P55/s4032/PXL_20220618_083403965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi4bU7vYPIqyI0u3YNzFHQ84J6XKjv1ziDp2CIZN458LUs-tfKsxw8DM2OoYTrOZrxSeCRR4R3EWORLkLq1Md2uHHVmjcJuXCIZ2W0u8RQD4d82bSeEn1OZET8G0BDTzxWhz47tHeX8si5ackPClv54pvBKtLJg2ru7rzPC4w88ZpvtD8g5ZC7P55/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_083403965.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomato plants have really struggled this year and I am not sure why.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUFTY_m6frL9r2S8dPBtmxT7qYy5MYzacIgumLRbVGoZ4VMv__QbX9uy8m_3tnfFkJ3Im0NzENeOokrruSvk63p9emjIHwkM0kctiZ4wrgPwYHY85sn5nHNeeQhQXSNmeKdxcjvQ1nppPOg1XiEKQKDvCq8xC5gv3WvD2VGgDEi-vPsEdEyTJzJtU/s4032/PXL_20220618_083421015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUFTY_m6frL9r2S8dPBtmxT7qYy5MYzacIgumLRbVGoZ4VMv__QbX9uy8m_3tnfFkJ3Im0NzENeOokrruSvk63p9emjIHwkM0kctiZ4wrgPwYHY85sn5nHNeeQhQXSNmeKdxcjvQ1nppPOg1XiEKQKDvCq8xC5gv3WvD2VGgDEi-vPsEdEyTJzJtU/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_083421015.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my idea of cutting back on taking cuttings but they are reducing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfucJinvxnkGtZWq2p0ituWHFKZvtbo1OfJLrHgjw9l71szjLz8K4EKQCaQA0KTkezuJPwMPlKtebeKhbDoSY8OmRs2uIIFB_SqGDlaggtJazBAvFaWuObwW3YKxOzzfDKUrpzJjNIR1k1Go5_7KPdCBPNLrmyUgzDP2QiJbpBPTDQmCVweLp3ByYg/s4032/PXL_20220618_083426070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfucJinvxnkGtZWq2p0ituWHFKZvtbo1OfJLrHgjw9l71szjLz8K4EKQCaQA0KTkezuJPwMPlKtebeKhbDoSY8OmRs2uIIFB_SqGDlaggtJazBAvFaWuObwW3YKxOzzfDKUrpzJjNIR1k1Go5_7KPdCBPNLrmyUgzDP2QiJbpBPTDQmCVweLp3ByYg/w640-h480/PXL_20220618_083426070.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A bit of fun taking cuttings of elderberry and the purple one. I don't often take softwood cuttings these were a bit late and the weather has been very hot but standing the pots in mushroom trays and the water bottles without bottoms fitted like a glove over the tray and made a wonderful cold frame keeping moisture in and these rooted in a very few weeks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Vaa-WlQi9Q/YrX-RfXHhWI/AAAAAAAAcQk/RGHedBBmB5gmXlcpoEGXGXlratLqUdCcACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20220618_083517774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Vaa-WlQi9Q/YrX-RfXHhWI/AAAAAAAAcQk/RGHedBBmB5gmXlcpoEGXGXlratLqUdCcACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20220618_083517774.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This area renamed the dell was the first area I covered in weed suppressant and bark chip this year I added more bark chip and in general it has been successful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiN8gY2oeY5Y5G43Qi2rBb-eQDiMV2PZQJp8zytMhrKDmKBGXfqs1h1rJWcYg9ug8ILtVlmJHLGNDasI7iS-biPVVtLASp5hm-3ySssMVdQ6l7kWIQROnTY0UR4ZfL4-2kvRixxTEGuU3efvtcoy1p_23-xprnZaIuUi4joHpBgLj_h881GjHo817/s4032/PXL_20220618_083524680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiN8gY2oeY5Y5G43Qi2rBb-eQDiMV2PZQJp8zytMhrKDmKBGXfqs1h1rJWcYg9ug8ILtVlmJHLGNDasI7iS-biPVVtLASp5hm-3ySssMVdQ6l7kWIQROnTY0UR4ZfL4-2kvRixxTEGuU3efvtcoy1p_23-xprnZaIuUi4joHpBgLj_h881GjHo817/w480-h640/PXL_20220618_083524680.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmukwhiHM1BFh7u1LrmZ6oEjP0Tm55MbXzrOwiDqy6waFVId-AM_j-EXrEJ0unMUaWkOZ2_T9wm04jpvE7073Mykhb6htCjJ89JgojObK14svvMu0XtOz7BNNpN7JBEVx7mVY8yb6EL2Z-ZZECgw9s6Lz8vvnWy7ZA5WsASE-M9oDgi9nPWdQgvtDK/s4032/PXL_20220618_083546117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmukwhiHM1BFh7u1LrmZ6oEjP0Tm55MbXzrOwiDqy6waFVId-AM_j-EXrEJ0unMUaWkOZ2_T9wm04jpvE7073Mykhb6htCjJ89JgojObK14svvMu0XtOz7BNNpN7JBEVx7mVY8yb6EL2Z-ZZECgw9s6Lz8vvnWy7ZA5WsASE-M9oDgi9nPWdQgvtDK/w640-h480/PXL_20220618_083546117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I grow sweet peas in old half barrels and placed by the hedge helps to keep them a bit sheltered from the sun.<br />So the reason for the 'Lost gardens of Merrow' is self evident we are really struggling this year to keep in control but despite the weeds there's still lots of flowers and plants to enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div>The reason we are struggling with the garden is partly age but also health. I was diagnosed last year with Triple Negative Breast cancer treated and chemo but found in December it had metastasised in my lung. <a href="https://lookingatlyme.blogspot.com/2022/06/lyme-disease-to-triple-negative-breast.html" target="_blank">https://lookingatlyme.blogspot.com/2022/06/lyme-disease-to-triple-negative-breast.html</a></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-78739877087958589092022-06-03T15:05:00.000+01:002022-06-03T15:05:30.653+01:00GARDEN SNAPS IN MAY.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-8ViZsGeo20PWdhAPKJyZFPu9dRgNJ2vTcZCqekqnxDdTQYf1TUQN4dicg0u7vUeDxmZx-NYgxSzJReB8CSxC8K30rwQDY2WQtsgdfcrP6IHJh0AbbzQ9eQaHjZbLrfOcmjCzPoJeSsPwQbSUkUVEAEKo7Kib_Ms1aj7ICVO0oKuSJgYdaZ_Am1D/s4032/PXL_20220528_083908992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-8ViZsGeo20PWdhAPKJyZFPu9dRgNJ2vTcZCqekqnxDdTQYf1TUQN4dicg0u7vUeDxmZx-NYgxSzJReB8CSxC8K30rwQDY2WQtsgdfcrP6IHJh0AbbzQ9eQaHjZbLrfOcmjCzPoJeSsPwQbSUkUVEAEKo7Kib_Ms1aj7ICVO0oKuSJgYdaZ_Am1D/w640-h480/PXL_20220528_083908992.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Just a few snaps of the garden during May. I am belated at posting a blog post but lots of gardening is being done mostly by Mike. I am slightly side tracked with my spinning and weaving projects. See my other blog <a href="https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/</a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoWDW2_ihDxQQDik_CWP2hgeUvlyhO02ozPLKT_AZxNBXSdHoy9IrPtGkiWMY7gCkh-rxqS7TpG3R5nIQnrJkgdmA5Qjg0zxiiju9Lx76ZACP5DfV3f0UFgmbBzgh29vhRddu5GSw5XyDKhIvilNmbJtgj9e-iNcSB2HrUgcCpkiGW3ui7PHg4R2h/s4032/PXL_20220528_083648136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoWDW2_ihDxQQDik_CWP2hgeUvlyhO02ozPLKT_AZxNBXSdHoy9IrPtGkiWMY7gCkh-rxqS7TpG3R5nIQnrJkgdmA5Qjg0zxiiju9Lx76ZACP5DfV3f0UFgmbBzgh29vhRddu5GSw5XyDKhIvilNmbJtgj9e-iNcSB2HrUgcCpkiGW3ui7PHg4R2h/w480-h640/PXL_20220528_083648136.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>So many weeds ground elder and bindweed predominantly, but the plant height detracts from the weeds and gives pleasure.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS41O3ld8W4icwObiUc5vrtaSSO7eW2JDJTmaHwGMuup74P9-51e_GFhUShLRM_8-DtSYwNY7ZsxuLju56Dn3OkybRjJWqaZMURXxb-tmWdt2VTxRfrdwNO-tLSvPqeIrYY6X3YbLPOEybCfoKon2vU9sUXy6GSw9S9IiaakO-3d0t0gbo1ktUg9_F/s4032/PXL_20220528_083917269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS41O3ld8W4icwObiUc5vrtaSSO7eW2JDJTmaHwGMuup74P9-51e_GFhUShLRM_8-DtSYwNY7ZsxuLju56Dn3OkybRjJWqaZMURXxb-tmWdt2VTxRfrdwNO-tLSvPqeIrYY6X3YbLPOEybCfoKon2vU9sUXy6GSw9S9IiaakO-3d0t0gbo1ktUg9_F/w480-h640/PXL_20220528_083917269.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The box is surviving the Box caterpillar using regular spraying of Topbuxus. I grew all the box plants from cuttings many years ago so I was devastated to see the damage from box caterpillar a couple of years ago. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz-QxkGjftQTsaLSuOmTPAmIrGTgmDgYKTMEot06T8gIr52X4Tz5TicBqCRolGEeFinWSvE9bxqJ-CJR5GkLmV91Wux63cQ-gYe7fx8-gO0jH7gCa5N3W0-EnXjCi7aVxV0foy9I9Nbng4CA4Y0VQc92yTXsLdUYvj2oGz9P0mlAv1I1qDX2TX_uY/s4032/PXL_20220528_083933521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz-QxkGjftQTsaLSuOmTPAmIrGTgmDgYKTMEot06T8gIr52X4Tz5TicBqCRolGEeFinWSvE9bxqJ-CJR5GkLmV91Wux63cQ-gYe7fx8-gO0jH7gCa5N3W0-EnXjCi7aVxV0foy9I9Nbng4CA4Y0VQc92yTXsLdUYvj2oGz9P0mlAv1I1qDX2TX_uY/w640-h480/PXL_20220528_083933521.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The catmint Six Hills Giant works so very well in the Box boxes with the roses.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KWp2B6QoaM8dRkJmfq18xLSlepGcpMMANqWfH3SMqt7o-TPD3u0u2K3hwo4rEAQIG7IjG-0Y-wWso1VX5howENKV5KSpXfMDVSAqo32aYuxCSc7VNYp8My88ANxpLsruLVRN-dNWGXIxrc5iBB7rD6AYSW8xw_Q9h4rTcsEI2BPsv_ohUTHYL_4u/s4032/PXL_20220528_083944757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KWp2B6QoaM8dRkJmfq18xLSlepGcpMMANqWfH3SMqt7o-TPD3u0u2K3hwo4rEAQIG7IjG-0Y-wWso1VX5howENKV5KSpXfMDVSAqo32aYuxCSc7VNYp8My88ANxpLsruLVRN-dNWGXIxrc5iBB7rD6AYSW8xw_Q9h4rTcsEI2BPsv_ohUTHYL_4u/w640-h480/PXL_20220528_083944757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The vegetable beds are flourishing thanks to Mike's diligence.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9KwT8r_O6dXFLsK1USaEiLECVf9-eywkvq7sarjC_zmDlU-9XI2yey9Q03Ms3VotjROMmq2rXv1IQmhMj4AEf9LnsPfiPTSzKV9OKzTyOCMpN57cklOe3fnlFM7gvYOjpxix3LC4895rwv8q7mqctfjUzskdFXaH5sKSWX4tip4AYqJf40Mpy-WF/s4032/PXL_20220528_083233103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9KwT8r_O6dXFLsK1USaEiLECVf9-eywkvq7sarjC_zmDlU-9XI2yey9Q03Ms3VotjROMmq2rXv1IQmhMj4AEf9LnsPfiPTSzKV9OKzTyOCMpN57cklOe3fnlFM7gvYOjpxix3LC4895rwv8q7mqctfjUzskdFXaH5sKSWX4tip4AYqJf40Mpy-WF/w640-h480/PXL_20220528_083233103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhDyN3LOth_5wwOTCIOJkyd2b7630oUcds8hpBz1Weu9PI8c_4sP5P-FIz_OfuGjzkCsZJVpvfzF7KEJRQ7ySEieO2wL7OlZH3vupG_wuQZ2uxOWK3BuZowYSfeGImsZV0xiDiW6XlGS86LJZ0K8-rApdtCT-dViPaW32kJaVZLBlO7Fe3rzMm-w_/s4032/PXL_20220528_083219182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhDyN3LOth_5wwOTCIOJkyd2b7630oUcds8hpBz1Weu9PI8c_4sP5P-FIz_OfuGjzkCsZJVpvfzF7KEJRQ7ySEieO2wL7OlZH3vupG_wuQZ2uxOWK3BuZowYSfeGImsZV0xiDiW6XlGS86LJZ0K8-rApdtCT-dViPaW32kJaVZLBlO7Fe3rzMm-w_/w480-h640/PXL_20220528_083219182.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflSk6l26f6Lc_m_aF_2quhMkwZjHPed-9o-4ZSjKTtlI83F6AZwavANSYaz_fOY8eJ59R3x-LqaIZWwbDIA6fh5Wnh8T5vAczZk107-majnu5iA1A-vRNZHKdLp6yqfODythMzex2TxcQYNwsjERq_vhkxanfpI6OP3ekB1nYummwXPaRS7ubhgeX/s4032/PXL_20220528_083318543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflSk6l26f6Lc_m_aF_2quhMkwZjHPed-9o-4ZSjKTtlI83F6AZwavANSYaz_fOY8eJ59R3x-LqaIZWwbDIA6fh5Wnh8T5vAczZk107-majnu5iA1A-vRNZHKdLp6yqfODythMzex2TxcQYNwsjERq_vhkxanfpI6OP3ekB1nYummwXPaRS7ubhgeX/w640-h480/PXL_20220528_083318543.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I always feel sad when I see these empty seats they need our six grandchildren to visit but visits have not been quite so often for a variety of reasons. The wooden and iron seats, benches and table were given to us by a kind neighbour and Mike refurbished them all.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0bFSOACwmWnazRH6k2ORJ7FhCS_w9BcZ1vLFrd6vPXu_1dsECcotPFyKyiAPBMnK5dsug-fhnUuh6Zjil3k64eUWaE6QrNr5m9GTqGNERjwaygTYWlThsn7IzNhxF6GSQ9X-eRmW3fAQIk7m5Xd7voaq_C45UL3BWRicCfoqKOKqKOczzHjz7-b1/s4032/PXL_20220512_135113963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0bFSOACwmWnazRH6k2ORJ7FhCS_w9BcZ1vLFrd6vPXu_1dsECcotPFyKyiAPBMnK5dsug-fhnUuh6Zjil3k64eUWaE6QrNr5m9GTqGNERjwaygTYWlThsn7IzNhxF6GSQ9X-eRmW3fAQIk7m5Xd7voaq_C45UL3BWRicCfoqKOKqKOczzHjz7-b1/w480-h640/PXL_20220512_135113963.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I love Hosta and earlier this year I put all my pots on copper pipes because slugs and snails will not crawl over copper. I have to be careful other plants don't bridge the gaps.<br />But I also discovered that garlic spray also stops slug and snail damage.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd2Uy6uVDTJWAu3UJjvqvIVJCbItZynQVX0Let30iRWgohWmObZm_NPwZWjl9WbxG4Ic2p65ZpPzhsLSV3fxXyQqErKhA1GuEVYnyRJjETD-hbflVsKIirJZLBG8M0pY7_OJczpmCBw8_kQdRJc5Cq0n8WZTIHr3pJTqKc7GjkD_CzYB8fJwS0Vrl/s4032/PXL_20220512_135104775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd2Uy6uVDTJWAu3UJjvqvIVJCbItZynQVX0Let30iRWgohWmObZm_NPwZWjl9WbxG4Ic2p65ZpPzhsLSV3fxXyQqErKhA1GuEVYnyRJjETD-hbflVsKIirJZLBG8M0pY7_OJczpmCBw8_kQdRJc5Cq0n8WZTIHr3pJTqKc7GjkD_CzYB8fJwS0Vrl/w480-h640/PXL_20220512_135104775.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Quite by chance I realised the garlic spray was drifting onto the lilies and clearly preventing the red lily beetle invading them. Now I spray deliberately along with other plants such as dahlia and hanging baskets. I haven't seen any signs of the lily beetle this year.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEpekYRpu0c2dXjqL7II5myy40OTZMjWbHjaWPgCba6aYQAedoa6weyMqIzX-hDs7_DxfPfDthrgcINx1yTQloL7DdCNCgUOW5K6L9vvjCQNTs1BZJxNWTGqp6bH76UHt-Z2k6vuFffiEeO1hZYXG8TtY7gR7an0OXfKAtWceM-j7lAB-aveH1ieS/s4032/PXL_20220512_135047333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEpekYRpu0c2dXjqL7II5myy40OTZMjWbHjaWPgCba6aYQAedoa6weyMqIzX-hDs7_DxfPfDthrgcINx1yTQloL7DdCNCgUOW5K6L9vvjCQNTs1BZJxNWTGqp6bH76UHt-Z2k6vuFffiEeO1hZYXG8TtY7gR7an0OXfKAtWceM-j7lAB-aveH1ieS/w480-h640/PXL_20220512_135047333.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQU_VcXzyeNbCxwsr36SP1HfRtTrs0JllyFKZMbrt4Z0QnlqzHdSuDJ9r-YADHWw_lY5f_A1HRT3ioV2rVRi1HMvm2Fpj62G77TUTp47_rZj4FFvQkUZrVCF2eW0kUSiJY9kjv2hZYtBWh-pt8i7tXCf-EaFW-p80PvhQ23XVs6yDSAQwemTFO9L4/s4032/PXL_20220512_135031241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQU_VcXzyeNbCxwsr36SP1HfRtTrs0JllyFKZMbrt4Z0QnlqzHdSuDJ9r-YADHWw_lY5f_A1HRT3ioV2rVRi1HMvm2Fpj62G77TUTp47_rZj4FFvQkUZrVCF2eW0kUSiJY9kjv2hZYtBWh-pt8i7tXCf-EaFW-p80PvhQ23XVs6yDSAQwemTFO9L4/w480-h640/PXL_20220512_135031241.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Meg was determined to get in at least one photo.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFeHB3993cCGdY-Yg-JhZFgDa2Y1E3ji4Jx1YnBip1_rOXtGVYLSG5TSkMoYx2NL_21XC8pE1j9I6qDvB1epbvoG2KzkCgl95RQvFL5lIrnNS2Wfs3ZX_ZBZGYtePcbZC51B7h8XIq4B_KuZN2rk7uwjUkf7M2nfdbitaS0t89iUosh-6RSGssq7B/s4032/PXL_20220512_135150417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFeHB3993cCGdY-Yg-JhZFgDa2Y1E3ji4Jx1YnBip1_rOXtGVYLSG5TSkMoYx2NL_21XC8pE1j9I6qDvB1epbvoG2KzkCgl95RQvFL5lIrnNS2Wfs3ZX_ZBZGYtePcbZC51B7h8XIq4B_KuZN2rk7uwjUkf7M2nfdbitaS0t89iUosh-6RSGssq7B/w480-h640/PXL_20220512_135150417.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> So far so good the Hosta in this little bed is sprayed regularly with garlic spray and I have only seen two slugs on my regular nightly vigils.<p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-22179056510075531052021-12-23T19:55:00.004+00:002021-12-23T19:55:52.251+00:00CHRISTMAS WISHES FROM JOANNE'S COTTAGE GARDEN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw3RDaDmrmwpU9ymDXoS0GPKmKWnArF70Op09rGmSHGhnz30pbXqTCR2vSmSrVbdYJ_r7ED8Jpb9oqYoYEmvlxe04G2UmScZyBrXMn2_dSdTQAM7VPOiupS8zRxUhaMdOIXrRXIxBurdWcjr8Id046cr4ECMkQeKj_UWXLS0CH8lfaPsHK12uueA8N=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw3RDaDmrmwpU9ymDXoS0GPKmKWnArF70Op09rGmSHGhnz30pbXqTCR2vSmSrVbdYJ_r7ED8Jpb9oqYoYEmvlxe04G2UmScZyBrXMn2_dSdTQAM7VPOiupS8zRxUhaMdOIXrRXIxBurdWcjr8Id046cr4ECMkQeKj_UWXLS0CH8lfaPsHK12uueA8N=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE VERY BEST FOR 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2021 didn't start very well for me. I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast cancer early in January, had a mastectomy early February and started Chemo therapy in April ending in June - Urgh! the chemo totally wiped me out.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike did a wonderful job in the garden which I was unable to tend to for many months and he's done a wonderful job this Autumn tidying up for the Winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So here are some photos to give winter cheer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbgkG4fCuoM9fyFg1U2dyYf2gLytZtuIhNEzrhmi7RMxkCpLaAvI25OdEz4ALeaFwnS4wS6ykh2MRc29rU-3Lbyn7DFw8PNo7On2tv-lLjbbbIZX_knby4IqnPwzsXjIvx7RhNKW4bXbQ7MyBogNnqjfOjXQpudp8QdRWWFTx0Hu8nwEGwpxLHFCZV=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbgkG4fCuoM9fyFg1U2dyYf2gLytZtuIhNEzrhmi7RMxkCpLaAvI25OdEz4ALeaFwnS4wS6ykh2MRc29rU-3Lbyn7DFw8PNo7On2tv-lLjbbbIZX_knby4IqnPwzsXjIvx7RhNKW4bXbQ7MyBogNnqjfOjXQpudp8QdRWWFTx0Hu8nwEGwpxLHFCZV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Thankfully I was well enough to plant the Dahlias out and although we lost some of the large flowering ones in the late very cold spring in the cold greenhouse, most survived.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjabIluJGpis-qCXp10NtnHbMn6EVdEJvLeYruwgZuWLE1Cieb0J1romM7MbWbZ0U7TjNgF9iUMqlwW0xKAAW3HsBK5JorCvLwlrzXu03NVPHkgL-HwC-tUZMofLeg_5JBYket63xhwD2Bq9Mo9eAmhfModQmZD-P6o6VRSg97hVcAYmYX8bZfdJo-F=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjabIluJGpis-qCXp10NtnHbMn6EVdEJvLeYruwgZuWLE1Cieb0J1romM7MbWbZ0U7TjNgF9iUMqlwW0xKAAW3HsBK5JorCvLwlrzXu03NVPHkgL-HwC-tUZMofLeg_5JBYket63xhwD2Bq9Mo9eAmhfModQmZD-P6o6VRSg97hVcAYmYX8bZfdJo-F=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>We really struggled with our hanging baskets, all the plants we bought on line were awful, most died but thankfully our daughter Rebecca managed to buy a second lot from the garden centre in Chessington. I particularly like to use Surfinia Petunias because they flower so well. </p><p>Mike takes particular care of the hanging baskets and tidying the front garden - I think he just enjoys the excuse to chat with the neighbours.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZod6lOM1HbDY-gXMxMWaFAd5m0kzfmmDj5g-x_xFrIGDtMXDfSwEHwNVEz_NapGYSW1OKYfJpZJfwKXuYQDfMZ-PCpmhyxuXq0KGFcDeuxy97koCQcCevmhAEFf8vtOvqDesoDhwOcFVyhvjT2u4Mw2XerbpfNWKng4M2tcLPhKGC5F31xCBb_vvv=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZod6lOM1HbDY-gXMxMWaFAd5m0kzfmmDj5g-x_xFrIGDtMXDfSwEHwNVEz_NapGYSW1OKYfJpZJfwKXuYQDfMZ-PCpmhyxuXq0KGFcDeuxy97koCQcCevmhAEFf8vtOvqDesoDhwOcFVyhvjT2u4Mw2XerbpfNWKng4M2tcLPhKGC5F31xCBb_vvv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPDCyD8xbqtJhFCLcYYBT9KXoD1St9tFxxukNhngolYrWY2VgsLBeT5lOoh44xA5zc6mIGnqgFnrXh0en8eerT1iQOV6i0KqqDBdjgsCXB6k0P0gd4yd9ltbvKfC1AVMJ3pzApYxma322uo2aDxUbyAP0RlTNA3HYIrFaGElhe-miYd80d9Wpl4QwL=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPDCyD8xbqtJhFCLcYYBT9KXoD1St9tFxxukNhngolYrWY2VgsLBeT5lOoh44xA5zc6mIGnqgFnrXh0en8eerT1iQOV6i0KqqDBdjgsCXB6k0P0gd4yd9ltbvKfC1AVMJ3pzApYxma322uo2aDxUbyAP0RlTNA3HYIrFaGElhe-miYd80d9Wpl4QwL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This is the first year I have grown these large begonia from tubers bought on line. They performed very well so fingers crossed they survive storage for next year.</p><p>This lovely bench was given to us by our next door neighbours as the wood was rotten. Mike bought new wood and restored it. It makes a useful seating place especially with family visits outside, due to health concerns. This was the first of several restorations.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpYF1g-V4frFLQhhEbRm-p6OgRJVeYgh1ljB7ei9t-KH1G3rDbTyz9_MCIxMOS7BmSQdVxlEkzXzJCCKAFYjHRfDQqXNgAgRbJurT0sOLkjeIVAcBCQ4MuK2VR1c5yymzkMhaC65qcqCK4NhoI27pQEqsEb8mDFdtg0lV0_cCEQoyq0ZZkH835TrAX=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpYF1g-V4frFLQhhEbRm-p6OgRJVeYgh1ljB7ei9t-KH1G3rDbTyz9_MCIxMOS7BmSQdVxlEkzXzJCCKAFYjHRfDQqXNgAgRbJurT0sOLkjeIVAcBCQ4MuK2VR1c5yymzkMhaC65qcqCK4NhoI27pQEqsEb8mDFdtg0lV0_cCEQoyq0ZZkH835TrAX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1YEW8CzFmhfvy13mcWTQqUlTlp4rHWzkGAneqEDL3W7d0p94TeGRRZ7BFxvWN2U5XqvREEpEjk2daqS7g1U4WHuo6JgT-jLjMPDsf4dTRhTL3Mjmu7oj5lg2BrdrgDouVRNRVDbXrJWtaZjpxe8rLhHBJUmyysihqH997kRWybdFrdUP9i86a_ncP=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1YEW8CzFmhfvy13mcWTQqUlTlp4rHWzkGAneqEDL3W7d0p94TeGRRZ7BFxvWN2U5XqvREEpEjk2daqS7g1U4WHuo6JgT-jLjMPDsf4dTRhTL3Mjmu7oj5lg2BrdrgDouVRNRVDbXrJWtaZjpxe8rLhHBJUmyysihqH997kRWybdFrdUP9i86a_ncP=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>In the bottom left of the photo you will see a small section of edging tiles which we were given from our daughter Rachel's garden. They are lovely and Mike painstakingly put them in around the sides of the front garden.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnAXDfXEq4TX4k7wszXzJ4qJdIGNgH9RMQXYoA6t-FXkPUNapuqXQvxFN7-WCBVJPIjYgmxwQ6DDZtD_jF2Ga2B-adUJeYpvDywUISuh11oFOccDsdOcwqe_SClCxwV3zkbuHhI7J3M1UhtA0nAXnMA9PzCKfdQApjr0lhqmGPjEnTKlNT8as1GGpx=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnAXDfXEq4TX4k7wszXzJ4qJdIGNgH9RMQXYoA6t-FXkPUNapuqXQvxFN7-WCBVJPIjYgmxwQ6DDZtD_jF2Ga2B-adUJeYpvDywUISuh11oFOccDsdOcwqe_SClCxwV3zkbuHhI7J3M1UhtA0nAXnMA9PzCKfdQApjr0lhqmGPjEnTKlNT8as1GGpx=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizJRW5PVQiIQBREtkqzLhWA7z8VYyAzphbIJH-PJ3GR80YKwOWQ5TpMPYOALFFNhcOxnXaABC3uEKMvJZP-6aJpMDBZfj0X81s81asOmrlEgLSpoDLgPxY0weWh8qhnQcHKo6s_3JucGu9eoOskQDSkeZjTp8XHZClFgViUIjGVTY9TcwTId91SlmK=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizJRW5PVQiIQBREtkqzLhWA7z8VYyAzphbIJH-PJ3GR80YKwOWQ5TpMPYOALFFNhcOxnXaABC3uEKMvJZP-6aJpMDBZfj0X81s81asOmrlEgLSpoDLgPxY0weWh8qhnQcHKo6s_3JucGu9eoOskQDSkeZjTp8XHZClFgViUIjGVTY9TcwTId91SlmK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>A birds eye view of the front bed with the white Phlox making a good display. Many years ago they were pink as can be seen in blog posts years ago. Very strange how they have reverted to white.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwqGkHmDDpWUWFr8fO4PFbqXSZa24QnS2V1dQj3KMSNySDd2AbKr8z5IuQ455PEz5ID98il18h-XI6_j_fm9j6uzYCJcgIHtSXOXYy6RTWkectzZ2M6V6rYJPJjgcJeATxMMkOYnF6OudHdpGH2Cqugpg5fNyEyF7vumLoamsUnRPcUwa8LslG14XD=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwqGkHmDDpWUWFr8fO4PFbqXSZa24QnS2V1dQj3KMSNySDd2AbKr8z5IuQ455PEz5ID98il18h-XI6_j_fm9j6uzYCJcgIHtSXOXYy6RTWkectzZ2M6V6rYJPJjgcJeATxMMkOYnF6OudHdpGH2Cqugpg5fNyEyF7vumLoamsUnRPcUwa8LslG14XD=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>These lovely Galtonia Candicans I have grown in pots for a few years but decided to bring the pots into the front garden, they were much admired by passers by.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUu9kpO9oMGOs5A5bwr5G-4d4fqlzjr9CK3YI7q9F467YaoAwkxuc_HWOLF0bcyU2jcxiQZYl4UgQYBVG1q2dPFsDN6Nz20PnaNiR8lOfLDaK_AN4E7jBTgZpoEXUHDT3KoMIpv0R1n9_D6rzEAfFP8Ck_9nGmeaPYqpRiIaCftTPgUP0-WJgYcj0E=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUu9kpO9oMGOs5A5bwr5G-4d4fqlzjr9CK3YI7q9F467YaoAwkxuc_HWOLF0bcyU2jcxiQZYl4UgQYBVG1q2dPFsDN6Nz20PnaNiR8lOfLDaK_AN4E7jBTgZpoEXUHDT3KoMIpv0R1n9_D6rzEAfFP8Ck_9nGmeaPYqpRiIaCftTPgUP0-WJgYcj0E=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I got Mike to bring the evergreen Agapanthus, which are large flowering varieties to place in the front bed. They add another dimension to the riot of colour.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUrEJkUZEn1JaVAW2yCRAmkcoX7btXgCRF3V3ZZQ70na7IO_Q4pqHul9XjP7He3pjtg252cM6S6o1NRCCH7Chw2z9nJ4V8lIIlwLRqmgFJ9WC82Wg7Tgx4R9os5ueiMvsqYf1A9Eg58SwEYDfctnn4BuGEfdzl5jPyzlRSPEP4N7JaSe3oxixEK1Cc=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUrEJkUZEn1JaVAW2yCRAmkcoX7btXgCRF3V3ZZQ70na7IO_Q4pqHul9XjP7He3pjtg252cM6S6o1NRCCH7Chw2z9nJ4V8lIIlwLRqmgFJ9WC82Wg7Tgx4R9os5ueiMvsqYf1A9Eg58SwEYDfctnn4BuGEfdzl5jPyzlRSPEP4N7JaSe3oxixEK1Cc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjas8RD0mR_vZG3vgHrnASTSoX-5jqwTJOzKi5j80SYKcMeD5WqilRfndr50HG-HdmWKp0EIwb1uU3G4RfeUByudQq-MkZpayzsspw0HaGiVoUli--4i6JWTSncdSIMI2eNcY9DMBRIMs2XcG6NoNDCZ4YMBL-ZCgJjlhdFzbqkp4qLa6z00QUwN3E7=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjas8RD0mR_vZG3vgHrnASTSoX-5jqwTJOzKi5j80SYKcMeD5WqilRfndr50HG-HdmWKp0EIwb1uU3G4RfeUByudQq-MkZpayzsspw0HaGiVoUli--4i6JWTSncdSIMI2eNcY9DMBRIMs2XcG6NoNDCZ4YMBL-ZCgJjlhdFzbqkp4qLa6z00QUwN3E7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7HQHMfTElIt9n7BYtn4z_8JjeebrSjYgTwZz87OD_bCNmtkNlujyxpsLEdVoiG2mAY6bBuTx27Y1OEoBBvVgMoDFdrDGEK3ctjEboK7gvfcmvq3xX5mANiPSKwJTvikm5ECU57qoEpwOwkV6EJsbrRLJgDb645ILvV_Dw9vCCCa3v15kniYf3D2Ul=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7HQHMfTElIt9n7BYtn4z_8JjeebrSjYgTwZz87OD_bCNmtkNlujyxpsLEdVoiG2mAY6bBuTx27Y1OEoBBvVgMoDFdrDGEK3ctjEboK7gvfcmvq3xX5mANiPSKwJTvikm5ECU57qoEpwOwkV6EJsbrRLJgDb645ILvV_Dw9vCCCa3v15kniYf3D2Ul=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Clematis Vitacella Etoile Violette still doing well. I have lost most of the other clematis from the front garden down to just three these days.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE1RhIVe1fn08jjt5YmBSMcBnQk-1BCisJ8LoyqP997DCbaXDw96fAstItK5XRCRLXlc1kwZ2CPw8cORXP8SQfYZ02i5iQXIXywX1UUk9vBOHI4ivWF6D09rWfirqr9fOqAEymC-aIK6CQrafyawaUtyL0TRNFQDCgUMqvaLSsH8nzwPEQsgmkLSoV=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE1RhIVe1fn08jjt5YmBSMcBnQk-1BCisJ8LoyqP997DCbaXDw96fAstItK5XRCRLXlc1kwZ2CPw8cORXP8SQfYZ02i5iQXIXywX1UUk9vBOHI4ivWF6D09rWfirqr9fOqAEymC-aIK6CQrafyawaUtyL0TRNFQDCgUMqvaLSsH8nzwPEQsgmkLSoV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>I tried some Hollyhocks from seed I collected from a local garden, although affected by rust they were lovely flowers.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinfVrEl5nC7xRGTpK0LC8YCbnLePzGM9Sjs5w0qQy_eoqUY9RK9NcWjwrs0BpPORPXCUFV2hPkD62IsqzTQVPVWOAjutp4mP6PBTgsNDOGZCNA6YwG9HWrElSXd_jLTW8EUbiBKci91UMGV2WbxAgpNU0YbWbo4cI4pCpbVhpN46eHYimJ3Z7luSWv=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinfVrEl5nC7xRGTpK0LC8YCbnLePzGM9Sjs5w0qQy_eoqUY9RK9NcWjwrs0BpPORPXCUFV2hPkD62IsqzTQVPVWOAjutp4mP6PBTgsNDOGZCNA6YwG9HWrElSXd_jLTW8EUbiBKci91UMGV2WbxAgpNU0YbWbo4cI4pCpbVhpN46eHYimJ3Z7luSWv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>I often forget to post photos of the Agapanthus, which look lovely surrounding the grass in the back garden. Thanks to a kind neighbour giving us a table another bench and chair and Mike's restoration we have a lovely seating area for when family come to visit.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpaIvpyPvfiI1afcVew4iOQAIDw5ey28Rjhx_aQuqyQmzcj6jkuYJeS-DNGbC-8HPxsyr4_0PEayA6eqTGstK0rMO_wSmvIRlq6i7X24CtQLZp6kNLz4n2gzzR5jXDO_WqgiLM04pyHB3crUMzuM8TPm8EQVcNLgobeopDjIw2fwUkFffdy5LMcXab=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpaIvpyPvfiI1afcVew4iOQAIDw5ey28Rjhx_aQuqyQmzcj6jkuYJeS-DNGbC-8HPxsyr4_0PEayA6eqTGstK0rMO_wSmvIRlq6i7X24CtQLZp6kNLz4n2gzzR5jXDO_WqgiLM04pyHB3crUMzuM8TPm8EQVcNLgobeopDjIw2fwUkFffdy5LMcXab=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIlI60ZK1iAK-nHlbJ0L05DyoGVOlTboc4Jl5CGl0Zso5UVqvjiTaZWdt5UhWoQvdJ-apPsEYMYuz3Oyfgbloq7fk7nVSDEhs06Hz-cSJwgJmyD4ExShMQEWavo1luavbYsP3XRnQmx6GxkZDJn_2rVYonpwwuERUgqofcct724BKWy-InD62wY9Xa=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIlI60ZK1iAK-nHlbJ0L05DyoGVOlTboc4Jl5CGl0Zso5UVqvjiTaZWdt5UhWoQvdJ-apPsEYMYuz3Oyfgbloq7fk7nVSDEhs06Hz-cSJwgJmyD4ExShMQEWavo1luavbYsP3XRnQmx6GxkZDJn_2rVYonpwwuERUgqofcct724BKWy-InD62wY9Xa=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This lovely evergreen Eucryphia is always worth celebrating.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQP3utQL26JvsgbpfYF7IYyaLusg0HMlMO6QCfVRz2SP9cvfAx2g-bSY7EhzYHKq6KLzj-UVBwvO3qiJko8D-84pjyN8wvjF6SQ_Y88lZdX0EfaB-v4E-J4he6a5ve0BiJSpW82Il0wEEYGd7pg2hx08MmHwRyEJWvt2jxWMD_UthfXDL1FmrM2a5e=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQP3utQL26JvsgbpfYF7IYyaLusg0HMlMO6QCfVRz2SP9cvfAx2g-bSY7EhzYHKq6KLzj-UVBwvO3qiJko8D-84pjyN8wvjF6SQ_Y88lZdX0EfaB-v4E-J4he6a5ve0BiJSpW82Il0wEEYGd7pg2hx08MmHwRyEJWvt2jxWMD_UthfXDL1FmrM2a5e=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7XuVcojLpzQroBlYPv4HMnQ6ftLgzDXSy1bFYn9RHrzY6UzQzBBAcAFC1MgQy7a6RrcvWPZ8qbGfSNFuYipxB3sTL7Ukw6uCiSGPe0Ud50dnCd066RiPisql9aV12hVLkPbQnSqh-I-58ETeILWFZykettIntA3Cm_2wQLMkJakmPlNXaOj2p4Lkg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7XuVcojLpzQroBlYPv4HMnQ6ftLgzDXSy1bFYn9RHrzY6UzQzBBAcAFC1MgQy7a6RrcvWPZ8qbGfSNFuYipxB3sTL7Ukw6uCiSGPe0Ud50dnCd066RiPisql9aV12hVLkPbQnSqh-I-58ETeILWFZykettIntA3Cm_2wQLMkJakmPlNXaOj2p4Lkg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Cuttings from Hydranga always look nice in pots when they start to flower often in their first or second year.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ_KyJaSX4A7ZmZskUJtX8JBQi-W1F7nIvllfAOQiMwecygyE5AhWO36sQo18GSldIYH9wlk2Uad3x-EJpXRggjaFgyBlig41g392UvA7u33oP1SxQd0l6Iu4gU89yjLh5YHNwZH9QU1l3lPjQiIg2p2jtUrL5BFOWMyVM6HQtNvxvSgW_F3aVICjf=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Not a very good photo but this is another Eucryphia Pink Cloud, it is a smaller tree and such a delight well worth growing even in small gardens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite my bad start to the year I have had a ball with my new hobby of spinning and weaving which you can see on my other blog <br /><a href="https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/">https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MAKE THE MOST OF EACH DAY AS IT COMES XXX</div><br /> <p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-92034747446838981732021-07-15T21:00:00.001+01:002021-07-15T21:00:38.865+01:00MY JUNE GARDEN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf5Rg50lTP0/YPCOQJuiaUI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/dcet4ZheRZA7P0gMolHH3blaYisnTl6NgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171004841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf5Rg50lTP0/YPCOQJuiaUI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/dcet4ZheRZA7P0gMolHH3blaYisnTl6NgCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210616_171004841.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view up the garden from the bottom steps next to the greenhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cottage rose on the left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3pOybl1zHyY/YPCOQNFnXUI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/2LOsGk7-8gkTRlUIOn3sOsEnLl3K47ZUgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_170400742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3pOybl1zHyY/YPCOQNFnXUI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/2LOsGk7-8gkTRlUIOn3sOsEnLl3K47ZUgCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_170400742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White Francine Austin. Catmint is Six Hills Giant lots of cuttings taken from the first two plants I bought. This is just the start of flowering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aEKMNPRQY6U/YPCOQOgo_wI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/XdXwL303Ot8t_QyAx2ikWXhokXtlEnUoQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171038852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aEKMNPRQY6U/YPCOQOgo_wI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/XdXwL303Ot8t_QyAx2ikWXhokXtlEnUoQCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171038852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cottage rose with Cornelia in the next bed then Cecile Brunner. The bamboo canes are for the runner and climbing beans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7epECt9IP-s/YPCOQKsjuKI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/Tm20o9o6rccSxw7rXRTdNtYt5ZO0kJGQQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_170356534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7epECt9IP-s/YPCOQKsjuKI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/Tm20o9o6rccSxw7rXRTdNtYt5ZO0kJGQQCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_170356534.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now a view down the garden and sorry about the hose pipe and weeds I wasn't up to setting the scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lUHUZebRvfk/YPCOQBfbl1I/AAAAAAAAX5Y/oUwISx8qoMwugCG6-hwKu_lmKrEmM129ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171103932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lUHUZebRvfk/YPCOQBfbl1I/AAAAAAAAX5Y/oUwISx8qoMwugCG6-hwKu_lmKrEmM129ACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171103932.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A better view of Cornelia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9za8U8OpiKQ/YPCOQB5UYrI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/F90M2xSsy9U7-2mf1RL_O3M-qA9HUY2QgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171139965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9za8U8OpiKQ/YPCOQB5UYrI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/F90M2xSsy9U7-2mf1RL_O3M-qA9HUY2QgCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171139965.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favourite roses Rosa Mundi.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gQj6xQt3Gc4/YPCOQEaEB2I/AAAAAAAAX5Y/fzh7PvZu8d0P4s3b3OSJvdFVU6wmw8sbwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171704298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gQj6xQt3Gc4/YPCOQEaEB2I/AAAAAAAAX5Y/fzh7PvZu8d0P4s3b3OSJvdFVU6wmw8sbwCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171704298.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">William Shakespeare has the most heavenly scent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HBuDCLDCmss/YPCOQP37SlI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/BNbTJ1M4MgYsQat_rvGB5qFg6pD7LNw3QCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171624899.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HBuDCLDCmss/YPCOQP37SlI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/BNbTJ1M4MgYsQat_rvGB5qFg6pD7LNw3QCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171624899.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Francine Asustin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVAQb3hFMXo/YPCOQMkqgjI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/gwewF-Abf702WkK5_PtYLH5Zv2PGpeLzACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171530914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVAQb3hFMXo/YPCOQMkqgjI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/gwewF-Abf702WkK5_PtYLH5Zv2PGpeLzACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171530914.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Francis E Leicester always difficult to photograph, I never do it justice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zqs7P40wAjw/YPCOQOBOQsI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/0gKS2owJdJwu2M_JThsXxCL3MJC-sBFXACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171501677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zqs7P40wAjw/YPCOQOBOQsI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/0gKS2owJdJwu2M_JThsXxCL3MJC-sBFXACPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210616_171501677.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mayor of Casterbridge with Geranium Magnificum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v_wto436npY/YPCOQLffyOI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/1dfU2vn2mZIZmfu028SQ_y3NeWsL9YGeQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171451437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v_wto436npY/YPCOQLffyOI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/1dfU2vn2mZIZmfu028SQ_y3NeWsL9YGeQCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171451437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view across the garden looking south.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BupbDRhO508/YPCOQGRG1iI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/TlKRRIw61WIJVPMUSbWjSL8WgtQ7-R7aACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171433567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BupbDRhO508/YPCOQGRG1iI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/TlKRRIw61WIJVPMUSbWjSL8WgtQ7-R7aACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171433567.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet Juliet </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NVfmjHULI94/YPCOQGRe_lI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/qpfzPPPakGMmr2tC5wqgjh_1hWGHBcArwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171413175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NVfmjHULI94/YPCOQGRe_lI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/qpfzPPPakGMmr2tC5wqgjh_1hWGHBcArwCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210616_171413175.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blush Rambler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiyY2VOl73k/YPCOQNeBnKI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/JZzQGKP9HcgUpYn0ZuMISDyy-UFeF29rQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_171349814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiyY2VOl73k/YPCOQNeBnKI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/JZzQGKP9HcgUpYn0ZuMISDyy-UFeF29rQCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_171349814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crocus Rose</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pc6ysdUskNo/YPCOQAZ_4TI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/WHDiDyVgIzc4_yc1PmDFvK6uR4KPvKZJwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_080345131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pc6ysdUskNo/YPCOQAZ_4TI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/WHDiDyVgIzc4_yc1PmDFvK6uR4KPvKZJwCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210616_080345131.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is in the garden surrounding the grass. A new rose St Swithun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pIXPJF_8j0/YPCOQPzhIKI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/kop1VXep7nk_CKGXHkn04G_1pDd_jkKnACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_080334774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pIXPJF_8j0/YPCOQPzhIKI/AAAAAAAAX5Y/kop1VXep7nk_CKGXHkn04G_1pDd_jkKnACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210616_080334774.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Princess Alexandra of Kent sent to me by a dear friend Katrina .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKAuGO5P-s8/YPCOQMl760I/AAAAAAAAX5Y/spoKA4DG9HIovJHfVWyiQjBVm1cNM4FrgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210616_080247104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKAuGO5P-s8/YPCOQMl760I/AAAAAAAAX5Y/spoKA4DG9HIovJHfVWyiQjBVm1cNM4FrgCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210616_080247104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">England's Rose has flowered really well this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am very belated in posting this but since recovering from chemo life has been very busy, although not a lot of energy for much gardening, I have been catching up on my new hobby of spinning wool.<br />See my other blog<a href="https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-31799158182879380922021-06-20T17:47:00.003+01:002021-06-20T17:47:46.040+01:00Front garden flowers <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FPBXXf1jPLk/YM9smyFxuBI/AAAAAAAAXmc/tBjE6UsEnYcZCEvEdANRfZFTfOn2XdP5gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210603_073344287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FPBXXf1jPLk/YM9smyFxuBI/AAAAAAAAXmc/tBjE6UsEnYcZCEvEdANRfZFTfOn2XdP5gCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210603_073344287.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Gertrude Jekyll Rose started flowering before most of my other roses and came out a very cerise pink.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvmTehaPXWY/YM9sm3m-AUI/AAAAAAAAXmc/hrKcBwDD8Z8T7-Z35_c916B_hbbSisXBgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210603_073436477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvmTehaPXWY/YM9sm3m-AUI/AAAAAAAAXmc/hrKcBwDD8Z8T7-Z35_c916B_hbbSisXBgCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/PXL_20210603_073436477.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">A lovely cistus which tends to be lower growing and was in the garden when we moved here 40 years ago, this is one of many cuttings.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JgtaNqSowz4/YM9sm7TRaCI/AAAAAAAAXmc/cp_VXVwg53Eb3XaSHRnbwPX7eQKpxZs6wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210611_094148887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JgtaNqSowz4/YM9sm7TRaCI/AAAAAAAAXmc/cp_VXVwg53Eb3XaSHRnbwPX7eQKpxZs6wCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210611_094148887.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">White rose Francine Austin with Jayne Austin peach just starting to flower and bright pink cerise cystus in the foreground. The red rose is a cutting from Nanny's rose.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8VGj5cbkBw/YM9smzDbTnI/AAAAAAAAXmc/PBTG3ujCh0ga-e_io9dqGCdE4IvSw9cTQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210611_094130604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8VGj5cbkBw/YM9smzDbTnI/AAAAAAAAXmc/PBTG3ujCh0ga-e_io9dqGCdE4IvSw9cTQCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210611_094130604.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Francine Austin is magnificent this year.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0kZXIefhmQg/YM9sm-EHatI/AAAAAAAAXmc/ieGFRHvCRM4Cy6mBa48JvYmbFKx3hR3zACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210611_094113552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0kZXIefhmQg/YM9sm-EHatI/AAAAAAAAXmc/ieGFRHvCRM4Cy6mBa48JvYmbFKx3hR3zACPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210611_094113552.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSAiJjoxZx0/YM9sm012K-I/AAAAAAAAXmc/hTqIi8E6FsIpWfyeb648JUAd30CZ2Ch1gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210611_094252532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSAiJjoxZx0/YM9sm012K-I/AAAAAAAAXmc/hTqIi8E6FsIpWfyeb648JUAd30CZ2Ch1gCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210611_094252532.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">A later photo of Gertrude Jekyll now the flowers are much paler but then we had days of strong sun.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qEx6vjVTwqI/YM9smxPiKzI/AAAAAAAAXmc/LFfK03vhFako4r5uB5nAoNBTnJDKtD9kgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210611_094221170.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qEx6vjVTwqI/YM9smxPiKzI/AAAAAAAAXmc/LFfK03vhFako4r5uB5nAoNBTnJDKtD9kgCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210611_094221170.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The perennial red poppy with the first rose of Sophie's rose red outside the window.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">It has been my pleasure to watch the plants in the front garden come into bloom.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast cancer in January followed by a mastectomy and then four rounds of Chemotherapy. The chemo has been horrendous so I have been unable to do anything in the garden and Mike is doing a wonderful job of taking care of things. My last chemo was just over a week ago so it will be at least another week before I start to improve.</p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-46109060842256166502021-06-20T17:22:00.001+01:002021-06-20T17:22:52.778+01:00IRIS AT ORANGE COTTAGES<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PZDYTyLYXM/YM9pjg7h-xI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/RyMSRZp_9og3wPjFImtz_Cj0IL_-Ng0bACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210602_072354503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PZDYTyLYXM/YM9pjg7h-xI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/RyMSRZp_9og3wPjFImtz_Cj0IL_-Ng0bACPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210602_072354503.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Lovely white Iris Immortality</p><p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jlcCLFnFO9U/YM9pjpsXu4I/AAAAAAAAXmQ/auTUxB45cyUTpamxlEh7aLCHOvlfPOH2gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210602_072342911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jlcCLFnFO9U/YM9pjpsXu4I/AAAAAAAAXmQ/auTUxB45cyUTpamxlEh7aLCHOvlfPOH2gCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210602_072342911.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WmxfUx3czHU/YM9pjiaOlnI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/NlBveVoW91Q2CErr6UJhQvmmKlLRS-YrwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210602_072320872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WmxfUx3czHU/YM9pjiaOlnI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/NlBveVoW91Q2CErr6UJhQvmmKlLRS-YrwCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210602_072320872.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mHhR0qzU5oY/YM9pjh9ZFwI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/sSzb9bhrxA4LrqWZWIoVLLq_xcEP_tagQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/PXL_20210602_072306947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mHhR0qzU5oY/YM9pjh9ZFwI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/sSzb9bhrxA4LrqWZWIoVLLq_xcEP_tagQCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/PXL_20210602_072306947.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The Blue Iris I have grown for some years but have spread around the front garden and last year ordered three white Iris only Immortality flowered but hopefully the other two Ice Dancer will flower next year. 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The hanging baskets are flourishing thanks to Mike's care. Much admired and even had someone cadging cuttings from the fuschia today although he clearly had come prepared.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">It's always fun finding old photos. This is of the house next door to us Pound Cottage in Old Merrow Street, Merrow. It was us</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">ed as a laundry for many years and here are the laundry women with a group of children.<br />The front porch of our house 1 Orange Cottages can be seen to the right of pound Cottage.</span></div>
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This is the side view of Pound Cottage. This predates the previous photo it hasn't got the front Porch or the larger rear extension.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">In the garden about where the photographer was standing was the local pound, where animals found on the common would be impounded.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AlyjycO29EU/Xu3xrAy7OFI/AAAAAAAARcA/uXDZ6pz13PQ4aUmx4Lz2nJsl_pmWK53PACK4BGAsYHg/s3264/IMG_20200620_103020335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AlyjycO29EU/Xu3xrAy7OFI/AAAAAAAARcA/uXDZ6pz13PQ4aUmx4Lz2nJsl_pmWK53PACK4BGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20200620_103020335.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">This is small scale copy of an old map that used to belong to Lesley Carne of Gateside cottage it was given to him and was one of a pair of maps belonging to the Thrupp Estate.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The Thrupp estate owned most of the houses farms and land along Merrow Street .</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The map is dated 1878 and was before the railway was built across the top of where the map stops.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzuV1TJ8LSE/Xu3xx767nwI/AAAAAAAARcE/XCLwrDChf2IWaShyiq2TeRCOtexz-_aowCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/IMG_20200620_101455426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzuV1TJ8LSE/Xu3xx767nwI/AAAAAAAARcE/XCLwrDChf2IWaShyiq2TeRCOtexz-_aowCK4BGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20200620_101455426.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Thirty years ago I borrowed the two maps and made a tracing of one that had names of occupants of some of the houses, it had been a sort of working map of the estate.<br />The above is a small part of my copy showing the Day family lived in our house 1 Orange Cottages. Next door at Pound Cottage known then as the Laundry was Mrs Clare. This was confirmed by elderly neighbours.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br />It looks like Sampsons Gardeners lived at 2 Gateside Cottages, Mrs Papitos at 1 Gateside Cottages, and Ernie - who works on the roads at possibly 2 Orange Cottages. This is not verified and the writing was faded on the original as well as my copy.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">These two lovely maps were given to Guildford museum where they are held in their archives. The small copy of the maps shown above was purchased from the museum.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br />From information on Ancestry.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">Benjamin Ernest Day born 21 mar 1866 Merrow married Annie Reffold 14 Jan 1888 died 2 Sep 1905 buried St John Merrow 7 Sep 1905 cause of death TB & Nepgritis</p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #201f1e; 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font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Above is from 1939 when Lesley Carne having married Dorothy Day lived in our house. He then moved to 2 Gateside cottages and had a daughter Sarah.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">It was my privileged to have know Lesley over his last few years. His wife Dorothy had died and not long before we moved to 1 Orange Cottages he married again to Christina. They were such lovely neighbours.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">How lovely to get to know a little bit more about the history of the family who shared our house before us.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /><br />An earlier post of houses in Merrow Street and Old Merrow street can be found<br /><font color="#999999"><a href="https://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/2009/10/merrow.html" target="_blank">https://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/2009/10/merrow.html</a></font></div>
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This is an earlier post down the track on the left just beyond this group of houses </div>
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This is another post in the same bit of wood<br /><a href="https://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-walk-through-cow-parsley.html" style="color: #999999;" target="_blank">https://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-walk-through-cow-parsley.html</a></div>
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And a further post showing the same houses in the snow as well as a walk down the track through the woods.<br /><a href="https://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/2009/02/snow.html" target="_blank"><font color="#999999">https://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/2009/02/snow.html</font> </a></div>
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The front garden is being very much admired by the numerous walkers out on their daily walks during lockdown. The Cornus Kousa Chinensis by the gate has caused many questions so Mike added a name card to the tree.</div>
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I can't count the number of people I see bending over the wall to smell the roses. In the centre is Gertrude Jekyll which is such a lovely rose replacing one I lost during a drought Charles Rennie Mackintosh. On the right is Jayne Austin</div>
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This was Charles Rennie Mackintosh a few years ago so Gertrude Jekyll has a lot to live up to.</div>
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A close up of Jayne Austin.</div>
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Years ago I grew Sanders White rose along this fence in the back garden, it was amazing for several years until I lost it to drought.</div>
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This was the other side of the fence. I had taken cuttings successfully as you can often do with ramblers so all was not lost</div>
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This is one of those cuttings today.</div>
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This is the area today where I grew the Sanders White the other side of the fence has another rambling rose Crimson Shower which isn't in flower just yet this year.</div>
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On another wall we grew Veilchenblau a lovely rambler very distinctive for it's mauve and white flecked flowers always commented on by visitors to my garden. Sadly this also succumbed to drought although my daughter has a wonderful specimen grown from a cutting so I could always start it off again. But I decided to have a change and planted several other roses one a cutting my granddaughter grew from a large shrub rose in their garden and David Austin Albrighton.</div>
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Today a cutting of Sanders White given to my neighbour grows from over the garden wall and I enjoy this lovely view. Albrighton is hidden a little on the left of the photo behind a hebe.</div>
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This is Blush Rambler a foil to the vegetable garden or is it the rose garden?</div>
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I am so lucky to have some lovely walls and fences to grow my 18 ramblers and climbers along which make such special gardens within the garden. A big thank you to Mike who added trellis to the low walls and fencing between the different levels of the garden, not for the roses I might add, but to contain the dogs who have shared their lives with us. </div>
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Glorious June in the vegetable rose garden.</div>
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Delphiniums flowering nicely. All grown from seed and doing well over many years.</div>
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Up close and personal.</div>
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Joined by a clematis</div>
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Vying for space with a rose the story of my garden.</div>
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My love for Delphiniums started when I had an allotment in Merrow over 30 years ago. Next to my plot was Mr Hancock who grew prize Delphiniums on half a plot and Pinks on the other half.</div>
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Delphinium spires of delight made me think of reaching to heaven as I toiled my heavy clay plot of vegetables. One year when a late frost wiped out many delphinium plants at Wisley Mr Hancock was approached to help re stock so the story goes.</div>
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In my garden I save this small bed for growing Delphiniums all started from seed years ago. I have grown more and put in the beds but it is so difficult to tend them and they soon disappear. They are better in their own bed for ease of tending them as well as a better visual display and without the rose but I haven't the heart to sacrifice the rose Sanders White.</div>
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This is blush rambler with Rosa Mundi below and Carnaby clematis to the left.</div>
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Rambling Rector pink Cornelia and Pink Fantasy Clematis</div>
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Cornelia with cat mint Six Hills which is lovely in these box beds.</div>
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A better photo of Rosa Mundi a cutting from Dad's garden years ago. Dad died last week at aged 99. He encouraged my love of gardening by example as a young person and we enjoyed a friendly competition of our rose and clematis collections .</div>
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Charles de Mills another cutting from Dad's garden.</div>
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Sweet Juliet doing well this year with the most delightful perfume.</div>
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Thanks to Twitter I came a cross a post below, I have just bought some and fingers crossed I am able to save my lovely box - so far I have lost several potted bushes so it is just a matter of time before it works through the garden, if I can't stop it.<br />
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Welcome to my roses in the vegetable garden. What a glorious display this year.<br />
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Just a few errors in my video. First I called the white rose Claire Austin it is Francine Austin, I do have a Claire Austin in another part of the garden which is also delightful. I then refer to leeks which in fact are onions and my last error was referring to 2 clematis when I meant roses, one is Mayor of Casterbridge and the other Sweet Juliet. I think I will put my tongue twisters down to Lyme disease, why not I have just about every other symptom in the list so why not word disassociation.<br />
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Today at Joanne's cottage garden. The roses are already making a wonderful show.<br />
Tonight I watered and closed the greenhouse for the night about 7.00 hours and heard the sound of the cuckoo in the woods nearby, what a delight.</div>
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How lucky we are to have the woods nearby and the extra bird song we hear because of living so near to the woods.</div>
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Rambling Rector makes a good screen on this trellis and is just peeping into flower alongside Cornelia and hiding top left a lovely clematis William Kennett. This is a cutting taken years ago but it still struggles to grow despite me accidentally chopping bits off it.</div>
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Crocus rose such a beauty small in height compared to many other shrub roses but the perfume is divine.</div>
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Choisya with a Rose Chafer beetle. I have seen a number of Rose Chafer beetles in the garden this year but not as many as a few years ago. </div>
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Elsa Spath a delightful clematis, although this is past it's best. Sadly the plant was damaged and cut back by mistake so it's not flowering as plentiful as it has done in the past.</div>
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Byzantine gladiolus my favourite gladioli with Francine Austin rose in the background and a bright red peony surprising what still grows among the bindweed and ground elder.</div>
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Yes bare earth at last, what a job getting rid of some of the ground elder and bindweed after the wallflowers were dug up. This is ready for the Dahlias once the frost risk has passed.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed the tour around the garden it has been hard work this year digging out copious ground elder and pulling up bindweed. All made much harder struggling with Lyme disease symptoms which for me are mainly stiff and painful joints and muscles weakness.</div>
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A glimpse of the front garden with hellebores, primrose and tall snowdrops under the front wall.</div>
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The photos don't really do justice but this is my view when I sit in the front window not bad on a cold day.</div>
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Not very clear, but in this bed I replanted tall snowdrops. They came out of this bed a couple of years ago when I put weed suppressant down and wood chip and the snowdrops have been happily growing in tall pots, so it was time I found them a new home by parting the weed suppressant. The pots are agapanthus that overwintered in the greenhouse.</div>
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The Camellia have been lovely this spring but the weather has been atrocious for gardening so we haven't been able to enjoy seeing them as much as most years.</div>
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The tulips have done better than the daffodils this year I keep meaning to plant more daffodils in these beds, the last lot came to nothing not sure why. In the foreground I have planted agapanthus. These have now been planted in the front of the beds along the path because we have so many in pots and can't keep moving them around the garden and back into the greenhouse each year. </div>
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The neighbour's house is much more visible since we had the laurel hedge cut back, shame but had to be done and we could no longer manage it because it had grown too tall.</div>
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This is not to brag about having a hose pipe! It is the first of many beds that needed a proper clear out and restart. Lavender, pinks and I think it is chinadoxa flowering.</div>
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There's that darn hosepipe again but it is useful to have it left down the path.There's that white chair again often in centre shot not that I am proud of it but as you may notice I point and snap and rarely stage a photo.</div>
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A few broad beans in the greenhouse ready to go outside - they are now planted out. These photos I took a few days ago and just hadn't got around to posting them.</div>
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This is me trying to reduce the number of potted plants I have. Big fail the remaining agapanthus further along the path have since been split and potted on thus leaving Mike with just as many pots to move around the garden.</div>
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My working space looking tidier than usual the strawberry barrels have been moved for the hedge cutting but may well remain in this position. Yet more agapanthus although bigger varieties.</div>
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Well that's it from Orange cottages for now.</div>
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I would like to wish you all well and stay safe from this nasty coronavirus.</div>
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Just to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and hoping 2020 is kind to you all.<br />
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This photo was taken in 2009 of a lovely old oak tree on one of my walks. It's ten years since we had any snow worth taking photos of and long may that last.</div>
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Another year with glorious hanging baskets thanks to the diligence of Mike, watering daily and feeding once a week. Surfinia petunias are always very successful.<br />
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We lost our Laburnum tree last year and so for now an oleander in a pot has been replacing it just behind this gate post.<br />
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The left gate post behind which is our neighbours delightfull flint cottage. The dogs water bowl has daily visitors with their owners of course.<br />
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Right gate post and a glimpse of the woods beyond.<br />
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The left hanging basket by the front door in competition with a tree fern.<br />
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The right hanging basket by the front door is in rather a shady position but still puts on a good show and geranium in pots below.<br />
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This is the hanging basket at the back door ignore the water but and washing line.<br />
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This lovely fuschia came from one of last years hanging baskets and flowered in a pot right into the winter months in the back porch and after pruning has put on a glorious show again this year.<br />
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A glimpse across the front garden with my neighbours Acanthus taking back stage.<br />
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Sophie's Rose putting on a glorious display as always.<br />
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Crocosmia looking good just starting to flower as the Phlox comes into flower.<br />
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One of several hardy Fuchsia bushes in the foreground with some pink but mainly white phlox. Years ago I think all these phlox were mainly pink but seem to have changed to white these days.<br />
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I grow Agapanthus in pots and overwinter in the cold greenhouse. They add colour around the garden mid summer onwards and are one of my favourite flowers yet I rarely photograph them and put on this blog.</div>
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This bed was covered in black weed suppressant a couple of years ago due to problems with bindweed and ground elder and my struggles to keep on top of it with my Lyme Disease. There is a mixture of plants in the ground and pots so it is well dressed despite the weed suppressant and much easier to manage.</div>
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Just one white Agapanthus to enjoy every time I walk down the garden.</div>
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The area on the left is where my Banksiae Banksiae grew for many years but sadly died this spring, with the help of a variety of pots it doesn't look too bad until the Trachelospermum Jasminoides covers the gap.</div>
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This lovely dark agapanthus is getting a bit bigger, I have it next to the greenhouse so I can keep a careful eye on it.</div>
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Vitechelli Blue Belles with Clematis Marmori underneath.</div>
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Comtesse de Bouchaud</div>
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Blush Rambler with Sanders White growing through the old apple tree in the borrowed landscape.</div>
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Noble Anthony has this strange luminescence in every photo that is not seen by the naked eye.</div>
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Mayor of Casterbridge is a vigorous rose with beautiful flowers on strong stems.</div>
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The perfume from Mayor of Casterbridge is superb.</div>
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Francis E Lester a beautiful Rambler with an abundance of flowers. I never manage to do justice with a photo though.</div>
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Sweet Juliet another strong grower hence the tripods in order to contain the plant in our small garden. </div>
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Sweet Juliet perfume is also a delight on this repeat flowering rose.</div>
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Just a few phone snaps of my June roses. I always do things the wrong way around and take the photo and then think about deadheading.<br />
<br />I am struggling again with my Lyme Disease especially my legs and have lost my supportive doctor. Damned the NHS for their ineptitude in treating this disease. But at least I am able to enjoy the fruits of my past labours and although difficulty now sourcing treatment I still respond well to Clarithromycin.</div>
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Don't you just adore Delphiniums? As always I jumble things together in my garden such that what is supposed to be my Delphinium bed has to compete with Sanders White rose on the trellis behind and two clematis, all obligingly flowering late so as not to spoil the delphinium show. On the left of this small border is a Gleditsia tree and on the right an old cooking apple tree with variegated box along the front. As always the dreaded columbine and ground elder invades everywhere but I can ignore that with these beauties flowering.<br />The Delphiniums were grown from seed many years ago, over the years cuttings and seeds grown from the original plants have helped fill in any gaps. Delphiniums are best grown together in their own bed so it is easier to protect from being devastated with slugs and snails.</div>
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The President scrambles across the lower branches of Banksiae Banksiae.</div>
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Maybe the last photo of this Banksiae Banksiae, since taking this I see many of the branches are split and dying back. It has been here for about 30 years but always pruned very hard back. As Mike and I are less able to manage the garden we reduced the height to about 8 ft which is not ideal for this rose and it competes either side with other climbing plants. All is not lost because a cutting taken some years ago thrives on the front of the house.</div>
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Variegated hosta</div>
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An interesting variegation no name.</div>
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Lovely Arum Lilly</div>
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Hosta bed before I weeded it.</div>
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Two different varieties of Choisya with golden philadelphus.</div>
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The various iris have put on a good show and the roses are now flowering nicely. The winter hanging baskets have been taken down to put the summer ones up and are just resting in the border until the next decent rain when we will be able to dig the area over where the Wallflowers were and replace with Dahlias.</div>
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I have still been recovering from Pneumonia most of May, it has required two further courses of Clarithromycin so far. The Clarithromycin is my main treatment for Lyme Disease usually these days I find intermittent courses keep me able to function but never without some symptoms. Lyme compromises the immune system and I don't have a robust B cell response which makes fighting infection more problematic, IgM on several tests show a deficiency. ( Dr. Horowitz finds this in 20% of his Lyme patients) I am not surprised then that my chest infection did not clear with the one week course of antibiotics in hospital but it took some time to get a doctor to properly assess me and realise further antibiotics were needed for my Pneumonia.<br />
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Despite my health problems the garden is still looking good and I am very good at turning a blind eye to the many weeds when so many beautiful plants and flowers take centre stage.</div>
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This post is to thank the staff on Merrow Ward RSCH for my care last week whilst suffering with a rather nasty case of Pneumonia, plus a viral infection.<br /><br />The care from all the staff was exemplary. I was most impressed. Two nurses I especially want to thank, one I thanked in person who was a shining light on my darkest nights in early illness, the other for her cheary companionship as she tended to my needs - I hope your little rose bushes thrive and give you as much pleasure as my roses give me.<br />
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The wallflowers were a colourful welcome on my arrival home.<br />
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This lovely Wisteria was grown from seed from a blue one we lost, I was delighted to see it is thriving and one I hope to keep as a standard bush.<br />
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The Myrtle tree between a Choisya and rose often gets overlooked but it is a treat to find it in flower. I grow it in memory of my mum who loved Myrtle so much it was in her wedding bouquet.<br />
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Lovely Montana Mayleen greated me through the back door with <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Coronilla Glauca Citrina still flowering beneath it.</span><br />
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Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' also known as golden Shirasawa maple is one of the best yellow- leaved Japanese maples.<br />
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Delphinium plants thriving, fortunately I had staked them just before getting poorly.<br />
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Tomato plants thriving.<br />
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Not many weeks now before my May garden looks like this.<br />
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Mike has done a wonderful job in the garden keeping all the seedlings going, a task I usually do, as well as all the many other jobs in the garden and dog walking Meg.<br />
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I look forward to the day when those who struggle with chronic Lyme Disease which is known for being a persistent infection are treated as well as I have been last week. My Lyme symptoms abated and fingers crossed don't return too quickly, after the massive tritherapy antibiotics needed to treat my Pneumonia.<br />
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For anyone interested in what forward thinking doctors and veterinarians are sharing about vector borne diseases including Lyme Disease look at charity website<br />
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Happy New Year for 2019.</div>
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I was reminded in one New Years message not to let your disease define you. Those of us who struggle daily with a chronic illness, in my case Lyme Disease are constantly aware of their pain and incapacity.</div>
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Another comment made in that New Year message was about winning a lottery prize. I often feel that I have won the lottery being able to make some enormous strides in recovering from my Lyme disease, but that was thanks to an <a href="https://www.ilads.org/" target="_blank">ILADS</a> doctor and a sympathetic GP who could see the benefits of long term antibiotics by the effect it had on reducing my visible symptoms. These days my symptoms are much milder and although they still relapse, the relapse is slower and the response quick with a short course of antibiotics.</div>
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I spend a lot of my time advocating to help share information and science on Lyme disease and a quick glance through my Looking at Lyme disease blog <a href="https://lookingatlyme.blogspot.com/">https://lookingatlyme.blogspot.com/</a> shows how much is available that our governments choose to ignore.</div>
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However anyone who follows this garden blog will know that what really defines me is my garden.</div>
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I rarely like to post about personal information or family but I am fortunate to have 5 grandchildren with another expected in a few weeks. I am lucky to be able to spend time most weeks with all my grandchildren.</div>
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I have been involved in several projects such as making a Dolls House. </div>
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I have had many sewing and knitting projects, but one of my favourites was to make this little jacket plus a skirt for my granddaughter. Why this was so special was because aged 6 she designed her own fabric which her mum had printed and then asked if I would make her this jacket and skirt to match.<br />
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Another project I enjoyed was making a lion for each family this was a blast from the past when as a young mum I made large soft toy animals. </div>
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Many years ago when I belonged to Blotanical I was challenged to write a Meme post which shows some of the animals I used to make </div>
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So our latest project was to make a Hornby 00 train layout, thanks to Ebay the train sets were not too expensive and Mike was happy to get involved with laying it all up. My contribution was mainly in building the model buildings thanks to Wordsworth Model Railway for providing the downloads of the buildings <a href="http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/">http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/</a> </div>
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So I can count many blessings in my life but here is hoping that 2019 brings big changes in the way doctors handle Lyme Disease, they need to recognise the unreliability of testing, make clinical diagnosis and treat empirically using antibiotics for the infection and support for our immune systems and halt the devastation of thousands of lives by this persistent bacterial infection - Lyme Disease.</div>
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Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-23245031193859338242018-12-23T21:17:00.001+00:002018-12-23T21:17:24.303+00:00HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was reminded by a Garden Blogging friend today of how long ago it is since I started this blog. Ten years in February. So much has happened in the last ten years. Many of my Garden blogging friends are still active today with their blogs as can be seen by a quick look at my blog sidebar. Most of them I met about ten years ago when I joined Blotanical. What a fun resource of garden blogs that was. So thank you Catherine from <a href="http://agardenerinprogress.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Garden in Progress</a> for that reminder on Facebook (where I still have contact with some garden bloggers).<br />
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These days however, my energies are spent on my <a href="https://lookingatlyme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Looking at Lyme disease </a>blog which helps me to advocate to try and prevent others struggling with this dreadful disease Lyme Disease, because our governments fail in their duty of care.<br />
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In sitting to write my Christmas message I realised that I never posted this year about my roses or my clematis, the first time in ten years, thus here is a quick collage put together to remind us all that spring and summer are not too far away.<br />
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So this is to wish all my virtual friends a very Peaceful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.</div>
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