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The usual suspects
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Thanks Stuart, thanks Blotanists!
āIt’s all over folks! The 2009 Blotanical Awards have finally come to an incredible end.ā This is has been the 2nd Blotanical Awards and Iād like to congratulate all the winners and nominees! What fun this has been following the competition and meeting new bloggersā¦ thereās been a wonderful buzz around our growing garden blog… Read More Thanks Stuart, thanks Blotanists!
Something ugly for the weekend
Sorry, I may shamelessly upset you with this post. Pre blog I was completely ignorant on this. Hedgehog searches bring many visitors to my blog so I feel perhaps I should highlight images that shocked and upset me this morningā¦ for the sake of these endangered wild animals. To help power through a growing ironing… Read More Something ugly for the weekend
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Wordless Wednesday… Naturalistic Potager
Naturalistic Potager, Cambo, Scotland All photos above were taken on September 11th 2009. Click on photos to enlarge. Full garden visit to follow. See many, many more wordless postings for today.
Whoās hogging the covers?
Maybe just a few minutes more? Beneath a warm duvet of dried leaves and hay, this hedgehog is making it look like a thought to go out into the night air. Weāre heading towards the end of September and in the ten days since the video above was taken the nights have turned a little… Read More Whoās hogging the covers?
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Blooming breathtaking
āDid you see the piece on Cambo in September Gardens Illustrated? If I lived up your way I’d be there every weekendā was the comment left by Rob at Our French Garden in a recent posting. No, I hadnātā¦ but I went out to get myself a copy pretty sharpish!Cambo, I featured back in March… Read More Blooming breathtaking
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My first OOTS
āWhatās OOTS?ā I hear you say. Nope, this isnāt a bit of broad Scots ātongueā that Iāll have you guessing on. Okay, Iāll give you a clueā¦ Ahā¦ perhaps that didnāt help. Too small a snapshot and perhaps not something usually associated with OOTS planting. How about this thenā¦ Ahā¦ itās a long border! Well,… Read More My first OOTS
Raindrops keep falling on the hogs
There’s been a whole load o’ shakinā goinā on in da house! Since the first visits seen via a camera in our hedgehog house it has rained heavily in the evenings. A larger hedgehog has been visiting but so far no more napping has been seenā¦ Crushed peanuts and their skins have been sticking to… Read More Raindrops keep falling on the hogs
Sh… hedgehog napping
Finally, after much anticipation and finger crossing, we have seen the first images of a hedgehog exploring inside my daughterās Hedgehog House (made for school exam project). I really didnāt believe my luck last night as I looked in at a perfect timeā¦ just as one arrived! The record button was quickly activated and I… Read More Sh… hedgehog napping
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Plastic Plant Pot Challenge
Letās have a little fun today with a growing problem. This initial modest posting is also going to grow and grow throughout the dayā¦ just as the towers of unused plastic plant pots do in our sheds, greenhouses, garages and various undisclosed parts of our gardens. Once the research begins, in a challenge such as… Read More Plastic Plant Pot Challenge