I first saw cloud pruning done at Peninsula Park rose garden in Portland, Oregon. I went there for a one-day rose pruning course and the person teaching it introduced me to cloud pruning. Cloud p...
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In my new job working at my local plant nursery I get to wander around the greenhouses during my lunch break. And I have to admit that I am developing a Begonia obsession. Above is my new Begonia...
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Quite honestly, I’ve been wanting to make Elderflower cordial since I started gardening. At first I was thwarted by simply not having an Elderberry bush nor living near one that I could ‘borr...
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It’s been a pretty good summer so I thought I’d post some photos of it. My greenhouse is still going strong. I do need to clean the windows a lot and I had it repainted recently for no small ...
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Tonight, I stepped outside into the orchard to enjoy the sunshine after the past few days of rain we’ve had. There were about five or six blue dragonflies circling around and around. I couldn�...
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So the school garden. There’s been a lot going on there since I last posted about my involvement there. As with most things connected to the school, you attempt to dip your toe in the water and...
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Here is some cool stuff in my garden right now. Cool stuff – I know, I’m getting too technical. The main photo is a purple Azalea (don’t know the type) Rhododendron PJM that I salvaged f...
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When I say I live in Portland, Oregon lots of people say, “Well, the weather is pretty similar to the UK there anyway.” And I well it is. If you mean it rains a lot in the Winter. But it’s ...
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One thing that is really working in my garden right now is this Viburnum (Pink Dawn) next to this Euphorbia (Ascot Rainbow). The tinge of pink from both of them is brightening up the flowerbed ri...
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I’ve been thinking a lot about colour since I recently bought Gertrude Jekyll’s book ‘Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden‘. It’s the first Jekyll book I’ve read but I really like her...
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