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Buds!

March 19, 2015 by Catherine 19 Comments

Spring buds tree peony

At last!  My garden is coming to life! It feels like it's been so long coming this year; I don't know if it really has taken longer than usual for signs of Spring to appear, or if blogging about all things gardening has made me more impatient.  Probably the latter! Either way, a wander with the camera this week was so exciting; all that longed-for new life emerging!  It put a smile on my face and really energised me, I love how stepping into a ...

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Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Buds, Garden, HDYGG, Plants, Spring

3. How Does Your Garden Grow?

December 18, 2014 by Catherine 15 Comments

wicker star light

I found myself in a reflective mood whilst working on this week’s post.  I wandered out into the garden with my camera and was completely stumped for anything interesting to shoot.  Well it is December, I know, but the fact that there was so little to excite despite all our hard work this year wasn’t exactly uplifting. This is the essence of gardening though; so much of it is transient and at the whim of the elements, you just have to embrace ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Buds, Children, Christmas, Garden, HDYGG, Winter

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