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Beautiful biennial flowers, blooms and seeds
I thought I would share some photos of my beautiful biennial flowers blooming in my garden in June. Not only do they look fabulously colourful, they are a treat for the pollinators too. Moreover, June and July is the perfect time to be sowing biennials for next year’s blooms. Biennials are flowers that are sown…
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Best new tulips, colourful spring has sprung
Now that spring has really sprung, it is time to share some of my best new tulips. I am also sharing some tulips that my dear friend, the lovely Cosmos Queen, has flowering in her garden. Last year I had over two thousand new tulips in my garden. However, many of these were eaten over…
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Natural time out in the garden
My post for Easter will focus on taking some time out in the garden. Something that can benefit us all for a boost to our wellbeing. Whether this is simply watching the bees on our flowers or gazing into a wildlife pond. I full intend to do plenty of both over Easter. Naturally, there will…
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Companion gardeners, some of the best
For this post I have chosen some of my fabulous companion gardeners who assist me in my garden and in Favolosa, my greenhouse. The above photo shows Tansy Teapot on my knee, Pickle Pixie Pantaloon and my beautiful black cat, Remus Nautilus. Naturally, their assistance is coupled with plenty of fun and frolics of the…
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The beautiful diversity of wildlife ponds
A wildlife pond is one of the best things we can have in our gardens. I have four wildlife ponds in my garden, and they are always brimming full with wildlife. So, do you have a wildlife pond, or would you like to grab your spade and dig one? Of course, a pond can be…
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My colourful dahlias, beautiful summers to come
Some dark and dreary days need a sprinkle of colour I thought. So, here are some of my colourful dahlias to brighten up the winter, once the Christmas tinsel has been stored away. Also, to help us look forward to a beautiful summer full of colour. I always find that looking at photos of my…
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One beautiful dahlia for pollinators
I have one extra special dahlia in my garden to share with you. An absolutely fabulous dahlia for pollinators. Naturally, I have hundreds of photos of this fantastic dahlia. So many snaps of the beautiful blooms with bumble bees and butterflies having a feed. The photo above shows some hoverflies having a feed in late…
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Behold The Beautiful Queen of Thyme
This post is about a very dear friend of mine. She was mentioned in two previous blog posts. A powerful gardening for wellbeing story and The Chief Gardener’s beautiful vegetables. And now she will become the beautiful Queen of thyme. Her lovely husband had gone through a horrid time and after one of our regular…
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Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful
So here is the question: Could you do one wild thing every day for an entire month? Wild things for gardeners sounds good to me. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. I was sure we could…
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Garden to empower, out the anxiety
It was Mental Health Awareness Week: Monday 15 May- Sunday 21 May 2023. To coincide with this week I chose my post “Garden to empower, out the anxiety” The theme for 2023 was Anxiety, which is one of the most common mental health conditions. Consequently, The Mental Health Foundation has found that a quarter of adults reported feeling…
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Greatest benefits of becoming a gardener
The story of a dear friend and her newfound passion for gardening and the benefits of becoming a gardener. We first met under incredibly sad circumstances four years ago. Sadly, her much loved husband had passed away. We stayed in contact and as I am a trained mental health first aider, I offered my support…
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Wonderful powers of a flower
Why growing flowers is good for your health and the wonderful powers of a flower. It is a well known fact that gardening can benefit the mind, body and soul. Therefore, we should all harness the power of gardening to improve our mental health and wellbeing. Read on to find the wonderful powers of a…
GARDENING WITH HARMONY
A passionate gardener, helping you achieve harmony in your garden for wildlife and your own wellbeing.