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Time to wrap up

Gosh… is it that time already? Don’t worry I won’t bore regular visitors with another blog post on how I have just protected my Gunnera plant for the winter. Suffice to say it was done yesterday after predictions of frost and low temps overnight. We switched of the water supply to our outside tap then… Read More Time to wrap up

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In search of water

I don’t need to. I turn on my tap and have safe, clean drinking water. My tiny plot has enough rainfall for my plants, visiting birds and wildlife too. We do see some dry spells here but at the worst… I get yellowish looking grass. Over the winter months I don’t have the luxury of… Read More In search of water

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Easy to miss

Nope… my back garden window view of Autumn leaves on my small domed Acer is the first thing I see when I open the curtains just now. It’s changing day by day. Easy to miss though is the photo opportunities when birds perch on this main crown branch. I’d need to be watching all day… Read More Easy to miss

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Autumn watching again

Ah… bright blue skies and early morning sunshine at this time of year is very welcome. Standing below my Acer this morning, I could see the cooler winds have taken their toll on the golden leaves. They are beginning to drop now. Clicking on images will enlarge them. This Acer (palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’) shown above is… Read More Autumn watching again