Poppy's Blog

5 Jul, 2008

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Thanks everybody for all your lovely comments, much appreciated. I will keep you posted, just hope I haven't eaten all the jelly beans out of...

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3 Jul, 2008

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MidSummer

All the fantastic photos coming in daily of everyone's midsummer gardens. It's lovley to see the changes & all the colour now.I am getting...

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9 Jun, 2008

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Problems with cats?

I was in B & Q yesterday & saw that there sonic cat deterrents were on offer at £19.95. They are well worth having if you have feline...

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1 Jun, 2008

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Helpful & Inspiring

Before discovering this website, I never really took photos of my garden (never thought of it to be honest) & now looking back through photos...

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13 May, 2008

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Tues 13 May

Another lovely day so this morning I pottered & took a few snaps.At tea time, just potted up my chilli, pepper & tomato plants. I can't...

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7 May, 2008

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Wed 7 May

A busy couple of evenings filling gaps in the borders mainly with all the "garden ready" stuff in the polyhouses; Delphiniums, Lillies, Sweet...

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1 May, 2008

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Recent activity

Today I took delivery of some long awaited Chrysanthemums, 6 each of early, mid & late flowering to give me a long season of cut flowers....

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29 Apr, 2008

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Tues 29th April

Haven't posted a photo of the finished patio yet, haven't had chance to do my planters yet so at the moment its nice & empty & my daughter...

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24 Apr, 2008

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Thurs 24th April

Builders started work at 9am, new fence panels first then the groundwork.They have worked hard all day. My new paving has been delivered &...

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23 Apr, 2008

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Exciting phone call!

After waiting several weeks to hear from my "patio man" I got a phone call yesterday to say he would be with us next thursday, great; Then today...

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22 Apr, 2008

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TODAY'S ACTIVITY

Tonight I planted around 50 plants in my new front border; pink & red sidalcia, pink splendens, red tanacetum, pink gypsophila, dianthus...

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21 Apr, 2008

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Grasses part 2

finished both sides of the top garden (grasses & ferns etc). Lots of digging to break up the heavy clay, lots of compost gone in too. Back...

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