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"Big Tree Country - Part 2
Posted on 30 Nov, 2008 7 comments
Dunkeld, Birnam and Inver : Part B.
The Dukes of Atholl, who owned extensive land in Perthshire, are sometimes referred to as the "Planting Dukes"...
"Big Tree Country" - Part 1.
Posted on 23 Nov, 2008 10 comments
Dunkeld, Birnam and Inver : Part A.
The title of this blog is the logo adopted by the Forestry Commision Scotland and Perth and Kinross Countryside...
"Daveyana Jones and the Glass Crusade"
Posted on 22 Nov, 2008 20 comments
It was a journey fraught with dangers, yet filled with discoveries, covering many Continents and terrains.
Giant boulders to be dodged, and...
Entertaining the Children on a Wet Afternoon.
Posted on 6 Nov, 2008 22 comments
I had a day off work today, and the children had a school holiday. I'd hoped for a nice day so that we could get out into the garden, but it...
Themed Containers.
Posted on 1 Nov, 2008 14 comments
Grenville's recent series of blogs on container planting and colour schemes inspired me to have a go at creating some seasonal planters to place...
Garden Research of a Different Kind
Posted on 19 Oct, 2008 24 comments
A Real-Life Chocolate Factory.
In July, on our way to London, we stopped off in Bourneville, Birmingham at the famous Cadbury's Chocolate Factory,...
Happy Day!
Posted on 14 Oct, 2008 22 comments
Having "recovered" from this week's celebration of my daughter's and my own joint birthday, with its hours of food preparation and the 2 parties...
A Little "Theme" Riddle
Posted on 11 Oct, 2008 24 comments
I thought I'd give you a chance to guess the next theme for our garden, for a little bit of fun, rather than just get on with it. Of course,...
We Moved!
Posted on 15 Sep, 2008 28 comments
Hi, folks, and many thanks for all the good wishes on my previous blog.The move on Friday went very smoothly, in glorious weather, and we had...
GOODBYE, YELLOW BRICK ROAD........
Posted on 2 Sep, 2008 49 comments
........."oh, we've finally decided our future liesbeyond the Yellow Brick Road....aahh, aahh, aahh, aahh,ahahaha......"
Thus sang Elton John...
In Praise of Our Parks : Part Four
Posted on 24 Aug, 2008 8 comments
As the 20th century progressed, many parks fell into a state of neglect through lack of funding and care. They were not considered a high priority...
In Praise of Our Parks: Part Three
Posted on 20 Aug, 2008 12 comments
In the second half of the 19th century, Frederick Law Olmsted came to be regarded as the Founder of American Landscape Architecture. He and his...
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