Spritzhenry's Blog

10 May, 2008

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A Brief Rant!!!

This is just to let off steam...today was the May Fair of the Village Primary School, and being a nice kind helpful person I had potted up a...

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9 May, 2008

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Never enough room!

When we lived in Kent, our garden was quite a good size-the plot was 40' X 200' and I had a 6' x 8' greenhouse. This was fine: I enjoyed growing...

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6 May, 2008

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I'll have to use scissors!

I was only half serious whan I asked Grenville to lend me his little lawn mower! We have a lot of grass to cut in our garden and so we bought...

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2 May, 2008

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My Stream Bank Project - I DID IT!!!!

You may remember that I started to clear the bank of the stream that runs through our garden at the far side of the bridge. This was a project...

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29 Apr, 2008

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Tropaeolum Speciosum - what next?

Hi again. I have posted a question about this lovely climber, which I have always wanted to grow since I first saw it many years ago at Sissinghurst...

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25 Apr, 2008

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Little pretty flowers in shady places.

At this time of year, I seem to have a real collection of tiny flowering plants hiding under shrubs and trees. They are shy lttle shade lovers,...

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23 Apr, 2008

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All about a very old bridge...

Some members have expressed an interest in the very old bridge over the stream in our garden. It is a bit like a tunnel as it curves round for...

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22 Apr, 2008

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Sexy Curves?

If you have seen any of the photos of my garden, you will know that I don't like straight lines-I much prefer curves! I have been looking at...

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9 Apr, 2008

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I worked hard today!

It was a sunny day so I got busy in the garden. I made a start on placing plant supports round a few of the more 'floppy' ones like the Acanthus...

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5 Apr, 2008

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Trades Description Act?

You may remember that we did a complete make-over of the back garden last autumn, and my plan was that it would be colour-themed in gold, white...

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30 Mar, 2008

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Bluebells

I look forward to seeing my bluebells push up through the leaves and open.

It seems a bit strange to call white ones 'Bluebells'

But this...

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23 Mar, 2008

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I am winning!

Way back in June 2007, I bought a beautiful shrub from B&Q and planted it in a large pot. It was only then that I read the label and saw-'one...

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