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Shade v. shadow

Yesterday I ran into Pamela, our next door neighbour with the paved garden, and in...

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16 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

Confined to barracks

Gardens have multiple uses and value, not least being as a kind of tableau simply...

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14 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

The year of the cordyline

Among the plants which were inherited in our garden was a cordyline, not planted...

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13 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

The Naming of Plants

In an earlier blog, I commented on the tendency to name plants after the donor, thus...

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12 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

Greys Court Garden

Yesterday was a non event kind of day, with grey skies, a little rain, and limited...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

Summer's lease

I see that my last blog celebrated the arrival of summer. Well, as the Bard said,...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

Summer at last?

June 3rd was a perfect June day. In fact, June is probably the best month for gardens...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

Trading

When I was an undergraduate studying anthropology, we spent some time on the neolithic,...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

Foliage

In my parents' garden, and in most others at the time, the stress was on flowers...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

My Garden Blog: What Works?

Given the numerous constraints on what is possible in the garden, identifying what...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

My Garden Blog: Change

Next door, Patrick, our neighbour has employed a gardener to make some significant...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai

My Garden Blog: The Legacy

When moving into an existing house, new owners will discover a legacy waiting them...

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10 Jun, 2010
Kowhai


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