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Hidcote Manor Garden II
Since the beginning of the new year, I catch myself getting somewhat antsy thinking about our next vacation. Now that is a little bit early since we are most likely not be able to go anywhere before...
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And Then There Were Only Two
Do you remember the three little four weeks old rescue Doberman puppies that we took on in April last year? Today I would like to go back in time and continue their story. Elsa, the red one, had just...
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January Roses
Rose pickings were unusually slim this January and as most gardeners would do I was trying to understand what the causes were for that. One reason was pretty clear: Normally I push the roses still...
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Busy With Winter Rose Care And More...
Since my last post about my garden from the beginning of January, I have been mainly busy deleaving and pruning all my roses. Even though my garden is small some of my roses aren't and it is quite an...
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A Spring Bouquet in Soft Colors
Lately, I found myself longing so much for some spring blooms to bring indoors. My garden doesn't have to offer much right now that would be suitable as a cut flower, so I decided to go for the luxury...
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February Roses
As expected there weren't many roses blooming in my garden in the month of February, as a matter of fact, this is the month where I have the least blooms for seasonal reasons. And that is OK since...
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Being in Love With Stock And More...
Last year almost accidentally I stumbled over a few little containers of old fashioned matthiola, better known under the common name stock, at a big box store and brought them home with me. Somehow...
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Calla Lily Arrangement
As I went through the garden doing my Sunday morning stroll today I noticed that my calla lilies (zantedeschia aethiopica) are finally blooming and I knew immediately that they would be the ideal...
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Book Review: "The English Roses - Classic Favorites & New Selections" by...
Everyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows how much I love roses. I simply can't help it they are my favorite flowers and always will be. So when I was approached by Firefly Books offering me...
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Catching You Up
I have gotten behind with blogging about the happenings in my own garden and I would like to catch you up with its development and what I have done from February to mid-March. All photos shown in this...
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March Roses
To my surprise, in March there was still only a rose bloom opening here and there in my garden. After all the winter rains that we were having I had expected that I would get an early rose spring...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2017
Well, the first and only time that I participated in the famous Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day meme hosted by Carol from May Dreams Gardens on every fifteenth of the month was last year in March. The main...
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The Beautiful Village of Blockley in the Cotswolds, England II
Well, it took me much longer to continue my first post about our morning stroll through Blockley than I anticipated but finally, I am there. You may remember that Blockley is the lovely village in the...
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This Is The One!
Today I want to continue the story of the three little rescue Doberman puppies that we took on in April last year. In the photos in this post, Princess and Lily are about ten weeks old and they were...
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April And May Roses
No, in case you have wondered, this is not another blog that has bitten the dust, as seem to happen to so many lately. I just have been super busy with my job and two trips in May, one to Germany and...
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Whitcombe House, a lovely private garden in the Cotswolds, England I
The first private garden that we visited this year on our vacation in the Cotswolds in England was Whitcombe House and it was an immediate hit. Located in the beautiful village of Overbury, the garden...
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The Beautiful Little Church Bouquet From Adlestrop
When my husband and I visited Adlestrop for its Open Village Day to see some of the local gardens that opened to the public for this event, I spotted a woman walking on the street, holding a beautiful...
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A Posh English Afternoon Tea at The Slaughters Manor House, England
Honestly, we didn't have the best weather when we have been in England for our annual vacation a little over two weeks ago. It was raining quite a bit and it was unusually cold for the season....
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Cozy Casita II, The Lovely Courtyard
It has been hot, hot, hot in the last couple of days here in San Diego inland with highest temperatures reaching 99F/37C yesterday. Needless to say that my garden is suffering and I often wish, that I...
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Garden Blogger's Bloom Day July 2017
Better a little bit late to the party than not going at all... That is how I felt about participating in the Garden Blogger's Bloom Day meme hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens on the 15th of every...
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Kiftsgate Court Gardens, England I
It is hard to believe for me that over two months have passed since I posted last time and I would like to apologize to all readers who came here only to find that there is still nothing new. An...
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Treasures From England: Blue And White China
As I have mentioned on a couple of occasions on this blog, I have a special fondness for vintage and antique china. Somehow I rarely go to thrift stores here in America, but when I am in England, I...
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September Roses
I am trying to pick up my habit to blog monthly about the roses that have bloomed in my garden the previous month. So here come my rose babies that have delighted me in September. Sadly, overall I...
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Autumn in Santa Fe
Last month I traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico again to attend a workshop. Let me just say it up front: I love this town. There is something special about the wide-open blue skies and the light there,...
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Christmas Time at Our House and Garden
Just want to pop by quickly to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and share some pics from our house and garden on this wonderful day! We didn't have a Christmas tree for many...
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