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A feeding frenzy in the rain.

10 Sunday Feb 2019

Posted by Brian Skeys in General Interest, Our Garden@19, Photography, Wildlife

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Birds, Birds Goldfinches, feeding time

I have observed over the years that the birds visit our feeders in greater numbers on a wet day, more than any other weather, except snow.

These pictures were taken on Friday through the dining room window with the flash turned off. The Goldfinches were joined by a pair of Siskins and a Bluetit during that time.

Do you have visitors to your garden in the rain?

A Christmas gift that keeps giving.

21 Monday Jan 2019

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Our Garden@19, Plantlife

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Christmas, flowerpower, Our Garden@19, Plants, Winter

A Christmas gift of Hippeastrum first flowered with six blooms, now on its second flourish with five blooms.

Plants can provide not only pleasure, also optimism with a feeling of wellbeing, very welcome during the dark days of January.

What is giving you joy in your gardening world?

Remembrance.

04 Friday Jan 2019

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, General Interest, Our Garden@19, Plantlife

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Our Garden@19, Winter

Christmas and New Year are often a time for remembering lost loved ones. Imagine my surprise at seeing the rosemary in flower in our garden@19 this morning following a night of -2* frost.

Happy Memories and New Year.

(Photos taken with iPhone)

December Rain.

21 Friday Dec 2018

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife

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Blue border, December, Green and White garden, Oriental garden., raindrops

In the Garden, December 2018

T’is the season to be merry, of turkey, tinsel and snow with visits to Santa’s Grotto.

I cannot promise you any of the above, we can though visit Our Garden@19 following a rain shower, looking for some winter cheer and colour. In the Oriental Garden the Witch Hazel is in flower, although it is not looking too cheerful due to its habit of retaining all the old leaves.

Hamamelis Moll Pallida (Witch Hazel)
Phyllostachys Spectablis

The golden bamboo always adds a cheerful glow in the corner.

Two of the Cornus are brightening up the back of this border, reminding me that the fence panels could do with re-staining!

Cornus Alba ‘Westonbirt’ syn C. alba ‘Sibirica’ Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire

In the White and Green garden the Viburnum f ‘candidissimum’ is in flower, this wonderful shrub flowers all through the winter…

…the Mohonia has grown through the trellis to add a splash of yellow to this ‘carefully’ colour co-ordinated garden…

Mahonia Bealii

…the standard holly is an attractive centre piece here.

Ilex aquifolium ‘Argentea Margenata’ Standard

In the Blue Border the ornamental grasses provide an interesting straw coloured contrast to the Thuja occ. ‘Smaragd’…

…where the Rose ‘Charlotte’ has a rain drop covered bud surviving.

Rose ‘Charlotte’ Std.

The bark of the Prunus is always very attractive this time of year.

Prunus serrula

The winter jasmine and the clematis are providing a splash of yellow, with the clematis climbing through the wisteria.

Jasminum nudiflorum
Clematis cirrhosa balearica

The skimmia’s are also a welcome sight with ‘Rubella’ very popular with the flower arrangers at Christmas.

Skimmia Hermaphrodite
Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’

‘The Holly and The Ivy’, with a cloud pruned conifer by the entrance to the Oriental Garden…

Ilex × meserveae ‘Blue Angel’

… with moss appropriately growing in the crux of an acer tree.

Hydrangea flower heads, in December, make wonderful flower arrangements and photographs.

The title of December Rain is best illustrated with this picture of pine needles with jewel like rain drops, especially the close-up one below.

Reflections on the year!

I hope you have good reflections of 2018. Sadly we had to say goodbye to our faithful companion Murphy.

On a happier note our youngest daughter, Mary is joining her partner James on the 22nd in their first home together. It will all seem a little quiet around here. The Hanley Swan NGS open gardens had another successful year, with totals raised since we started four years ago reaching £8,500. Looking forward to the new year, we have a new garden opening with us along with ‘plans’ for our garden.

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from all of us at Our Garden@19: brimfields.com

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Favourite web sites.

  • Black Pear Gardening Club. A Worcestershire based club sharing a love of gardening.
  • Douglas Gregor Photos Wonderful wildlife photography.
  • Hardy Plant Society
  • NGS The garden charity.
  • No Dig Charles Downing. The organic no dig Gardener.

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  • Our Garden@19 To read about Our garden@19 over the previous two years. A garden blog following the year, preparing to open for the NGS, while enjoying visiting gardens, the beauty of nature, the plants, the wildlife and a sanctuary to relax in.

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