August 25th Bake Off. Three generations of my family have entered various classes of the village show over the years. From the website “The Village Show has been running since August 1862, when the first Hanley Castle Horticultural and Flower Show was organised by the gentry of Hanley Castle Parish. The aim was “to encourage … Continue reading Journal. From Bake Off to Tulips.
The two small greenhouses we have in the garden are now almost full to the brim with tender plants in readiness for the onset of winter. It was a wet windy day when I took these pictures hence all the leaves on the green house roofs. The smallest one contains succulents with cuttings and seeds. … Continue reading Preparing Our Greenhouses for Winter Plant Care.
January has been a wet dull period for most of the month here in the UK with some areas suffering from severe flooding. Fortunately, a tour of the garden can bring some cheer with signs of spring not just flower colour but beautifully patterned leaves. Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen Arum italicum subsp. italicum ‘Marmoratum’ Winter aconite … Continue reading January Blues Away.
Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire Hydrangea quercifolia Burgundy Vinca diffopmis ‘Jenny Pym’ Three plants bringing colour and joy into our garden this January. What is bringing colour and joy into your garden?
Every January I wait for a frosty morning to pollard the Acer negundo Flamingo. Without the cold weather, even in January, the sap will pour from the cut wounds, which could over time weaken the tree. The branches provide a lovely winter grey blue colour. This is done to maintain the beautiful leaf colours, otherwise … Continue reading A Frosty Morning Workout.
Guest Publisher Leonie Creighton. Leonie is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic gardener she is the minutes secretary to the Black Pear Gardening Club. I have invited her as guest publisher for this seasonally appropriate article she wrote for the club newsletter. IRIS UNGUICULARIS. One of my favourite plants at this time of year is IRIS UNGUICULARIS … Continue reading A seasonal delight – in winter.
This December has so far been very mild here in Our Garden@19 with only one frost. The cannas and dahlias are all lifted..... ....safely stored in the garden shed with fleece covering for the cold nights. The tender plants are divided between the two greenhouses... Two small areas have been planted with Tulips also Foxgloves, … Continue reading December 2020
When we purchased the house, I designed the garden and the rear of the main border, now named the blue border, was planted with climbing roses, trained to rope swags. Unfortunately, the rope soon rotted and was replaced with trellis. Now several years later the trellis along with some of the posts required replacing this … Continue reading A Winter Project and a Wildlife Friendly Experiment.
A winter tour, with the camera, around Our Garden@19 to capture some of the season's shapes and silhouettes. This is an evergreen and topiary time of year, black and white pictures add to the wintery appearance. Do you have a favourite winter shape in your garden?
This article was originally posted on the website of the Black Pear Gardening Club  by club member Julie Munn. With its seasonal interest, especially now we all have our Christmas garden gift vouchers to spend, I invited Julie as guest publisher for this post. Fragrant Flowering Shrubs for Winter Interest. Winter Flowering Shrubs can add … Continue reading Fragrant Flowering Shrubs for Winter Interest.
From all of us at Our Garden@19.
I caught sight of this Vinca flower in the spring border. Vinca difformis is similar to Vinca major, differing most significantly in its habit of flowering right from Autumn, through mild Winter spells to Spring. Such a welcome cheering sight to find in the garden at this time of year, especially after all the rain … Continue reading Flower of the Month. December 2019.
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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?
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)
Today's snow brought a new visitor to the garden, for this winter, the Pied Wagtail. From the RSPB website: "The pied wagtail, Motacilla alba, is a delightful small, long-tailed and rather sprightly black and white bird. When not standing and frantically wagging its tail up and down it can be seen dashing about over lawns or car … Continue reading New Winter Visitor.
The snow has brought on extra demand around the bird feeding stations with the arrival of the Thrush family, most notably the Fieldfares and the Redwings. they come in search of any berries on the holly bushes and remaining crab apples. I usually add to this natural supply with cut up apples. To … Continue reading Feed the Birds. March 2018.
I along with many fellow bloggers enjoy watching and feeding the birds that visit our gardens throughout the year. Â New visitors to our garden@19 this winter have been, a fleeting glimpse of a Gold Crest, a male Bullfinch and on the niger seed feeder, the male and female Siskin. They are sometimes referred to as … Continue reading New Visitors.
These winter months are the time of year I try to carry out any ‘estate’ maintenance along with completing the pruning of the climbing/rambling roses, wisteria, vines, the apples and pear trees. These all require the use of a ladder, which in the past has involved balancing on the top of a rather unsteady step … Continue reading In the February Sunshine.
The village of Pirton, Worcestershire, was originally part of the Croome Estate and is located one mile north of  Croome Park (now owned by the National Trust). Pirton Court was historically the home of Viscount Deerhurst. The village church, St. Peters, containing elements dating back to the C12, with its unique black and white timber bell … Continue reading Christmas Tree Festival.
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