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Winter Gardening

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019by Angharad

Many gardeners find themselves out of work at this time of year, with clients looking out into the garden and thinking that there is nothing to do asking their gardeners not to come back till spring. Not only is there plenty to do during the winter, but us gardeners often appreciate the time to get […]

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Plant List – November 2018

Posted on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018by Angharad

A list of everything currently growing in my garden; A record for me, and to see what was still flowering, or flowering again in November. I can also propagate to order if there is something below that you are after. Drop me an email and I will let you know if I have any in […]

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The Rose Garden – Part 2

Posted on May 12, 2018May 12, 2018by Angharad

11th May 2018 – I have started to cut the edges in for the new borders that will form the Centenary Rose Garden.  Given it is just 5 weeks till Mike and Chrissi open the gardens on 17th June, I am not sure I will have got much going on in these borders, but at […]

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The Kitchen Garden

Posted on February 3, 2018February 3, 2018by Angharad

This week I have been concentrating on repairing and renovating the kitchen garden and fruit cage at Packridge Farm.  When the garden is in full flow I have very little time to spend in the veg patch and so some of the work I am doing is to try and reduce the amount of weeding […]

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Rain, rain and you get the picture

Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018by Angharad

As frustrating as the weather has been these last few days, I never really mind the opportunity to sit and day dream, or go through the many packs of seeds I have planned to sow this coming year. I have a stack of annuals including Bupleurum rotundifolium, a gorgeous lush green foliage plant that I […]

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My name is Angharad and have been gardening in one way or another for as long as I can remember. I am happiest when out in the fresh air, pulling up groundsel before the blighter flowers, seeds and germinates behind my back and pondering where on earth I am going to squeeze in the most recent Salvia acquisition.

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The Salvias - 06 Jun , 2020
Salvia oxyphora - 13 Aug , 2019
Why has my hot lips lost its lips? - 11 Aug , 2019
Salvias – 3 – Success - 01 Aug , 2019
Salvias – 2 – We have leaves! - 28 May , 2019

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The Bupleurums, the first is one of the annual var The Bupleurums, the first is one of the annual varieties the second and third both perennial - rotundifolium and candollei. I hunted a long time for the perennial varieties.  Candollei has yet to flower but it's been attacked by things and swamped by other plants in its first two years..it got moved to this spot at the beginning of this year and seems much happier.
Chicory here today gone tomorrow, these flowers ar Chicory here today gone tomorrow, these flowers are pretty ephemeral, but they do keep coming.
Pelargonium 'Pink Capitatum', Salvia nana 'Curling Pelargonium 'Pink Capitatum', Salvia nana 'Curling Waves', and Californian Poppy. First year I've grown the ivory one but won't be the last. 
#scentedleafpelargonium  #salvia #californianpoppy
Plant ident - anyone any ideas? I think it's aster Plant ident - anyone any ideas? I think it's asteracae family. I'm sure it has little yellow daisy like flowers. I think it's perennial... #plantidentification #mygreenoffice
I'll never get bored of watching a busy bee. #myg I'll never get bored of watching a busy bee. 
#mygreenoffice
Sweet little combination, Geranium 'Wargrave Pink' Sweet little combination, Geranium 'Wargrave Pink' and Lavender 'Hidcote' (I think). As well as lavender I was getting wafts of Rose (that was already there) and Dianthus that I put in. This little border coming along nicely.

#pinksandpurples #mygreenoffice
A lovely little geranium, and Salvia 'Purple Rain' A lovely little geranium, and Salvia 'Purple Rain'.
Malus 'red love' mmm looking forward to a bite of Malus 'red love' mmm looking forward to a bite of one of these.
Found this beautiful little nest in a clients gard Found this beautiful little nest in a clients garden yesterday. Now to investigate what made it. 
#waspnest #mygreenoffice
The lockdown veg patch, reminding me why I don't b The lockdown veg patch, reminding me why I don't bother growing veg any longer. Any one fancy doing a bit if weeding and tying up for me? 🤣
#lockdown2020 (goodness I hope lockdown 2021 doesn't become a hashtag too can you imagine...)
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