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The Summer Garden
Although the past week has been damp and rainy, the plants really love this warm growing weather- far more than we do! The garden is full...
masthome3
Jul 61 min read
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Special Treasures
May is a busy month with lots of visitors- not busy by English standards but for us! We had a lovely party from the south of Sweden last...
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May 91 min read
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Is this the beginning of spring?
After 6 weeks of clearing up after Storm Eowyn we are just about ready to welcome our first visitors on Friday. We needed 3 bonfires to...
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Mar 191 min read
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Signs of spring
We have cleared most of the fallen trees and timber with only a couple of awkward ones to be tackled by Liam the tree surgeon. It’s been...
masthome3
Feb 231 min read
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Storm Eowyn and it’s aftermath
It was quite a blow last Friday- Mike and I found it very stressful being in the house all day with the wind howling and the trees in all...
masthome3
Feb 231 min read
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AFTER STORM EOWYN
We’ve been working hard, clearing up the amazing mess of branches, trunks and foliage after the storm on 24 January. We were lucky really...
masthome3
Feb 101 min read
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Dark and dismal November
The days are shortening fast and good daylight is at a premium. When did we last see the sun for more than 5 minutes? Still, there’s...
masthome3
Nov 24, 20241 min read
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Drystone Wallers Visit
We had a great weekend with the West of Scotland Drystone Wallers who worked here two days - it was dry and bright and not really midgy!...
masthome3
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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End of season
It’s been a warm and pleasant week with lots of sunshine- such a change from August. The contractors have completed their work on our...
masthome3
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Rain and more rain!
I can’t remember a wetter August- it often is a fairly wet month but this year is exceptional. We have had almost 11 inches/ 300 m so...
masthome3
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Plant Sale in 2025
We have to start early when planning a plant sale- really they are every 2 or 3 years when we run out of space in the rhododendron...
masthome3
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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Harvest
At long last the vegetable patch is starting to produce something- the soil took so long to warm up this year that courgettes and beans...
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Jul 20, 20241 min read
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Rhododendron griersonianum
As the colour of spring and early summer fades, certain individual plants stand out against the shades of green. One of these is R...
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Jun 23, 20241 min read
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The scent of Maddenias
Although the weather is changeable and the main rhododendron flowering season is over, there is a lovely scent in the air. This comes...
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Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Actinidia kolokmicta
Behind the house, on the south facing wall of the barn is a huge plant of Actinidia kolokmicta, currently full of tiny white flowers and...
masthome3
May 29, 20241 min read
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The flowering season continues
Every time I walk through the garden I see something else in flower that wasn’t apparent yesterday- and now the azaleas are blooming the...
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May 8, 20241 min read
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Tender rhododendrons
In the front section of our conservatory, attached to the house, several tender rhododendrons have been flowering for the past fortnight....
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Apr 21, 20241 min read
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The second act
Now the early magnolias are over, helped by the fierce winds, we are just beginning the second act in the garden. Rhododendron falconeri...
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Apr 12, 20241 min read
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Pop up garden walk
We've decided to hold a guided garden walk this coming Saturday 30 March at 2pm because the magnolias are magnificent at the moment. Also...
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Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Start of the new season
We have been working hard to get everything ready for opening on Thursday- 21 March- as always. The huge Gibson crosses are already in...
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Mar 17, 20241 min read
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