This afternoon my husband found a tortoise in the garden. I had never seen a tortoise like this before. I could only guess that it was an exotic species someone had bought as a pet. The bulbs are up but the sun is obscured by a thick grey blan.

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Posted by Kimberley at Cosmos and Cleome. In a Vase on Monday. Then October arrived, and, for most of the month, the gardens continued to please. I did a bit of clean-up, which included trimming back some very unruly Russian Sage! Of course, in October, no one. There were a few textbook-perfect fall days.

Life in and around the garden. My zone 4 garden is not always kind to these plants, they often die off from harsh winter temps, but I keep trying. Even if I can only grow them as annuals, they add such color and charm to the garden.

Monday, 26 March 2018. In A Vase On Monday Shadow On The Wall. It was interesting to go back in time to March 22nd 2009 when the forsythia last featured here in this post. Describing my walk back home from the allotment. The forsythia was already in full blossom that day. Monday, 19 March 2018. In A Vase On Monday Every Cloud .

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One sixteenth century priory, six acres of grounds and a gardener. Huge, ancient, gnarled, neck-craning impressive. They were the first thing I noticed and the last I shall say good-bye to. We have about twenty mature oaks; most hale, a few less so. With an eye on the latter, and because the Priory should never be oak-less, I planted some replacements. Toffee the Viszla on sniffing duty.