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22 Feb 2009delicate flowers 1 'Snappy' the Venus Fly Trap Flowering and Is it growing yet? gardenOvercast 10°C / 50°F
Finally the flowers have opened on the flower spike.
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21 Feb 2009Sown Cascade rose Sown and Ripplestone gardenWhite climbing rose for pergola
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19 Feb 2009Much milder temps mean a break from the snow... 2Thank goodness the temps have risen back up towards 10C this week, which meant I was able to spend an afternoon tidying up in the garden. Sorted out lining the strawberry pots, cleaned, removed vine weevil grubs, (must order nematode stuff), split up plants and discarded old growth. Hoping temps ...Rainy 8°C / 46°F
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12 Feb 2009Garden cleared of snow just in time for three inches more of it...Having just got back to normal, last night, rather unexpectedly, three inches of snow fell which means the garden has disappeared again under a blanket of white. Luckily the temps are high enough that this lost is already melting fast (lots of slush). The birds are all furious as I had put out a ...Overcast 4°C / 39°F
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06 Feb 2009It's snow joke... 2Sunny 1°C / 34°F
Well, snow had all melted yesterday after a night/day of drizzle and mist, clear skies overnight and expecting to wake to a frost this morning but found…snow instead! Admittedly only a very small sprinkling, like someone got carried away with a flour shaker. Photos are from this last week. ...
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01 Feb 2009Still, still snowing... 1Snow 2°C / 36°F
yep, it’s still snowing…now gone 4.00pm…
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01 Feb 2009Several inches of snow overnight, still snowing...Just been out to put some bird food out, the snow has that fantastic soft, powdery feel, no ice yet or any melting, it’s just started to snow again, this time big fluffy flakes.Snow 0°C / 32°F
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27 Jan 2009reminder - possible plants from rest of garden for cleared bed Ripplestone gardenOvercast 7°C / 45°F
Dahlia, chrysanth, gladioli, feverfew, bergenia, heuchera, iris,
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26 Jan 2009Just getting out there for an hour! 2 Ripplestone gardenIgnored the ironing and the bathroom sink and went out for an hour as it is one of those rare blue sky, crisp winter mornings with just a hint of mist around the edges. It felt really good to be outside simply doing stuff, mainly clearing and cutting. The ground is completely sodden from all the ...Cloudy 8°C / 46°F
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25 Jan 2009Snow and ice pushes plant to the edge.. Chrysanthemum 'Purple Regal Mist' Dying and Ripplestone gardenThis needs to come out now as the snow and ice have left it in a poor state.Overcast 7°C / 45°F
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