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• 15 Feb 2013

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  Bloom day February 2013- The sweet scent of success!

  Paperwhites ziva x4 Blooming
  Success! The paperwhite narcissi we planted in the front yard this past Winter are now in bloom. How sweet it is. And rather pretty, too. :)
• 17 Dec 2012

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  Homegrown plants to Deck the Halls with :)

  Northern Bayberry Harvesting, Holly hedge plants x4 Harvesting, and Bermuda grass Dying
  Harvested Holly sprigs with their bright red berries on them, and Bayberry boughs which have a lovely holiday fragrance- the same scent that bayberry candles have. These will be used to beautify the interior of our house for the holiday season. As a side note… While I was outside harvesting...
  Rainy 16°C / 60°F
• 03 Jun 2012

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  Grapefruit: 374 Days

  Grapefruit Blooming and Greenhouse garden
  I’m astonished to see a flower on a yearling from a supermarket fruit pip. And it’s the best-smelling thing in the greenhouse (or outside) right now. Mmmmmm. Photos: 1: The journey over the past year. 2: My current bloom, the fragrance of which is just to die for. 3: The bloom and t...
  Rainy 11°C / 52°F
• 02 Feb 2011

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  The Garden that is not Ours

  Yes, I know, it’s an odd name for a garden but I’ll try to explain. Our house sits in the middle of one side of a rather odd shaped garden, imagine a truncated triangle and you’ll have a good idea. We have a lane along the bottom (north east), a boat park along the seaward side ...
  Rainy 9°C / 48°F
• 13 Jun 2009

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  Meadowsweet in bloom

  Gnomeville garden , Filipendula hexapetala Flore Plena - Double Flowering Meadowsweet, Dropwort Blooming, F...
  It is really too bad that these only bloom for a short time in late spring. They are really very lovely and have a very sweet but subtle fragrance.
  Sunny 27°C / 80°F

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