Category Archives: Garden

Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden

Posted on May 20, 2025 by craftycreeky

Part of my plan to make our garden lower maintenance is to plant more flowering shrubs, they take up a decent amount of room, often flower for a few weeks and still look reasonable for the rest of the year. … Continue reading →

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Mondays Meander Round the Garden

Posted on May 12, 2025 by craftycreeky

It’s been a while since I meandered round the garden, I spent several hours gardening today and I finally feel like it’s starting to look like a garden again instead of a building site. Last weekend I was working on … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on March 24, 2025 by craftycreeky

It’s a while since I’ve had a meander round the garden, mainly because it’s been more reminiscent of a building site…but I finally think I’m winning! In our quest to future proof our house and garden, I decided the top … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on February 3, 2025 by craftycreeky

Someone mentioned recently that I haven’t shared photos of my garden recently…that’s because it’s been looking a bit like a builders yard! Last summer I did some serious thinking about our house and our future here. We’ve got to the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden

Posted on August 6, 2024 by craftycreeky

The garden has been somewhat neglected this summer, at first it was so wet, I’m a fair weather gardener and this year has been particularly wet…until about two weeks ago, now it’s too hot for me to garden…see, I’m typical … Continue reading →

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A Chunky Curlew

Posted on August 5, 2024 by craftycreeky

I spent Saturday over in Fridaythorpe in East Yorkshire making another chicken wire sculpture. The courses are run by Susan Nichols, she’s great, very patient and everyone leaves with a chicken wire bird that looks like it’s supposed to look! … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on May 27, 2024 by craftycreeky

Well after nine days away the garden had lots of lovely surprises for me. One of my favourite paeonies is a very delicate shade of the lightest pink, it’s sited under a standard rose, which is fortunate as just before … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on May 19, 2024 by craftycreeky

I finally plucked up the courage and started stitching the pages together for my garden book. I’ve been prevaricating for a while on how to do it, I discussed it with one of my friends from my stitching group who … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden

Posted on May 14, 2024 by craftycreeky

Apologies for the radio silence, I’ve had major internet problems! My computer is in my sewing room on a desk that is about as far away from where the internet comes in as it could be, it’s been getting ridiculously … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden

Posted on April 2, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve finally managed to have a few good sessions in the garden – it’s been so wet up to recently that I’m way behind on the spring tidy up, over Easter I managed two good days in the garden… I … Continue reading →

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