Category Archives: Garden

A Meander Round the Garden

Posted on October 3, 2017 by craftycreeky

Autumn seems to have arrived all of a sudden this year, not that we had much of a summer, but within the last week the leaves are changing, falling, walks are getting crunchier and there is a definite nip in … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on August 28, 2017 by craftycreeky

We’ve had a few nice dry days here in Yorkshire and I’ve managed to spend quite a few hours in the garden. It’s almost happy dance time for my AA garden…almost! Last weekend I started marking out where my raised … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on August 21, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’ve just had nearly a week off work, just the way my shifts worked out, so I’ve managed to do quite a few hours in the garden. It’s been pretty perfect gardening weather, warm and dry, but not too hot! … Continue reading →

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Moody Blues and Purples in the Garden

Posted on August 7, 2017 by craftycreeky

As I showed you all my orange flowers in the garden last week, I thought I’d have a blue day, show you the flowers I have to calm down the orange in my Amber and Amethyst garden, although there isn’t … Continue reading →

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Oranges in the Garden

Posted on July 20, 2017 by craftycreeky

When I first started out in gardening, in my younger days, I would turn my nose up at orange flowers, ‘I don’t do orange!’ they were too gaudy and brash! I liked the restrained look of Vita Sackville-West’s white garden, … Continue reading →

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Wentworth Woodhouse

Posted on July 11, 2017 by craftycreeky

Last week my Women’s Institute had a fantastic day out at Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham in South Yorkshire. We had an amazing guide, full of character, who really brought the place alive, his knowledge of the history of Wentworth Woodhouse … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on July 10, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’ve been quite busy in the garden recently, I can actually see light at the end of the tunnel with the clearance of the AA garden! All the wooden beds have now been removed, beds have been cleared apart from … Continue reading →

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A Meander Round the Garden

Posted on June 20, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’ve managed to work on the garden a fair bit over the last couple of weeks, just clearing and weeding, but at least I can see some progress… In the AA garden I’m completely redesigning it and trying to get … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on June 5, 2017 by craftycreeky

It’s been damp and murky today, so it’s lucky I took advantage of the nice weather yesterday to take some photos! June is a lovely month in a typical English garden with lot of plants coming into flower. There’s roses, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on May 29, 2017 by craftycreeky

Well it’s been a pretty typical Bank Holiday weekend weather-wise, we’ve had some lovely sunny spells but this was the view from upstairs on Saturday! The noise in the conservatory of the rain beating down was quite deafening! Today it’s … Continue reading →

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