Category Archives: Garden

Wednesday’s Wander Round the Garden

Posted on April 6, 2022 by craftycreeky

The British weather is well known as variable, over the last couple of weeks we seem to have had most types so the poor plants don’t know whether they’re coming or going! Mother’s Day weekend (26th and 27th March here … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on March 14, 2022 by craftycreeky

We’ve had a dry few days and it has been a bit warmer too so I’ve managed to get quite a bit of tidying done in the garden. I started trying to tidy and weed at the same time so … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Totter round the garden

Posted on March 1, 2022 by craftycreeky

Our garden has been sorely neglected over the winter, though if you’re going to neglect a garden it’s the best time to do it and the local wildlife will thank me for it! We seem to have had storm after … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden

Posted on February 21, 2022 by craftycreeky

Recently I started an on-line embroidery course with Nicki Franklyn from The Stitchery, she does beautiful, delicate stitching, very pretty. The course is called Stitch a Garden, it can be any garden, she is stitching Beatrix Potters garden up at … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-Garden

Posted on February 1, 2022 by craftycreeky

Just before Christmas I fell for a series of on line classes by Nicki Franklin of The Stitchery. I’d admired her work for quite a while on instagram, she does beautiful, pretty embroideries of flowers, country scenes, cottages…this was an … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Wanderings

Posted on October 27, 2021 by craftycreeky

Yesterday my friend and I decided to walk round Harlow Carr gardens rather than going up another of the Dales 30, the weather didn’t look too good and I’d had a heavy day at work on Monday. I was lucky … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Wander Round the Garden

Posted on October 13, 2021 by craftycreeky

For a few days last week we had a bit of an Indian Summer, or that’s what we call it over here, a spell of unseasonably warm weather in late September early October. I’d just put my summer clothes away … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on September 6, 2021 by craftycreeky

August was a bit of a damp squib here in Yorkshire, I’m a fair weather gardener so I didn’t get out much! The weather has finally picked up a bit and there is now LOTS to do in the garden!! … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on July 19, 2021 by craftycreeky

The hot (for us!!) humid weather is continuing, I much prefer the shade in this weather and follow it round the garden, retreating to my sewing room when there isn’t enough shade! The garden is starting to look a bit … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden

Posted on July 13, 2021 by craftycreeky

We’ve had a lot of wet weather recently, yesterday it rained steadily all day, so there was no way I was going outside for my ‘meander round the garden’! This morning was overcast but dry, so I managed a couple … Continue reading →

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