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Garden Diary – The white borders turned into a white garden!
When I started Monday off with a photo from one of the white borders down in the white garden, little did I know just how white the whole garden would be by Tuesday morning! Yes I know the weather forecast said snow, but the last time I looked it had changed it’s mind to sleet. And when was the last time we had that much snow in November? Let’s face it, it’s been a very strange weather year all together! The garden has certainly had a good watering this year. I’m expecting great things from the trees and shrubs next year. I’ve always found they’ve been better after a wet…
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So we did get snow this week!
Well, the weather forecast was certainly correct, we did get snow this week! What a strange weather week it turned out to be! Up until Tuesday it was still feeling like spring had sprung, with more flowers appearing each day in the warm sunshine. The now familiar daffodils all along the grass verges were bursting into flower. But Tuesday morning. I thought it seemed a bit bright when I woke up. Sure enough we’d had a sprinkling in the night, just enough to make everything in the garden look really pretty. By mid-morning though, the sun had come out and the snow was a just memory. We had clear blue…
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First snow of the year – No Gardening this week!
We’ve had the first snow of the year. I did hear someone mention snow last week, but I didn’t realise it was for our area. We don’t really get very much these days, and when we do it doesn’t normally last that long. There’s certainly no physical gardening gone on this week! The snow came on Monday night and there’s still a little around where the sun hasn’t reached. As I’ve said before, I absolutely love the snow but… I want the snow on a Friday night when I’m home for the weekend. It’s not much to ask, is it? It is a shame we can’t get exactly the right…
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Snow in the Garden. Love it or loathe it?
I don’t think there’s a half-way house when it comes to snow in the garden. You either love it, or you loathe it. I’m definitely in the love camp! It brings out my inner child – but honestly, that’s never far away! It’s especially magical when you wake up to it. You know it’s snowed the second you wake up, as the bedroom’s so much brighter, and there’s that strange eerie silence. I’m transported back in time to Christmas morning. I’m five years old, and just discovered that Father Christmas has been! I jump out of bed (not my normal style), and whip up the blind! Next I root out…