Category Archives: Gardens

Spring Has Sprung!

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

At long last, Spring has arrived. The daffodils are up and the hyacinth I planted last Fall have survived! It has been one of the wettest Aprils that I can remember and that follows the wettest March. Everything is a … Continue reading →

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Happy Fall!

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

  Last time I wrote I was waiting for Spring!  Well, Spring arrived at long last and quickly turned into the hottest, wettest, most humid summer I can ever remember.  By the end of July I was tired of the … Continue reading →

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Spring? Anyone seen Spring?

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

  So it snowed today.  No accumulation…just snowflakes floating down all morning.  Sigh.  It is gray and raw and very unSpringlike and it is April!  A few brave little green sprouts are emerging but I haven’t even raked out the beds. … Continue reading →

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June Update

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

 So June arrived.  Not sure how that happened as it seems it was only early May a short time ago…when Fiona arrived.   It has been a busy time for us. There is Fiona, of course, who is always busy playing … Continue reading →

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Spring Projects…and a Pleasant Surprise

Posted on May 6, 2017 by

We have been home now for about two months.  Ireland seems a distant memory in many ways.  So what have we been doing?  We have been busy settling in, and we have been making a list of things we want to do … Continue reading →

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Fall Arrives!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

At long last, summer appears to be over.  The cool crisp air of Autumn is arriving….we even had  a few rainy days!  Everything seems to be breathing a sigh of relief.  The few things left in the gardens are very happy! … Continue reading →

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The Gardens of Brookwood Shire …part 2

Posted on August 27, 2016 by

Summer.  This has been the hottest, driest summer I can ever remember.  The gardens are really struggling.  Add to that that I have not had time to tend them as I usually do and it is understandable that they are not as … Continue reading →

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