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Jan 20, 2025: Dahlia ‘Winkie Cinnamon’ — such a great plant, very prolific considering its bloom size. One of my top five.
Jan 19, 2025: My third attempt growing this particular dahlia and while I agree it’s stunning — the hype isn’t really necessary? Especially if it’s hard to grow or …
Nov 25, 2024: Hydrangea ’Annabelle’ coming soon.
Sep 20, 2024: Growing things. Pottering. Sneezing 🤧
Jul 10, 2024: Dahlia tuber sales are starting. May the gods help me resist.
Jul 7, 2024: Peonies Yesterday was the day. The day two peonies were invited to join the garden. Sarah Bernhardt and Madame Jos Odier to be exact. I’m not sure how …
Jun 13, 2024: Reliable, day-brightening babies.
Jun 9, 2024: A fragile point of interest in the winter garden. Imagining this with snow ala Piet Oudolf’s work.
May 29, 2024: All corms, rhizomes and bulbs are in at last. The ranunculus (Marshmallow) I planted early autumn are already poking out of the earth!
May 28, 2024: Purple anemone chrysanthemums 🌸
May 27, 2024: Missing my dahlias. My “not buying anymore for next season” vow has been cancelled. Not sure why I even considered it 🤭
May 7, 2024: Just dug out a young crepe myrtle (two seasons old) to plant somewhere else — the vast somewhere else of garden mythology.
May 4, 2024: How many more days until picking?
May 3, 2024: Pretty sure this is not Seaton’s J’adore.