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October 2, 2022September 30, 2022Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Aren’t You Glad?

An unexpected final glad has popped up in the perfect spot.

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September 11, 2022September 10, 2022Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Complementary Colour

June 4, 2022June 3, 2022Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 04JUN2022 – Mainly Lupines

Hybrid lupins love the soil in my garden and are having a great year.

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May 20, 2022May 19, 2022Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday – Camassia Quamash

Gorgeous deep blue flowers now in bloom.

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January 8, 2022January 7, 2022Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 08JAN2022 – Snowy Boughs

Evergreens are SO necessary to add interest to the winter garden.

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August 21, 2021August 20, 2021Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 21/08/2021 – side garden, foggy morning

The garden is loving our hot and humid August!

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July 30, 2021July 29, 2021Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday: Close, Closer, Closest

Some flowers are born for a close-up.

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July 24, 2021July 23, 2021Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 24/07/2021 – Lilies and Lace

One of the tallest flowers blooming in my garden this week wasn’t planted by me (or anyone…); seeds just blew in with the wind (or were dropped by birds or small rodents perhaps), as native (or non native) wild flowers do. It’s Daucus carota, known over here as Queen Anne’s Lace. Like so many plants […]

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July 16, 2021July 15, 2021Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday – Compass Plant

A native perennial I’ve loved since the moment I heard about it is the Compass Plant – Silphium laciniatum. I think my attraction was originally to the common name and then its striking height. It grows to about eight feet high in my garden some years, and its large basal leaves are said to point […]

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July 9, 2021July 8, 2021Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday – Grey (eh?) Dogwood

The native Grey Dogwood is now blooming, getting ready to produce berries for birds in the fall.

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