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A purple Periwinkle (Vinca), a lovely plant for groundcover, looking splendid today along the side of this lane...

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Mahonia ‘winter-sun’ looking & smelling very nice in its woodland setting…

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Laying a stepping stone walkway

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Rockery renovation 15/02/17. The original rockery was looking neglected. We raised the height of the front retaining wall and soil level. Then added a layer of gravel for good drainage. Then a mix of good topsoil, horticultural sand and leaf mould. Finally we added some new plants: Osteospurmum Serenity, Santolina chamaecyparissus (cotton lavender) and French Lavender ‘Kew red’.

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Good to get hedges trimmed up before the birds start nesting...

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A surprise of Winter colour - this Algerian Iris is flowering in mid-December and will until spring!

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Laying turf to extend the existing lawn. 27th May ‘16.

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Dry stone walling by myself & Alan Davis, almost completed. 24th Feb. '16.

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Bring on Spring! (Galanthus Nivalis - ‘Common Snowdrop’)

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Agapanthus Africanus (African lily) - last flowers going to seed, back in September 2015.

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Colourful Gazania makes a good ground cover

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A before and after of a dry stone wall job currently in progress. The flower bed is going to be held back by a low dry stone wall. I will add photos of the completed job next week if all goes well!

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Dry stone walling, February 2014.

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Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) behind a dry stone retaining wall.

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Patio extension. July 2013.

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