Category Archives: cosmos

today’s flowers

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Ruth Paris

And a quick view of a corner of the garden at home (can you have too many roses?…) The bird (buzzard?) was serendipity.

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flowery, bowery

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Ruth Paris

I do like this little poem by George Ellis, The Twelve Months: Snowy, Flowy, Blowy, Showery, Flowery, Bowery, Hoppy, Croppy, Droppy, Breezy, Sneezy, Freezy June is indeed ‘bowery’ in the huerto, and although the sweet peas have not yet reached … Continue reading →

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seaweed, cosmos, asparagus et al

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Ruth Paris

At last it seems the asparagus bed may be taking off. Another large top dressing of seaweed from West Wittering seems to have really helped and new shoots are arriving almost every day now. Perhaps next year there may be … Continue reading →

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