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Where There’s Life, There’s Hope

April 17, 2018

We have plenty of the small, buff-tailed carder bees around but there isn’t much choice of flowers available here at the moment. I have a few miniature daffodils, some tulips and a few other small spring flowers. However, once the Cotoneaster horizontalis is in flower, the garden will be buzzing with them. Looking good in a dull corner … More Where There’s Life, There’s Hope

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The Awesome Indian Mint

September 15, 2016

When is a mint not a mint? … More The Awesome Indian Mint

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