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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!

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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: Cotinus ‘Dusky Maiden’ — the autumnal transformation is wonderful. Every morning there’s a slight change. It’s my favourite 🍂

May 4, 2024: How many more days until picking?

May 3, 2024: Pretty sure this is not Seaton’s J’adore.

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