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November 2008


woody woodpecker

Posted by blueclematis

Sunday 23rd November 2008

Category: Garden Wildlife

 

this is a clearer picture I took of Woody.I managed to take quite a few snaps of him yesterday,through my window,There are more pictures of him in my gallery. Read More

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Seasonal birds.

Posted by PattyMac

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Category: Garden Wildlife

 

For me, the pheasant epitomises autumn, with its breast like fiery burnished copper, catching and reflecting the precious rays of sunshine, in harmony with the autumnal foliage and its iridescent collar of greens and blues flashing in the undergrowth... Read More

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woody woodpecker

Posted by blueclematis

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Category: Garden Wildlife

 

I finally managed to take a picture of the Woodpecker that has been visiting my garden quite a lot over the last few months.He has always been a tricky customer to take a picture of. Isn,t he lovely? Read More

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Allotment in France

Posted by Dalefrance

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Category: General

 

Having moved to France in April this year . I ran out of space in my designed gravel garden so I looked for an area to grow vegetables to help out with my meager savings. I had started growing veg by digging up some of the lawn I had, but realised ... Read More

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A Different Aperture

Posted by simon

Saturday 22nd November 2008

Category: Interviews

 

Leading UK garden photographer Clive Nichols has won several awards for capturing beautiful botany, both on film and on memory card, and developed an extensive image library which is home to more than 45,000 pictures. Speaking to gardenersclick, Cliv... Read More

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Potato and Leek Gratin

Posted by simon

Friday 21st November 2008

Category: Recipes

 

Summer salads are a distant memory now, so if you're looking for a meal packed with vitamins and nutrients, then it's vegetables such as potatoes and leeks which provide the perfect solution. This lovely dish is perfect for when you've got the family... Read More

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going off the market

Posted by mickyp

Thursday 20th November 2008

Category: Weeds & Weed control

 

this morning i rang up my supplier for the last of our deliveries this year for our trading sheds which belong to the gardening club, a few years ago when the eu started banning everything that did us any good, i asked our supplier when he heard that... Read More

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Leek and Potato Gloop (sorry, that should be soup!)

Posted by PattyMac

Wednesday 19th November 2008

Category: Recipes

 

With the advent of a cold snap forecast, this is a soup to warm and fill you. (We call it gloop rather than soup as it is very thick, which is how I like it!) Read More

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