Category: Gardening

Isn't nature amazing!

8/23/2012

I never cease to be amazed by nature and how the flowers grow in my garden. I spent quite a lot of time tidying up in the garden at the weekend. Unfortunately I have tennis elbow at the moment so had to stop after a few hours.

Once I put my trowel and secateurs away i spent some time just looking around the garden and taking some pictures. I will use them for a page in my 365 project.

Talking of 365 I have almost finished my 2010 project, only a few pages left to go now and then a bit of tidying up before it will be ready to print. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it is all printed in a proper book.

Anyway here is a slide show of some of the snaps I took in the garden.

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Jewellery making, some gardening and an accident.

6/21/2012

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I don't seem to be very good at this blogging lark, it has been over a month since I last posted anything. I suppose there are just too many things to do! Anyway here I am again having another go.

This weekend was mainly filled with jewellery making and a lot of gardening. I haven't made any jewellery for ages and decided to get my bead stash out and have a play around. My regular craft fairs have folded now so I haven't needed to make anything for a while.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed experimenting and seeing what goes together and what doesn't! Here are a few pictures of the necklaces I made.

Wood, lava bead and mookaite chip necklace

Wood and freshwater pearl necklace

Freshwater pearl necklace

After my jewellery making session I spent most of Sunday in the Garden. I moved a lot of plants around and also planted some new plants I bought at a plant sale at work on Friday.

I was just finishing up to come inside for dinner when disaster struck...actually it was just me being incredibly stupid. I was cutting some cable ties holding some canes together when my hand slipped and I stabbed myself in the hand with a pair of scissors.

Two and a half hours later my lovely (and very patient) husband drove me home from the hospital with one bandaged (and superglued) hand, some antibiotics and a handful of dressings. Not the best way to spend a sunday evening! Let's hope I have learnt my lesson and am more careful in future.

My poor bandaged hand

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Splitting Grasses.

4/1/2012

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I spent most of today splitting a very large grass in the front garden. It proved to be harder than I first thought. It took ages to dig it out of the ground and then I just couldn't seem to split it. It looks so much easier on Gardener's World!

A large hole where the grass once was.

I tried using a fork and a spade to separate it but in the end I had to admit defeat and call my lovely Husband to help out. Eventually, after a lot of hard work, we managed to separate the grass into several bits.

I put three back in the garden and took a few bits to my Mum's. She is going to keep a bit, put some in my sisters garden and give some bits to her friend. So from one large grass we have managed to get enough for 4 gardens.

All finished and planted in the ground again.

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A time to reflect.

1/29/2012

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I know a lot of people don't like this time of year, but I love it. It is the only time when I really get a chance to stand in the garden and take stock of everything. In a few months everything will be growing so fast that I won't have a chance to stand and just look.
It is my time for reflection.

It is also a time for planning! Planning what I will plant, what needs moving and what I just want to get rid of.

So out I went into the garden this morning to have a look around and see what needed doing, even though it was only 3°C. I cut back a Clematis that I want to get rid of and am planning on recycling to a friend. I hard pruned the roses in the front garden and cut back the ornamental grasses. Unfortunately the grasses weren't so pleased at being cut down and fought back leaving me with several cuts on my hands.

One of the ornamental grasses after its haircut.

I still need to lift the Clematis and also split one of my large ornamental grasses, but I think that will have to wait for another day.

Just to let you know, the patchwork is still out and growing. Perhaps I will get it finished this year after all!

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My name is Tamsin and I want to take you on my journey through the world of craft and lovely things.

I must admit to being a fickle crafter and love trying new things though my main loves are jewellery and fabric crafts.

I craft from my home in Oxfordshire, England, which I share with my lovely husband and Tabitha our cat.

Isn't nature amazing!

Jewellery making, some gardening and an accident.

Splitting Grasses.

A time to reflect.

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