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The photos I have used on this site are mainly my own or those of Carol Mullineux and Matthew Sutton to whom I am grateful. For the other photos and quotes, I have tried, wherever possible, to give the relevant credits and references. Please do not copy the photos or text on this site without permission from me. Thank you. -- Richard Sutton

Tag: Winter dried grasses.

Winter Gems in the Garden outside

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December stalwart Mahonia ‘Charity’

As promised in an earlier post (see ‘When the Garden comes indoors‘), here are some of my winter treasures, mostly from the garden outside just now. Above is the ever reliable Mahonia ‘Charity’ which flowers its socks off every December.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Season's NotesJanuary 28, 2017August 10, 2018509 Words2 Comments
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