Heidi's funeral was on Tuesday, and her family asked us to do the flowers, both for the church and for her coffin.

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HM, Heidi Harvey

Roses No. 4

05.07.11



The roses on the farm are now in full spate. Each week has brought a new arrival or two, but this weekend we were spoiled for choice, and so picked two huge platefuls for the dining table. Not surprisingly visitors gasped when they came into the room, both at the colour and the scent.

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HM, Roses

Roses No. 3

30.06.11



The next wave of David Austin blooms for your delectation

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HM, Roses

Hawk Vision

03.06.11



A rash of filthy pigeons have made the fish pond their bathroom in recent weeks, shredding the new foliage of the waterlily, leaving their calling cards everywhere and turning the goldfish into recluses. We haven't seen them for weeks.

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Studio garden, HM, DP

Cinco de Mayo

05.05.11



As if to celebrate today's Mexican festival our Magnolia 'Nimbus' opened it's first flower. A bloom worthy of being painted by Frida Kahlo, or Diego Rivera, or Georgia O'Keefe, for that matter.

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Studio garden, HM, Magnolia, Rose

Filling Out

19.04.11



After the recent warm weather things in the studio garden are moving so quickly now that it is hard to keep pace with developments.

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Studio garden, HM, DP

On The Move

06.04.11



Things are really starting to get a move on in the garden now, as leaves unfurl, flower buds become visible and the first early flowers appear.

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Studio garden, HM, DP

Spring Greens

14.03.11



As the soil warms, growth in the studio garden is speeding up.

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Studio garden, HM