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Things that caught my eye etc., etc., – and a gourmet tour of the East End (didn’t expect that, did you!)

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A day at Petersham Nurseries, working I might add, dispensing horticultural advice and bon-mots to a pretty happy crowd - weather warm but not too warm, a good breeze, plenty of plants to pretty the place up, time to talk to the customers - and keep everything watered - and time to make a few…

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The sun has got his hat on and – simmering in the heat – here are a just a few things that caught my eye today #floralmonday

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Sedum Herbstfreude

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I'm getting out of season again, though I am looking at late summer colour for another project and remembered this combination of grasses with sedums. Simple, long lasting impact - fresh greens for spring, neat habit, darkening flower heads, winter interest with grasses. Hmm...