Moosey News : April 2013

Dear Subscriber,

The garden has seen rather a lot of me lately. April has been a great working month, with lots of photographs of plants, gardens, cats and the dog, and the autumn bonfire. Trouble is, my bonfire always looks the same, since it is technically a continuation of itself... Oh well. Enjoy!

April Features :

  1. Leonardo da Vinci Rose
  2. Lady of Megginch Rose
  3. Around Mount Bradley
  4. Being Away, Being Back...
  5. Earthquake Memorial Day

Regulars :

  1. Plant of the Month : Dogwood Trees
  2. Animals of the Month : Lilli-Puss and her Cat Lounge
  3. Garden Quote : 'Do you have any bad habits in the garden, Moosey?'
  4. Garden Gallery : Pansies
  5. Garden Thanks To : Autumn
  6. Gardening Advice : Retro
  7. Searching for Moosey : Agapanthuses?
  8. Coming up this month : Autumn Questions

This month's features

1. Leonardo da Vinci Rose

What a brilliant man! And what a brilliant rose! And he's pink...

2. Lady of Megginch Rose

Oops. Two new pink roses in one newsletter - never mind. This is one of my latest David Austin English roses.

3. Around Mount Bradley

Here's another of my great walks in the wilderness - well, high on the peninsula above the harbour, in the gorse and tussock. Enjoy!

4. Being Away, Being Back...

There's nothing like a little absence to make the gardening heart grow fonder.

5. Earthquake Memorial Day

There I was in my garden, trying to celebrate a solemn local memorial day...

Regulars

6. Plants of the Month : Dogwood Trees

Years ago I planted some slow growing variegated Cornus (Dogwood) trees, clever gardener that I was back then. Their autumn colour is so wonderful.

7. Animal of the Month : Lilli-Puss and her Cat Lounge

Dear Lilli-Puss has her own personal space in the hay barn. Pop in and visit her any time...

8. Garden Quote : 'Do you have any bad habits in the garden, Moosey?'

There are lots of quotes on this journal page, as I pretend to interview myself.

9. Garden Gallery : Pansies

There's a new series of photographs of these little blue and lemon charmers to show you. I always collect their seeds for the following year, too.

10. Garden Thanks To : Autumn

Thanks to autumn for being so groovy this year. But when isn't autumn groovy?

11. Gardening Advice : Retro

Sometimes retro needs to be taken with a grain of salt? Particularly when it applies to gardening books...

12. Searching for Moosey : Agapanthuses?

Agapanthuses?
My advice is to treat Agapanthus like Polyanthus. Just use the phrase 'Agapanthus plants' for their plural, and hold your head high! Yippee for their greenery, by the way - I've been gifted lots of these lately.

12. Coming up this month : Autumn Questions

How much longer will the beautiful autumn leaves last? How soon until the first frost? Have I really got room for yet more Agapanthus? And will the autumn bonfire ever be finished? Hmm... Some things are best left unanswered - better to just enjoy the garden and take what the season brings. Happy gardening!

Cheers,

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