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This was a gift from friend that has finally come into its own this year. It's now quite large and covered with buds!
I started out with it in a pot up on the deck but soon it was clear it needed to be in the ground! Seems to like the spot I picked and will be glorious this year.
Howe Sound Brewery Megadestroyer Imperial licorice Stout.
Courtesy of the "Dr & Nurse".
Has the sweetness and heaviness of stout, but unfortunately the black licorice is fairly prominent. I'm not a fan of black licorice.
I've decided to start posting on flickr again, though I'm going to turn off commenting and post lots and lots of photos - I don't have the time to spend here like I used to, so if you want to look just look, that's fine - I mostly post on Facebook now, the only problem with that is that the quality of photos is ruined - so if I want to share a link with how the original photo looked I now can through flickr.
I hope you are all keeping well, it's been a while.
Now blooming in my garden.
When we moved from our old house, I took lots of plants but did not try to take this fragrant peony. I had read about how hard it is to transplant peonies, etc. A number of years later our old house was sold a again and when my former next door neighbor realized the new owner was ripping out all the planting beds, she asked if she could have the peonies and he said yes. She then gave me two pieces and after a couple of years they are looking very happy in their new home! She has since moved as well and has taken the peonies with her!
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I am a sucker for Slipper Orchids and there were dozens and dozens in every color combination imaginable from yellow to pale green to almost black! Along one of the halls in the conservatory there were pots with 6 or more different ones in each!! I think they are really special!
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Today was almost 80F..tomorrow down to 45 with chance of rain or snow. Then the next 5 days down in the 30s! The Daffodils, Hellebores and Primroses will be fine but I worry about things just leafing out still in a delicate stage.....
Mother nature is not happy!
Cromford is a village and civil parish, two miles to the south of Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales district in Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 1,433. It is principally known for its historical connection with Richard Arkwright, and the nearby Cromford Mill which he built outside of the village in 1771. Cromford is in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site.
The River Derwent, with its sources on Bleaklow in the Dark Peak, flows southward to Derby and then to the River Trent. The geology of this section in the Derbyshire Dales is that of limestone. The fast flowing river has cut a deep valley. The A6 trunk road, which was the main road between London and Manchester in former times; the Cromford Canal and the Derwent Valley Line, linking Derby and Matlock, were all built in the river valley. The Via Gellia dry valley joins the Derwent at Cromford. The A6 passes to the north of the village of Cromford; its land rises from 80m to 150m above mean sea level. It is 27 km north of Derby, 3 km south of Matlock and 1 km south of Matlock Bath. Trains operate from Cromford Station, on the north bank of the Derwent to Derby and Nottingham.
It is one of the significant sites in the development of the Industrial Revolution. Here, Richard Arkwright built his cotton mill to make use of the water frame.
The Gell family, who were local Hopton landowners heavily involved in the nearby Wirksworth lead mining, had the Via Gellia built to connect Cromford and Grangemill in the late 18th century. Some cottages and farm buildings pre-date Arkwright's time, but a large part of the village was built to house the mill workers. They were provided with shops, pubs, chapels and a school. The 20th century saw the development of council and private housing. Dene quarry, currently operated by Tarmac Ltd for the production of aggregrates and roadstone, was excavated to the south west of the village from 1942 onwards. In December 2001 a 15-mile corridor from Masson Mill in Matlock Bath to the Silk Mill in Derby and including the mills in Cromford, Milford, Belper and Darley Abbey was declared the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
The Cromford Mill (1771) buildings and accommodation for workers to staff the factories form part of the Derwent Valley Mills, which is recognised as a World Heritage Site for its importance. North Street, constructed by Arkwright is important as a very early purpose built industrial workers housing and was rescued from dereliction in the 1970s by the Ancient Monument Society who have since sold off the houses. One house in the street is now a Landmark Trust holiday cottage.
Masson Mill (1783) is on the northern fringe of the village.
Willersley Castle dominates hill on the east side of the river, with commanding views of Masson Mill, the village, and the road from Derby. Commissioned by Richard Arkwright, building work began in 1790, but was delayed by a fire in 1791. Richard Arkwright died in 1792, and the building was occupied by his son Richard in 1796. The Arkwright family moved out in 1922, and the building was acquired by some Methodist businessmen, and opened to guests as a Methodist Guild hotel in 1928. During World War II, the building was used as a maternity hospital by the Salvation Army while evacuated from their hospital in the East End of London.
St Mary's Church, Cromford built between 1792 and 1797 by Richard Arkwright.
The Cromford Canal – built to service the mills – is now in disuse, but has been designated a Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI). The canal tow path can be followed from Cromford Wharf to High Peak Junction, and on to Whatstandwell and Ambergate. The Cromford and High Peak Railway, completed in 1831, ran from High Peak Junction to the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. Its track bed now forms the High Peak Trail, a walk and cycle route which is joined by the Tissington Trail at Parsley Hay.
The Peonies are loaded with buds and already started blooming-at least 2 weeks earlier than normal! These were in the yard when we bought the house but have been moved and divided to give me a long border of them on front of the Dogwood trees. I especially like this one. Of course, there are ants as well!