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Month: May 2011

Peony madness

On 25/05/2011 By Garden CorrespondentIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

In 2009, I went to Sheffield to visit my aunt Georgina. One of the conditions of my going on the trip was that I bring back plenty of plants. My aunt recommended the online nursery, Crocus, which is truly dangerous- whatever we looked at we wanted. In the end, I brought back, among others, the …

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Musk rose

On 19/05/201119/05/2011 By Garden CorrespondentIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

One day, maybe five years ago, Ali and I were in Yenikoy, a neighborhood by the Bosphorous in Istanbul. We often went there in the Spring and early Summer to visit the giant mimosa tree or to see the wisteria in full bloom- there are lots of lovely gardens there that cam be appreciated from …

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Brothers

On 13/05/2011 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized2 Comments

Of all of us, Baki is the one who's seem the biggest change on his life. After all, I was already a mom and Ali was already a dad. But Baki has only just become a brother. Naturally, we all wondered how he would take to it, especially once he voiced his disapproval at having …

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Dear Kaya

On 09/05/201109/05/2011 By Garden CorrespondentIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Dear Kaya, It will be one week today since you were born, and to mark the occasion your father and I planted a hyacinth bean over your placenta. It was about time that we did it, especially since your grandmother was getting upset at encountering it every time she opened the fridge. There is a …

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eye candy

On 08/05/201108/05/2011 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized2 Comments

For anyone not so interested in the gory details, here are some pictures that speak for themselves!

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