Category: Advice
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24. Favourite garden quote
I am not going to bore you. This is my favourite quote so I have written about it before. The older you get the more relevant it is. A stitch in time saves nine. Do the jobs now, don’t wait till the jobs are bigger and take twice as long. Stop procrastinating ( this message […]
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21. Pampered
I may be getting a green house. How pampered am I! It will be too late to grow anymore vegetables other my tomatoes but it means I can grow some other greens. Vegetable wish list: Cucumbers Courgettes Butternut squash Brussels sprouts Broccoli Radishes Sugarsnap peas Mange touts Runner beans ( too busy to grow this […]
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20. Constant Companion
You guessed it, it’s Frank. He still doesn’t trust me with the hose because I sprayed him with water a few times but otherwise he is alway there. I normally have a trusted cup of tea but if I ever do planting I can guarantee that I will get soil in it. I have been […]
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19. Direct sow in the soil
I was watching gardeners World, learning from the comfort of my couch and I saw an clip of a man growing hundreds of Hollyhocks and I was immediately swept away to France. When watching any gardening program or YouTube I generally have a pen and paper to hand to right down the name of plants […]
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18. Moment in time: Fluffy
It’s Easter weekend. I have spent it with friends and family. I hope you had the chance to the same. Here’s a fluffy parrot tulip with an even fluffier bumble bee.
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15. Still on the sill
It’s really lovely in the UK right now, sun is shining but Jack Frost is still on the hunt and am refusing to lose my hydrangeas again. Another frost will kill them and they looked so happy. So for now my plants are still on the sill. They will be staying there till May due […]
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10. Water source
Currently we just have a tap but I am looking into getting a Water butt. One for the front, so I can easily access water and a couple for the back garden as it is bigger and when I sow all my lovely seeds it will also be a lot thirstier. In England it rains […]
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6. Variety is the spice of life
Especially when it comes to your garden. It needs to be a balance of wheat you need and what nature needs, and what applies to you applies to nature. We all need: A place to rest and relax A place to eat A place to entertain Colour a place to grow A place to pause […]
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4. Only partial shade: planning my seeds
My bullet journal has been helping me with my gardening. I have written down all my seeds writing down all the information from them into my book. As a dyspraxic I remember information with clarity if I physically write it down. I find that writing notes and lists means I can focus clearly on the […]
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