Category: gardening
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Uncle Toms dried herbs
My godfather name is Tom and he lives in a cottage in rural Yorkshire. I haven’t visited him since I was a child, we moved around a lot and it was hard to keep in touch. He has a lot of godchildren because he is such a wonderful man. I wear a gold bracelet on…
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My garden is in bloom
My garden is in bloom through all the rain and glimpses of sun. My morning routine often involves a stroll of my plant pots coffee of tea in hand and take in any old jobs I need to do. I find it a nice way to clear my head and focus on the days tasks.…
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Moment in time: trusting in the process
I sowed my tomato seeds very late. So I just gave them time and then when it came to separating them I realised I may have seen far too many. I am not sure how they will grow but right now they are looking marvellous even if they are a month behind in the growing…
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A farewell and some more plants for the heritage garden
My heritage garden is a collection of living memories. All relating to people we have lost and those who are still with us. Last Sunday we said goodbye to a family home where we shared many a discussion about politics or the environment. Wonderful people, wonderful food, wine and a very pretty garden. I only…
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My trip to the Barbican conservatory
When I was writing the blog on places I wanted to go I had already tried to get tickets to go. It was sold out so I decided to leave it. Then I was chatting with my friend Charlotte who lives in London too and tried to get tickets. The Barbican Conservatory sell out really…
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A moment in time: Sweet peas are growing
I planted my sweet peas late. The weather is about a month behind. It rained all of May then we had 20 days of sunshine and now it’s raining again. My sweet peas are a long way off flowering. We have wild sweet peas growing on our road so I took a few stems because…
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My 5 things I wish I knew about gardening at the beginning
This is a little blog post on my 5 things I wish I knew about gardening. Now gardening is learning curve. So I don’t regret anything except not looking after my garden 6 years ago and watching some plants die out when all it would have taken was a bit of watering and care. A…
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A moment in time: The little wonders in life
I am gardening a lot at the moment. My cosmos seedlings are popping up. My yellow Rosa Banksiae is in full bloom. We had family over at the weekend but the weather is glorious. Hot sun, all day long. It’s been wonderful. It was so hot we moved down to the bottom of the garden.…
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Sunshine through my window: Bathroom light
We have a south facing garden and our downstairs bathroom looks out onto the lawn. It has the best view of the house, if I had lots of money I would move to a bigger house, ha ha. If I had a lump sump of money I would swap the rooms around so my kitchen…
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The Bees Knees
If you didn’t know my favourite room in my home is the garden. I have always been a crazy plant person. I rescued my flat mates peace lily that he wanted to throw out because all the flowers died. Prince Charles ( the peace lily) is about 7 years old now and sometimes I even…
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