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26. Letting it flower
I love sweet peas, pretty easy to grow, produce lots of lovely flowers, smell great and cutting encourages growth. Last year I had hundreds of flowers and because of a mild winter they were blooming till December! And I cut some and let some flower till they go to seed. So then I have seeds…
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25. A little Garden sadness
Todays post is supposed to be about purple leaves but my recent posts have been really short so instead I thought I would update you on my tomatoes or at least the downfall of my tomatoes. Man am I blue. They are not doing well. I put them outside to give them some glorious sunshine…
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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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23. Red and white…. Happy St George’s day
Painting the roses red….. my camellia is still in bloom. I know they are not roses and they are not red but every time I see them I hum that tune. So does my mum. Now when it comes to red or white for St George’s day I would pick white but normally I would…
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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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17. Treat yourself
Three years ago I fell in love with Clematis Montana, a monster of a clematis that is beyond delicate and beautiful. I wanted it so much that I bought four teenie tiny plants. When they turned up they started to grow but nothing impressive. I doubted they would survive the winter but they did. Clematis…
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The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
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