Tag Archives: gardening

You never can tell with bees

Posted on 02/06/2012 by

The beans are getting to large for the greenhouse… but the new raised beds had to be put in and sorted out before anything could be planted out…. And this entailed getting compost from the compost heap and into the … Continue reading →

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Wildlife – local report.

Posted on 28/05/2012 by

The garden is swimming with insects. A cloud of tiny midges shimmers in a cloud, back-lit by the early evening sun and then the Blanford Fly is out and about, nipping ankles at dusk. Once the lights have come on … Continue reading →

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Thank you to the volunteers

Posted on 21/05/2012 by

Sometime last year I learned that the term ‘the volunteers’ (when referring to plants in the garden) means those plants that self-seed in various places – and sometimes these volunteers give a perfect effect of colour and balance that would … Continue reading →

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Full of promise

Posted on 19/05/2012 by

Today is windy, overcast with occasional smudges of sunshine. The air is damp, full of scent, restless movement, birdsong and promise. The garden with fresh new green leaves, fast growing grass, and borders filling out with plants yet to flower … Continue reading →

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More unfocused

Posted on 05/05/2012 by

More for the unfocused photo challenge. The photo-challenge this week is to publish a photo which is unfocused. My interpretation is to show how the background being unfocused helps the eye to focus on the subject of the photos. For … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb

Posted on 02/05/2012 by

The rotunda garden project is taking a little longer than I thought. The weather hasn’t helped… in that the hours spent in the garden have been reduced, and that all that rain has accelerated the growth of everything. Especially weeds. … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 21 (catch up 2)

Posted on 22/04/2012 by

Spring waits for no-one the gardener must catch up, tending the damp earth Yesterday our local garden club had a plant sale. Here you can see a few of my purchases. now I have to find room for them. One … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 15 and Wordle 52 – Compost Corner

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

tricks, richer, energy, exchange, breath, push, flexible (I used flexing), forceful, flames, sweet, dramatic, glance, blend Compost Corner The trick for a richer soil lies in the compost bin: that magical space where rotting waste blends in with soft trimmings, … Continue reading →

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Gardening versus housework

Posted on 11/03/2012 by

I remember reading once that 80% of gardening is the equivalent of housework…. keeping things tidy and doing the routine stuff. In some ways this is a fair analysis: yes, the garden has to be kept tidy and ordered, the … Continue reading →

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The Curly Bits

Posted on 11/09/2011 by

Garden maintenance is urgently needed on my plot at the moment… and one of the areas I tackled this afternoon was the pergola which has a combination of climbers – wisteria, clematis (several) and a Kiwi Vine. They have become … Continue reading →

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