Tomato seeds and gin

14/10/10 .

This weekend is all about harvesting for a later date. I picked some sloe berries a couple of Saturdays ago and have stored them in…


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Fighting off Autumn

30/09/10 .

We have had some beautiful sunshine in the Home Counties today so I was happy to have a wander into the garden, if only to…


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Christmas recipes

24/09/10 .

In between all these rain showers I have finally managed to do some tidying up in the garden and cut the lawn. I am hoping…


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Fried Green Tomatoes

30/08/10 .

The past week has felt quite Autumnal with all the rain and wind we have had. The garden is still flourishing but my lack of…


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Garden pics

11/08/10 .

        
Sunpatiens Sunsplash White
Rudbeckia Tiger Eye
Begonia Glowing Embers
Impatiens Sweetheart Mix
Thunbergia
Courgettes
Trailing Petunia Easy Wave Mix
 Tomato

 Begonia Illumination Salmon Pink…


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Tights and Trees!!

30/07/10 .

Last year one of the shrubs in my garden died, I have no idea what it was and can’t even remember what it looked like.…


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Blowsy Dahlias and much more besides

27/07/10 .

This really is the time of plenty. The window boxes and pots are now in full bloom – a cascade of petunias, lobelia and trailing…


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Guest Blogger – Tony Milne

27/07/10 .

Tony Milne, Product Development Consultant for Gardening Direct recently visited Thrive, a small national charity that uses gardening to change the lives of disabled people. …


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Sprouting cauliflowers?

22/07/10 .

After days of promising, the rain storm has finally hit us here in the home counties. Unfortunately I don’t think it will help me much…


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Bees and strawberries

11/07/10 .

I am very pleased with the amount of wildlife I have visiting my garden this year. Of course I have the nuisance visitors that we all…


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