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Hot, lazy days can’t beat the quiet of winter

Hot, lazy days can’t beat the quiet of winter

The height of summer, oppressive heat, long days and short nights, the harvest.

It is hard to motivate myself to go for much of a walk. It is the time to take a bag of food and drink to a nice spot and sit and relax, in the shade by a river.


The easy veg that gives, and gives, and gives

The easy veg that gives, and gives, and gives

The courgette season is upon us. When I was a nipper I used to dread the sight of a courgette.

Gardening: The perfect pond

Gardening: The perfect pond

From time to time I dream of having grandchildren – and a pond. I have neither and somehow feel the two are mutually incompatible.


 

Gardening - Patty’s Plum’s an unruly but welcome bloom

Gardening - Patty’s Plum’s an unruly but welcome bloom
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Patty’s Plum has now spread-eagled herself across the path like a binge-drinking party girl on a Saturday night.

Go Organic - Keep sowing to maintain a bountiful supply

Go Organic - Keep sowing to maintain a bountiful supply
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I can hardly bring myself to mention it but the solstice is behind us now, which means that the days will be getting shorter again.


 

 

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