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My garden 2nd week of June 2016

Here it comes again: Rain, rain and more rain. My plants are loving it, that is plain but I’m wishing that it would refrain. Oh how plants all love real rain. As more and more flowers open up, judging by … Continue reading

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My garden first week of June 2016

Blooming June! Where was the sun? It was so cold I needed gloves to walk my dog in the woods she loves. But when the sun finally came out we soon all began to shout we were too warm in … Continue reading

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My garden last week of May 2016

I really love May time when leaves all turn to lime. May brought more flowers yet my empty water butt was soon refilled again with torrential rain. There was no fear of drought as hailstones bounced about. Pear blossom has … Continue reading

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Plant of the Month May 2016

It’s so hard to choose my favourite plant to win May’s first prize. As soon as I have chosen one it dies away before my eyes Winners of my May POM awards in most previous years before the garden revamp … Continue reading

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My garden third week in May 2016

Oak before ash and they say we’re in for a splash, but we’ve had a lot of this year’s splash this week so it should be ash after oak and we’re in for a soak but here comes the sunshine … Continue reading

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My Garden beginning of May 2016

Monday, Monday, I just love that day now that I’m retired and have time to play. All is quiet, no-one is about until I let out my dog for her morning scout. Just listening to birdsong, watching pigeons that irk, … Continue reading

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My first summer garden gathering 2016

Summer has come to my garden in May just in time for my birthday. Now, I wonder how long will it stay? Wow! What a week! Finally ‘Summer’ has started and hit Northamptonshire in time for my birthday garden gathering … Continue reading

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Is Spring on the way?

Tempting providence, I will probably live to regret writing this in a couple of weeks time when we could possibly be plunged into a proper winter. But at least I have it on record that at the beginning of January … Continue reading

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My garden 1st week of July 2015

First days of July were extraordinarily hot. Plants didn’t like it a lot and neither did I. Frazzled we sweltered, dazzled we sheltered as the storm raged in the sky overhead. But it calmed down after that temperatures went back … Continue reading

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My garden 4th week of June

June is nearly over and so are some of my best plants in my garden, but I’ve still got the rest to look forward to seeing open up in July but we could do with some rain as June has … Continue reading

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