We had two nights away in Hampshire for Matthew's wedding. The gate was closed on the Friday and our friends Margaret and Terry stood in ...
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We've had the garden open for the National Garden Scheme for about 15 years. We used to have several group visits in the evenings from ...
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The weather is not too nice at the moment. Cloudy, cool and fairly wet. On the plus side it means that it's easier to keep ...
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Rain was forecast so it seemed a good idea to lift all the garlic rather than have it sit and fester. It was easier to ...
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It's been hot. Temperatures up to and sometimes over 30 degrees c. So after doing the watering not much else gets done. But last Wednesday ...
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After the hot dry weather the garden was started to look shrivelled and crusty. The forecast promised rain for Tuesday/Wednesday. In fact one of the ...
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If I say that I've done a lot of reading in the last few days that might be a clue to how hot it is ...
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We've had rain, we've had sun and warmth so everything is growing very well indeed. This includes the weeds and whenever I go into the ...
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How is it that there are so many rose-bay willow herb seedlings popping up everywhere when I thought I'd done a good job removing them ...
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Yet another grumble about the weather. This time it's too dry, too windy and not very warm. The ground is rock hard. I'm having to ...
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We always kept the gate open, the one that goes through the pergola and into the garden. It was laziness and convenience especially when pushing ...
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Last year, in August the cover of the main polytunnel had a tear along the hoop just above the door. Philip went up the ladder ...
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