Is it really summer? Sitting here at 7am looking out at grey skies and damp ground doesn't fill me with any kind of motivation to ...
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It may not feel like summer what with the endless rain this last couple of weeks and cool evenings but everything is growing at an ...
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Sometimes, on a sunny day, there might be a customer who says that they wish they had my job. It never happens when it's cold ...
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While I was watering the other day I came to the conclusion that it's an activity which makes me anxious. There are many reasons for ...
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The soil is almost soupy. Its certainly sludgy, sticky, claggy and just about impossible to work. Oh deary deary me, who would opt to have ...
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I've clicked off all the spam so now I'm ready to write. The bungalow across the road from where we live is soon to be ...
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Its that time of year again when I realise just how lucky I am because my collection of different snowdrops has increased thanks to the ...
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After the floods on 9th April we were seriously waterlogged. There was no chance of working in the garden because it was just too soggy ...
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Our 'meeter and greeter', George (the cat) has been on his winter holidays at home since just before Christmas. He is a different animal when ...
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Today was not a good day for potting up the liners we bought from Lineside Nursery on Monday. It was cold, it was very windy ...
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At last we have enjoyed two or three days of high pressure with sunny calm daylight hours and frosty nights. I almost feel slightly sunburnt! ...
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We are getting old!! Between us we have clocked up 134 years. Some jobs mysteriously take much longer to do and then there are all ...
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