15 April 2026
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This month’s picture features a pigeon perched on the door-runner guard on the polytunnel and you can also see the new fence down the right hand side. Reviewing the whole album of photos, I can see that this year follows … Continue reading
10 April 2026
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If only it was possible to say for sure whether there will be any frosts before we get to the summer! We’re now starting to build up quite a queue of small plants and, with several more due to be … Continue reading
22 March 2026
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Spring is here – look at the marvellous magnolia next door… and that Photinia glowing red in ours in the morning sun!
13 April 2025
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Spring is definitely sprung in the back garden, with the plum now past its blossom period and the pear and apples fully out.
17 February 2025
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I expect to see a lot of changes kicking off later this week, when temperatures suddenly rise from low single figures to about 10 degrees (C) higher. There are also going to be some changes instituted by us, which should … Continue reading
15 November 2024
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Outside, the weather is getting chilly, with frosts expected next week. However, inside, I’ve got round to uploading a set of brighter photos from late spring 2023, including this beautiful yellow iris:
24 May 2024
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Late May’s garden is quite glorious. It also seems a few steps ahead of the last couple of years (see 2023 and 2022). Look, for example, at the honeysuckle just behind the polytunnel. This year it is already covered with … Continue reading
15 April 2024
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Putting small plants outside at the moment is a bit of a risk – warm weather over the weekend has been followed by windy conditions, a drop in the temperature, cold rain and even some hail today (although, to be … Continue reading
13 April 2024
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Given the difference in spelling, I think jokes that play on the identical sound of leek and leak probably don’t work so well in written form. Regardless, I’m pleased to have got the some of the leeks I started from … Continue reading
8 April 2024
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One of the things I’ve been doing today is building a couple more bench tops for the polytunnel. We’re at the exciting time of years where seeds germinate and grow quickly and I need to make maximum use of the … Continue reading