Trying to keep on top of all the March jobs
March always seems to be the point when the garden suddenly starts asking a lot from you all at once. There’s still winter tidying to finish,…
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Maybe it was always inevitable
Looking through old family albums made me realise my love of flowers and gardening probably did not appear out of nowhere.
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Waiting for a break in the rain
Early February in my garden is mostly rain, stalled jobs and trying not to lose momentum while the cornflowers, ranunculus and dahlia tubers all wait for a drier spell.
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Leggy seedlings and longing for summer
Late January in my garden is a mixture of leggy seedlings, summer daydreaming and reminding myself that even the scruffiest jobs are still moving the season on.
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Garden Projects
Seed trays, bargain bulbs and the new border
Mid-January in my garden is all about small jobs that make spring feel a little closer: seed sowing, more ranunculus, bargain bulbs and plans for the new border.
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Thank you for being here through all of it
As the year comes to a close, I keep thinking about how much this little garden space has held.
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Growing & Planting
Still trying to get the last tulips planted
The run up to Christmas has been full of ordinary life things, which means the last few garden jobs are being done in whatever gaps I can find.
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Bulb planting squeezed in between Christmas prep
It has taken until early December to get a proper weekend for bulb planting, but I am very glad I finally found the time.
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Growing & Planting
Going slightly mad over bulbs again
If you have been here a while, you will know I am more than capable of getting carried away when it comes to bulbs.
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Lifting the dahlias and brightening up the winter pots
Getting the dahlias lifted and tucked away is always a relief, even if I never quite want to admit the season is over.
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