Chelsea week, sweet rocket and a full patio
Late May is always the point where the patio starts feeling like a proper room again.
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The last tulips and only two decent ranunculus
Tulip season is nearly finished here now and I am clinging on to the last good flowers for as long as I can.
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Trying to enjoy every last tulip
I always tell myself I will enjoy tulip season calmly, and every year I end up trying to stretch it out for as long as possible.
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The pink tent is back
The pink tent is back for the Easter holidays, which is obviously how I measure the progress of spring.
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An hour in the garden after work still counts
I got home at six, managed an hour outside, and by the time I was pruning hydrangeas I had my headtorch on.
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A bit of sunshine and suddenly it feels like spring
A run of brighter days at the end of February has completely changed the mood in the garden.
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Finally coming home in the light again
Today it was still light when I got home from work and that tiny shift in the day length felt ridiculously cheering.
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Five minutes in the garden never stays five minutes
The garden has its own time zone at this point, where a quick job somehow turns into an entire afternoon without warning.
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October dahlias are still finding ways to surprise me
One of the things I love most about dahlias is how they never seem entirely finished with surprising you. Even in late October there are new shapes, slightly different colours and the occasional flower that makes you stop in your tracks.
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Convincing myself summer has not finished yet
There was a moment last week when it felt as if summer might be trying to slip away early, and I was not ready for it at all.
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