Monthly Archives: January 2018

The Road to Caryford

Posted on January 23, 2018 by midlifegardener

A wet West Country Weekend might, on the face of it, have promised little in the way of gardening opportunities, but Sunday was Potato Day, the Horticultural Hajj for the gardeners of Cary.  It is that time of the year … Continue reading →

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Catalogue ordering to banish the blues

Posted on January 16, 2018 by midlifegardener

Dark wet days post-Christmas and we all need a bit of cheering up.  Now is the time to plan for those longer summer days so I ditched the travel supplements, holiday brochures and flight planners and went and ordered my … Continue reading →

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Pond Life

Posted on January 15, 2018 by midlifegardener

It was back to school for me this week, but with no Saturday lessons, weekends really are weekends: two full days of fun and frolics.  The intention was to start planting in the new garden, as I last weekend I … Continue reading →

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There are places I remember

Posted on January 7, 2018 by midlifegardener

Beatles songs have been on my radar this week with Ron Howard’s documentary of the Touring Years shown on Friday reminding me of the brilliance of their work, as if to confirm what moved Bruno Tonioli to tears on Desert … Continue reading →

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