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In the Green Mid Winter
The Winter Solstice. Eight and a half thousand people gathered to see the sun rise behind the Heel Stone and send its first rays into the heart of Stonehenge on the shortest day of the year.We assume the Ancients celebrated … Continue reading
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Tagged allium ping pong, alliums, ammi majus, antirrhinums, bulbs, flowers, flowers cut flowers, Garden, gardening, garlic, greenhouse, Onions, plants, solstice, sweet pea, sweet peas, tulip, tulips, wedding flowers
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Training Day
The summer has been a steady learning curve as we have developed our cut flower production systems of growing, cutting, arranging and marketing. So, always looking for knowledge to help us on our way, Mrs B and took the opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged bridal bouquets, bridal flowers, cut flowers, dahlias, fiction, flowers, Garden, garden flowers, gardening, table decorations, wedding flowers, weddings, writing
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Migrant Hostile
It seems every garden needs a dog these days. It is a trend led by Monty Don, who took it to another level this year by creating a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show that was designed for, and by, … Continue reading
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Tagged badger, bells of ireland, Dachshund, Dog, dogs, flowers, garden design, gardeners world, gardening, horticulture, monty don, Nicotiana, pets, sausage dog
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Midlife Latin
This week’s Cultural Wednesday took Mrs B and me to Barrington Court. Our first visit to Barrington was with Josh, so it felt apt to be here on what would have been his 33rd birthday. I remember enjoying wandering around … Continue reading
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Tagged bouquets, cut flowers, flowers, Garden, garden gate flowers, gardening, latin flower names, nature, plants, veronicastrum, wedding flowers
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Like a Hot Knife
There’s a scene in the movie Crocodile Dundee when Paul Hogan is confronted by a mugger on a New York street. As his assailant threatens him with a knife, Hogan just laughs. “That’s not a knife.”, he says, “THAT’S a … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Times
Tagged bindweed, cut flowers, flowers, garden tools, gardening, garlic, golden shovel, Hori Hori, japanes tools, Niwaki, niwaki golden shovel, niwaki HQ, niwaki snippers, Onions, weeding
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Is This a Pivot I see Before Me?
The business buzz word amongst some of my self-employed friends at the moment is “pivot”, to describe a changing of direction in one’s business or lifestyle and some have suggested that we might be mid-‘pivot’ in the Midlife Garden. It … Continue reading
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Tagged brand positioning, Business, business jargon, change agent, cut flowers, Dahlia, dahlias, demand generation, down on all fours, flowers, Garden, gardening, inflection point, jargon, kaizen, pivot, revenue performance management, segment, snackable content, spring, the flywheel, thin outside the box, tulip, tulips
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Badger’s Book at Bedtime
It is Pablo we must thank for the fact that we own a dachshund. When Josh slept over at his colleague’s house after a “Thursday is the New Friday” drinks session got a bit out of hand, it was Pablo … Continue reading
Spud You Like
The February half term break feels like a significant moment in the horticultural year. Mrs B is fed up with the cold weather, but finally it seems the days are lengthening, and March is nearly upon us, which, nominally at … Continue reading
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Tagged birch, calendula, chillis, chitting, flowers, Garden, gardening, garlic, Potato Day, potatoes, seed potatoes, seed-starting, seeds, silver birch, tulip, tulips, washing silver birch
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Light Bulb Moments
It’s been a busy autumn and winter in the midlife garden. We started by distributing two tons of revive compost around beds and borders after which started to make some strategic changes with plants. The Christmas tree was dug from … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo, bulbs, christmas tree, Compost, cut flowers, flowers, Garden, gardening, mice, ranunculus, storms, tulip, tulips
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Flower Power
Mrs B bought some Russet apples last week, which brought to mind a picture I have of my mother sorting russet apples on the lawn at the old place, around 1984. Crops of fruit were always impressive with my parents … Continue reading
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