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About midlifegardener

A new house and a new garden. Having spent the past 5 years mainting my father's garden I am now taking on my own gardening project down the road in a new single store dwelling. The Old Man has passed on but he remains in my thoughts as I develop the new patch

Ella Bella

Posted on September 25, 2024 by midlifegardener

On Sunday we took an afternoon walk on Cadbury Castle, a place that stirs so many memories for us.  Sunday was particularly evocative as it was the first time we had rambled up the iron age fort since our lovely … Continue reading →

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The Sweet Scent of Success

Posted on August 19, 2024 by midlifegardener

We are coming to the end of sweet peas in the garden.  They are, to me, a bellwether flower.  Every gardener seems to grow them and anyone who sees ours in the bookshop feels compelled to comment on them, before … Continue reading →

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Medalling on the Shed

Posted on August 8, 2024 by midlifegardener

“So, a silver for Britain there in the Dachshund re-capture race.  I thought for a moment we had lost it in the second field there, but excellent rounding up by James, wearing good shoes, I am pleased to say, beating … Continue reading →

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Slugs and Snails and Puppy Dogs’ Tails

Posted on June 9, 2024 by midlifegardener

May was a busy but nerve-wracking month in the Midlife Garden.  After starting our cut flowers in storage boxes, they germinated quickly and copiously, but by April we face the challenge of what to do with all those healthy looking … Continue reading →

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New Life

Posted on April 13, 2024 by midlifegardener

Spring might finally be coming to the Midlife Garden.  Despite the continuing cold, wet, windy weather, there are signs of new life. The seedlings are bursting out of the storage boxes in the greenhouse so I will have to hold … Continue reading →

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“My Sniffy Dog will find your biscuit”

Posted on March 6, 2024 by midlifegardener

Billy’s Beetle, by Mick Inkpen, was a favourite bedtime book for our kids when they were young, or perhaps I mean it was a favourite of mine, as reading it out loud was so much fun.  Whether the little ones … Continue reading →

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Box Fresh

Posted on February 20, 2024 by midlifegardener

February has been so mild; it feels like spring.  Which it almost is, isn’t it?  But we are not fooled in the Midlife Garden, despite the daffodils coming up weeks ago, wallflowers currently adding splashes of gold in the front … Continue reading →

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Winter Safari

Posted on January 27, 2024 by midlifegardener

I love my cycle commute to school.  It provides a light workout as well as giving me time to de-tox from the rigours of taming teenagers.  And I have more time to observe the world around me. As I cycled … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Posted on January 18, 2024 by midlifegardener

January offers promise, after the bittersweet New Year when we tend to look back at everything we omitted to do in the previous 12 months.  When looking for promise in the depths of a wet winter, the garden is a … Continue reading →

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Autumn / Winter Collection

Posted on December 5, 2023 by midlifegardener

Autumn has turned to winter in the blink of a Long Dog’s eye.  A fortnight ago I was harvesting chillis for jam and last weekend I walked the dogs over crisp frosted fields, under coppered leaves glinting in the sun … Continue reading →

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