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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

Hoe Hoe Hoe

Posted on May 28, 2012 by midlifegardener

The weather has finally turned drier this past few days and my father can get to do what he really finds most satisfying: hoeing.  He has always said this is his most rewarding job in the garden so I have … Continue reading →

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Plant Therapy

Posted on May 22, 2012 by midlifegardener

Sunday I played golf first thing in the morning (7.35 start), was home in time for an excellent Azorieblue coffee, then went to school for a parents’ lunch in the boarding house before checking on the parents’ and girls’ tennis … Continue reading →

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Mayflower

Posted on May 19, 2012 by midlifegardener

I took the dog for a walk this morning and was pleased to see the Mayflower coming into bloom. The hawthorn blossoming always prompts a moment of nostalgia for me as I remember travelling home from University on the train … Continue reading →

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Shoot Em Up

Posted on May 14, 2012 by midlifegardener

Today I managed to take another leaf out of my father’s book, to follow in his footsteps, be the unwitting victim of the power of fate and to once more be filled with the horror (the horror) of the dread … Continue reading →

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Sunshine on Leaf

Posted on May 7, 2012 by midlifegardener

At last we have a sunny day.  After last weekend’s rain and the continuation this week, it was a relief to be able to get out in the sun on Saturday.  Jim had been around the garden on the mower, … Continue reading →

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Gold Star for one Hen

Posted on April 29, 2012 by midlifegardener

This week we had our first egg from our hens.  We have had them since Easter – 8th April – and our “point of lay” hybrids have been enjoying life at our expense for three weeks since then.  And not … Continue reading →

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Positive Attitudes

Posted on April 21, 2012 by midlifegardener

On Tuesday morning Verity, my 17 year old, got up and said that she had realised in the night that she had got some of her answers in the previous day’s chemistry test completely wrong.  She realised now what the … Continue reading →

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Digging In

Posted on April 20, 2012 by midlifegardener

It rained today.  It was cold.  And I dug. Apart from planting radishes, broccoli, parsley, peas and rhubarb chard, I could not help myself digging one of the large herbaceous borders which is getting strangled with ground-ivy and elder. I … Continue reading →

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Mid Garden Crisis – How It All Started

Posted on April 17, 2012 by midlifegardener

Last night I dreamt I woke to the sound of cows again.  It was a dream that has haunted me recently and it is a signifier of more than just a mad fear of bovine TB. In November when delinquent … Continue reading →

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