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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

C is for…

Posted on November 5, 2023 by midlifegardener

It has been a week in which reports of the C-bomb have been liberally sprinkled across the news, although the “C” that has affected us most in the Midlife Garden has been C for Ciarán as wind and rain have come … Continue reading →

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“Oh, build me a home…”

Posted on October 16, 2023 by midlifegardener

For more information on the actual facts behind this story, please go to https://black8.org.uk/ If you can, please register your opposition at the Somerset Planning website link below: https://publicaccess.southsomerset.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SDSGDQOWIRY00 Part of the job of the Midlifegardener is to be a … Continue reading →

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I’m a Picket Man

Posted on August 28, 2023 by midlifegardener

In a throwback to the sixties and seventies we have been hearing a lot about pickets recently in the Midlife Garden.  Initially, it was the striking kind, bringing memories of the bad old days of industrial action, when donkey-jacketed men … Continue reading →

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Taking Back Control

Posted on August 9, 2023 by midlifegardener

Like Post-Brexit Britain, the Midlife Garden tries to be a tolerant, outward-facing place to which we welcome all-comers. Robins, wrens and blackbirds have nested in various parts of the garden this summer and any number of moths and butterflies, dragonflies … Continue reading →

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I Don’t NEED to Go to Chelsea

Posted on July 11, 2023 by midlifegardener

A few weeks ago Mrs B and I were lucky enough to be able to go to Chelsea flower show. A generous birthday present forom friends, this was my first visit to the highlight of the horticultural shows. Our tickets … Continue reading →

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Springing Forward

Posted on March 28, 2023 by midlifegardener

March, and life is starting to rev up.  January was hard and February not a lot better.  Not because of the weather, although at times it seemed either too wet or too cold, or both.  There just did not seem … Continue reading →

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Driving us Spare

Posted on January 9, 2023 by midlifegardener

This week we have managed to get our hands on an advance copy of “Bark” the latest instalment detailing the life of Mr Long: Badger, to his peers, or the Duke of Midlife, to his vassals and many humble fans.  … Continue reading →

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Clearing the Litter

Posted on January 3, 2023 by midlifegardener

Winter arrived in the Midlife Garden with a vengeance in December.  It reminded me that I really should have been putting everything to bed for the fallow season, while planting and prepping stuff for the early spring risers.  But as … Continue reading →

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One Tomato, Two Tomato

Posted on November 1, 2022 by midlifegardener

The clocks have gone back, so maybe summer is finally over. The harvest should have been safely gathered in, although the recent warm air currents seem to suggest there is still more growing to do. I cleared two of the … Continue reading →

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PTS Dachshund

Posted on August 15, 2022 by midlifegardener

It feels as if the weather is about to break.  It is trying to.  And not before time.  Mr Long is about to snap, or else break us, after a week of strange encounters with other residents of the Midlife … Continue reading →

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