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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

Too early or too hot?

Posted on August 7, 2019 by midlifegardener

Another hot, dry start to the summer, another discussion about climate change.  At the end of term I sat through several showings of documentaries on climate change which alarmed and depressed me in equal measure.  Alarming because the stats suggest … Continue reading →

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The Birds and the Bees

Posted on May 29, 2019 by midlifegardener

“Spring is Sprung The grass is Riz I wonder where dem boidies iz…” Well Spring is definitely Sprung; the grass is needing a weekly mow  and I am delighted to say I know where a lot of dem boidies is, … Continue reading →

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We’re Gonna Build a Wall…

Posted on April 21, 2019 by midlifegardener

The major structural engineering works in the garden this spring have revolved around defence – or perhaps I should pronounce that DE-fence.  You see we are facing a crisis, an invasion from migrants.  Migrant cats.  They are sweeping across our … Continue reading →

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Pre-season training

Posted on March 13, 2019 by midlifegardener

We are into March. The days are lengthening.  The February seeds have germinated and are looking sprightly: the race to produce those early tomatoes has started and the chillis are up too.  We need to make sure they are in … Continue reading →

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Rewild at Heart

Posted on March 7, 2019 by midlifegardener

Simon Barnes was speaking on Radio 6 the other Sunday morning, promoting about his book “Rewild Yourself: 23 spellbinding ways to make nature more visible”. He has ideas to get everyone to be more in touch with the natural world … Continue reading →

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Early Birds Seeds

Posted on February 6, 2019 by midlifegardener

Winter arrived at the end of January with the snow and frost, but before it did, I had managed to plant some extra irises and a Delphinium from the Old Place in the herbaceous border in the back garden.  I … Continue reading →

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The Year’s Pivot

Posted on January 1, 2019 by midlifegardener

New Year’s Day and all is quiet about the garden. I saw a quote the other day via Twitter (a friend re-tweeted a quote from Nigel Slater which had been tweeted by a fan which was then also re-tweeted by … Continue reading →

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Planning for Growth

Posted on December 10, 2018 by midlifegardener

It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter.  The clocks have changed back, the evenings have drawn in and every day when I get in from school one of the first jobs is to light a fire in the log … Continue reading →

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Planting to the Music of Time

Posted on October 12, 2018 by midlifegardener

The rhythm of the seasons is changing its beat as summer segues into autumn.  In the past, it was a time of year I would associate with final harvests of the summer and then closing down for the winter.  I … Continue reading →

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Fudge: Forever Free

Posted on September 26, 2018 by midlifegardener

We are coming to the end of twelve months in which we have ridden an emotional roller-coasting and this week we hit another dip and sharp turn as we sadly bade farewell to our canine companion Fudge who, to coin … Continue reading →

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