Category Archives: Gardening Times

The Turn of the Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by midlifegardener

It’s New Year’s Eve – a time to look forward to the clean slate of a fresh 12 months of hope, promises and ambitions.  But it is also a time to reflect and it is in that mood that I … Continue reading →

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Easy Going

Posted on December 7, 2012 by midlifegardener

It’s been a while since I posted.  Much of my time has been involved at school in playing tournaments against some of our keenest rivals as well as trying to maintain diplomatic relations with some of our scholastic neighbours – … Continue reading →

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Super Storm?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by midlifegardener

So this morning I got up to play my usual round of Sunday golf at 7.35 am to avoid carving into that all important family day.  The rain had been lashing down all night and the dog was not impressed … Continue reading →

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A half century

Posted on November 4, 2012 by midlifegardener

I turned 50 last week.  I celebrated with the my U16 hockey team ending narrow runners-up in the county tournament to “the-school-that-must-not-be named” (otherwise known as the “C” word in my dictionary of sporting vernacular).  I had a quiet meal … Continue reading →

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Keats had it right

Posted on October 17, 2012 by midlifegardener

Keats had it about right with his Ode to Autumn:  A season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.  In the garden the first early morning mists heighten the aroma of gentle decay and dwindling fecundity.  The apples are dropping, we have … Continue reading →

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The Old Man is on holiday at the moment and it is no coincidence that the Cotoneaster at the front of the house got its annual prune this week.  Hacking the shoots off a shrub that is more of a … Continue reading →

Posted on October 7, 2012 by midlifegardener | Leave a comment

Runner Way Success?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by midlifegardener

It’s been a while since I posted, which means that I have not been in the garden as much as I should have been, but I have two good reasons for that.  Firstly, the Olympics were a totally warranted distraction … Continue reading →

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The Summer in one day

Posted on August 18, 2012 by midlifegardener

  With the summer continuing changeable, one is almost taken aback by a bit of warm sunshine.  Wednesday provided the whole of this season in one day, with light rain followed by torrential rain, which cleared to warm sunshine, during … Continue reading →

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Fresh Produce

Posted on August 14, 2012 by midlifegardener

We are at the time of the year when I remember my parents would begin to repeat the mantra about fresh produce in the garden.  “The beans are ready for picking”, “plenty of courgettes” or “please help yourself to lettuces … Continue reading →

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Process or Results

Posted on August 2, 2012 by midlifegardener

“A dreaded Sunny Day, So let’s go where we’re happy…Keats and Yeats are on your side”. So sang Morrissey with The Smiths. I like the line (as I like the Smiths) but I have had to carefully edit the Smiths … Continue reading →

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