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Tag Archives: Brussels
Blighted
“Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one, isn’t it Tess?” I decided to start this post as I ended the last – with a literary quote (welcome to Pseuds Corner). But this week I … Continue reading
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Tagged blight, Brussels, Brussels sprout, pineapple, potatoes, tomatoes
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A Walk with A View #4
Storm Angus has just ripped through the West Country and dumped a large quantity of rain as well as ripping most of the remaining leaves from the trees. Up till this weekend it has been – by common consent – … Continue reading
End of Term report
It’s that time of the year again when the evening chill sharpens, the leaves start to turn and we spend a fruitless Sunday morning trying to purchase Glastonbury tickets. And it has been months since I delivered any sort of … Continue reading
Feed the Birds
Mary Poppins the musical is back doing the rounds and so I somehow got an ear worm in my head that is straight out of the show. Ear worm is an apt description as the song is “Feed the Birds”. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Times
Tagged Brussels, chickens, feeder, fieldfare, kale, psb, purple sprouting, raspberries, rats, robin, starlings
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Beans and Bugs
The recent dry weather well and truly broke last week. The fact that it was half term holiday (and the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations) only added to the air of despondency at the inclement weather. The wind was threatening to knock … Continue reading
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Tagged Aphids, Black Fly, broad bean, Brussels, Garden, Hosta, iris, June, Ladybird, Monsieur Hulot, Oxbridge, Shopping, Sowing, wisteria
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Mid Garden Crisis – How It All Started
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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Tagged Brussels, Brussels sprout, Cattle, Chicken wire, Father, Garden, harvesting, Herbaceous border, planting
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Midlife Gardener 