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In the Green Mid Winter

Posted on December 23, 2025 by midlifegardener

The Winter Solstice. Eight and a half thousand people gathered to see the sun rise behind the Heel Stone and send its first rays into the heart of Stonehenge on the shortest day of the year.We assume the Ancients celebrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged allium ping pong, alliums, ammi majus, antirrhinums, bulbs, flowers, flowers cut flowers, Garden, gardening, garlic, greenhouse, Onions, plants, solstice, sweet pea, sweet peas, tulip, tulips, wedding flowers | Leave a comment

Training Day

Posted on October 11, 2025 by midlifegardener

The summer has been a steady learning curve as we have developed our cut flower production systems of growing, cutting, arranging and marketing. So, always looking for knowledge to help us on our way, Mrs B and took the opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged bridal bouquets, bridal flowers, cut flowers, dahlias, fiction, flowers, Garden, garden flowers, gardening, table decorations, wedding flowers, weddings, writing | Leave a comment

Migrant Hostile

Posted on August 23, 2025 by midlifegardener

It seems every garden needs a dog these days. It is a trend led by Monty Don, who took it to another level this year by creating a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show that was designed for, and by, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged badger, bells of ireland, Dachshund, Dog, dogs, flowers, garden design, gardeners world, gardening, horticulture, monty don, Nicotiana, pets, sausage dog | 1 Comment

Midlife Latin

Posted on July 6, 2025 by midlifegardener

This week’s Cultural Wednesday took Mrs B and me to Barrington Court. Our first visit to Barrington was with Josh, so it felt apt to be here on what would have been his 33rd birthday. I remember enjoying wandering around … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged bouquets, cut flowers, flowers, Garden, garden gate flowers, gardening, latin flower names, nature, plants, veronicastrum, wedding flowers | 1 Comment

Like a Hot Knife

Posted on June 22, 2025 by midlifegardener

There’s a scene in the movie Crocodile Dundee when Paul Hogan is confronted by a mugger on a New York street. As his assailant threatens him with a knife, Hogan just laughs. “That’s not a knife.”, he says, “THAT’S a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged bindweed, cut flowers, flowers, garden tools, gardening, garlic, golden shovel, Hori Hori, japanes tools, Niwaki, niwaki golden shovel, niwaki HQ, niwaki snippers, Onions, weeding | 1 Comment

Is This a Pivot I see Before Me?

Posted on May 16, 2025 by midlifegardener

The business buzz word amongst some of my self-employed friends at the moment is “pivot”, to describe a changing of direction in one’s business or lifestyle and some have suggested that we might be mid-‘pivot’ in the Midlife Garden. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged brand positioning, Business, business jargon, change agent, cut flowers, Dahlia, dahlias, demand generation, down on all fours, flowers, Garden, gardening, inflection point, jargon, kaizen, pivot, revenue performance management, segment, snackable content, spring, the flywheel, thin outside the box, tulip, tulips | 3 Comments

Spud You Like

Posted on February 26, 2025 by midlifegardener

The February half term break feels like a significant moment in the horticultural year. Mrs B is fed up with the cold weather, but finally it seems the days are lengthening, and March is nearly upon us, which, nominally at … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged birch, calendula, chillis, chitting, flowers, Garden, gardening, garlic, Potato Day, potatoes, seed potatoes, seed-starting, seeds, silver birch, tulip, tulips, washing silver birch | 1 Comment

Light Bulb Moments

Posted on February 1, 2025 by midlifegardener

It’s been a busy autumn and winter in the midlife garden. We started by distributing two tons of revive compost around beds and borders after which started to make some strategic changes with plants. The Christmas tree was dug from … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged bamboo, bulbs, christmas tree, Compost, cut flowers, flowers, Garden, gardening, mice, ranunculus, storms, tulip, tulips | 1 Comment

Flower Power

Posted on October 13, 2024 by midlifegardener

Mrs B bought some Russet apples last week, which brought to mind a picture I have of my mother sorting russet apples on the lawn at the old place, around 1984. Crops of fruit were always impressive with my parents … Continue reading →

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Slugs and Snails and Puppy Dogs’ Tails

Posted on June 9, 2024 by midlifegardener

May was a busy but nerve-wracking month in the Midlife Garden. After starting our cut flowers in storage boxes, they germinated quickly and copiously, but by April we face the challenge of what to do with all those healthy looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening Times | Tagged ammi, beer traps, bells of ireland, brambles, cerinthe, cosmos, cut flowers, flowers, Garden, gardening, godetia crown, greenhouse, purple sage, scabious, seedlings, slugs, snails, sunflowers | 3 Comments