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Tag Archives: Plant
Where do we find the time?
I was busy at school last weekend with evening duty on Saturday and afternoon duty on Sunday. As a result I missed seeing one of my older and wiser brothers – Paul – who was calling through with after collecting … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Times
Tagged Garden, Germination, Kitchen garden, Plant, potato, Seed, Vicia faba, weed
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Help Wanted?
I have previously written about my gardening buddie – Fudge – who has often been my constant gardening companion. She will hunt for rabbits, or trot around the garden keeping herself busy while I get on with the less arduous … Continue reading
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Tagged Field of Dreams, Fudge, Garden, Home, Plant, Veg Patch (River Cottage Handbook)
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Not Green Any More
Half term has arrived for me with the amazing coincidence of fine weather too. So we decided to clean the greenhouse. This time last year, Claire was in hospital undergoing her final chemotherapy and stem cell transplant, so even going … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden, Grandparent, greenhouse, Home, Landscaping, London, Outdoor Structures, Plant
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The Summer in one day
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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Tagged cornflower, Dahlia, Flower, Garden, Nicotiana, Old Man, Plant, Sowing, Zucchini
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We should label things
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore had – as their alter egos Derek and Clive – an expletive-laden conversation regarding the lack of labelling on important household items (such as motorbikes and sunglasses – getting them mixed up can be awkward, … Continue reading
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Tagged brocoli, coriander, Dudley Moore, label, Peter Cook, Plant, potato, snails, Sowing, Sprouts, tomato
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Don’t Say What You See
Prince Charles has been ridiculed in the past for his admission that he talks to his plants to encourage growth. Looking over my desolated veg patch this week, if HRH had had a look he could have been forgiven for … Continue reading
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Tagged broad beans, Charles Prince of Wales, Countryfile, gardening, John Terry, parsnips, Plant, potato, Prince Charles, rain, Sundays, Sydney, tomato, Weather, weather forecast
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Hoe Hoe Hoe
The weather has finally turned drier this past few days and my father can get to do what he really finds most satisfying: hoeing. He has always said this is his most rewarding job in the garden so I have … Continue reading
Digging In
It rained today. It was cold. And I dug. Apart from planting radishes, broccoli, parsley, peas and rhubarb chard, I could not help myself digging one of the large herbaceous borders which is getting strangled with ground-ivy and elder. I … Continue reading