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Not Going Cheap in the Sales

Posted on January 14, 2026 by midlifegardener

January means planning the spring planting but these days, fewer seed catalogues are landing on my doormat.  Either the postal service is getting worse, or the seed companies are going electronic.  Either way, instead of browsing catalogues, nowadays I am … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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Light Bulb Moments

Posted on November 2, 2016 by midlifegardener

We didn’t manage to get away for half term this year as my school once again made me an offer I could not refuse and I instead found myself organising and leading a half term hockey camp for a visiting … Continue reading →

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