SARAH THE GARDENER
Real Gardening in my Real Garden
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Taking a hard line with my soft fruit
The soft fruit in my garden have been on a bit of a journey. One that began in a place of unfamiliarity and good intentions and a bit of a learning curve. Now they are on the straight and narrow…
Read MoreThe best time to plant a tree is now.
Arbor Day is a long held tradition in this country. People have been planting trees to mark the occasion since 1890! There was even a time when people were given the day off school and work to go off and…
Read MoreButternutty
The sun feels so warm against my face as I work in the garden and it feels so lovely. But the sharp breeze and the chill in the shade quickly reminds me winter isn’t all that far way. Normally I…
Read MoreIrrigating the Garden
When you have a garden as large as mine, ensuring it is all properly irrigated can be a little overwhelming. To be fair, over the years I did my best with what I could to set up systems and deliver…
Read MoreOff with their heads
I’m starting to get the hang of this flower garden thing. Especially with my fabulous organisational sector system. Instead of being rather low on the priority list – because they are only flowers, they now get seen to every Friday. …
Read MoreRain on a summers day
I’m not moaning, but this summer has really not been what you imagine summer to be. It has been cold and miserable and I have done nothing but complain about it for weeks. And then we had the storm. But…
Read MoreA clean sweep
Now the garden is all planted out… well mostly so it’s close enough, and the sector system is working well. I was able to whip around today’s sector in no time at all, leaving the afternoon free for something else. …
Read MoreI’ve been rescued from myself
Over the years my garden has grown in more ways than one. Each season the plants grow to flourish and create a bounty of food. Although some years there is less of the flourishing and more of the failing. But…
Read MoreModify
I have been doing a bit of tweaking to my irrigation system. It needs to be working perfectly so Hubby the Un-Gardener won’t kill my plants while I am away in America. I still fear for the wellbeing my plants,…
Read MoreIt is raining, but I don’t care!
My irrigation system is fully functioning! Wahoo! As we already know I am a doer. I learn and figure things out by doing. So when confronted with huge manuals to go with the water computer and the water distributor, it…
Read MoreWHO AM I?
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