SARAH THE GARDENER
Real Gardening in my Real Garden
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Making the Cut
You have to admit a vast expanse of well-maintained lawn in middle of summer with the fresh cut aroma invoking some kind of childhood memory where you would roll down hills, do handstands and lie on your back looking for…
Read MoreCollecting Lemons
A friend of mine recently shared his lemon harvest with me, to which I was extremely grateful. Citrus has been my Achilles heel. I love to use the fragrant fruit in my kitchen in a multitude of ways, but over…
Read MoreMixing things up
Who said winter was the quiet season? I feel like I’ve got a list a mile long to get things done before the seasons change into the busyness of spring. I’ve worked hard already this winter to try and keep…
Read MoreTaking 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 MoreWHO AM I?
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