SARAH THE GARDENER

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Investing in a colourful future

We are now closer to the start of winter than we are to the end of summer, and just to prove the point wintery weather made its presence felt as if to taunt us like some kind of bully.  “I…

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Looking Good

There is nothing like having a garden group come to visit the garden to ensure it is in tip top condition for their arrival.  So I have been working ever so hard to make the garden lovely.  The grass was…

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This morning, before breakfast I harvested….

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Is change afoot or will it be the same old same old?

Caught in the ‘in between’ week, this year, with just days to spare, and a whole new year set to take its place.  It isn’t difficult to begin navel gazing and thinking about how next year is going to be…

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Winter, you have had your turn – go away

If you look at stereotypical images of spring it is always blue skies and perfectly formed flowers and blossoms, delicate seedlings and maybe a gentle shower or two.  I would have a hard job capturing any image that even remotely…

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Spring turmoil

October is only two and a half days old and it is already a month of extremes.  The first day was gorgeous.  The sky was blue and the sun shone brightly and you could almost feel the summer in the…

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Holding out for a pea!

I am watching rain going across the hills in the distance sideways and now it is so heavy I can’t see the hills at all.  Seriously, when is all this going to stop!  There is water everywhere.  The ground is…

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 This is a strange time indeed

Spring is due to start very soon and I am so excited, but there isn’t all that much for me to do.  In my drive to clear all the beds over the winter, it has left me with not a…

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I found peas in the garden…

But not as many as I’d like so I sowed some more. I made some me time today in the garden and it felt great.  The sun was shining and the birds were singing.  It even felt a little warm. …

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Hardly a breath of wind

Today is such a different day from yesterday.  It is so hard to get your head around how different things can be in such a short space of time.  Which was just as well it was a nice day as…

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