I have a really exciting opportunity coming up that will take me away from the garden for 20 days from the end of the month. It is garden related so there will be more on that later. But in order…
Read MoreToday is Friday and the end of the week. The work in the garden has cranked up a notch and now instead of just potting about fiddling with this and tinkering with that, it has become heaving lifting, ardous weeding…
Read MoreOhhhh…. Here we are on the eve of the most exciting gardening weekend in the entire calendar. More exciting that the sweet sensation of that first strawberry, crunch of the first pea or the delight that comes from the first…
Read MoreIn an ideal world, I would sit back and wait patiently for the water to drain away the the soil to stop making that sucking noise as it absorbs as much water as it can to store away for the…
Read MoreI am the kind of person that leaves Christmas – not exactly until the last moment, but I sail close to the wind. My preparations are reactive, not proactive as every year it takes me by surprise. Except when in…
Read MoreI have been feverishly slaving away over the garden. My hands have that roughness that comes from working the soil without gloves. I know I should use gloves but – well… I always end up taking them off to do…
Read MoreAt this time of year there is so much going on and it is all new and fresh. Many little things need a lot of care and attention and others are just part of the bigger picture. I love watching…
Read MoreWith the wind on my back I have been working hard getting the garden shipshape. There has been and extraordinary amount of digging and weeding being done so I can get things ready for the big day – the safe…
Read MoreI woke up this morning to my wonderful family bearing gifts. This isn’t something they do often – just once a year. I got loads of cool stuff but they saved the best to last. A shiny new Gardena 6…
Read MoreIf 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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