SARAH THE GARDENER

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No Pressure

Now that I have my Handy Helper who pops along once a week to help out, to make things easier for me, I have this huge hankering in me to create a visible difference in the garden so when she…

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Help is on the way.  

After my foolhardy fall, and the ensuing set back while I recovered, I came to the realisation I had stretched myself too thin.  As I tried to catch up again, I realised just how much of a thin line I…

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Finally, some garden time!

It is amazing how much you can get done when everything is pointing in the right direction.  Yesterday I was very intentional with my objectives.  All my urgent affairs had been taken care of, the weather was suitable for a…

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Fraught with Frustration

There is something to be said for being in the garden every day and just doing little and often.  Over the heat of the summer the garden didn’t really need a lot and aside from constant watering and regular harvesting,…

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Weed or wildflower?

It has been a busy week, but unfortunately not out in the garden.   I have been hard at work on my computer, working on exciting projects there, or staring out the window at weather that clearly shows my hardiness as…

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Easy weeding

Finally, the rain has stopped for long enough for the soil to dry out enough to begin the laborious task of digging and weeding.  This is when I regret having such a large garden, but this feeling soon passes as…

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Looking for beauty among the weeds

Because it is the least I can do with my ever so slightly overgrown garden.  I’m working on a bit of a project that has torn me from my garden for days on end.  I’m not disappointed with this project,…

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Is anybody in there?

I made a terrible mistake on the weekend.  I was a bit knackered on Sunday and had to have a bit of a lie down.  I fear I may have over done things during the week trying to whip the…

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The garden is a mess.

I have been too busy in the business of being busy.  It is driving me to despair and I have put a line in the sand and said ‘Enough is Enough!’  I will find time to garden if it kills…

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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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