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Another Year Another Before & After.
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There’s an old saying, ‘The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is now. It’s easy to procrastinate, especially in winter when the weather’s bitter cold, the ground is hard and daylight hours are few. Still, it’s a good time for browsing through seed catalogues, pondering new ideas…
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It’s Never Quiet.
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‘It must get quiet for you at this time of year,’ they say, ehhh… hardly. When all things green go to sleep in the garden, there are still fences to be repaired or painted, new sheds to build, ponds to be cleaned, trees to prune, bare-root shrubs and roses to plant, rooms to paint and…
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And Then The Rains Came.
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Well, it was a long time coming but when it did, oh my did the heavens open. A continual deluge of rain fell for ten straight days and nights, however, it was much-needed and gratefully received. The first few days the rain simply bounced back off the rock-solid ground, being unable to penetrate it, by…
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Road Trip Pt 2.
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The drive to Rock, a small coastal village on the Camel estuary, is an hour’s drive down the A39, passing nearby to Port St Issac. Rather than skirt this picturesque chocolate-box village, you could do as I did and drive slowly through its winding one-car-width street. Smile, wave and pretend like you’re a local, as…
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Road Trip Pt 1.
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Whoosh… and it’s off I go along one of my favourite and now familiar routes, A4-M4-M25-M3 and finally on to the glorious vistas of the A303. It has to be one of the prettiest and most distracting A-roads in England on which to drive, trying to keep one’s eyes on the road ahead can prove…
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And Relax…
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August, balmy days and nights when the garden reaches its bounteous prime, in a few weeks it will have exhausted itself, displaying floppy tell-tale signs of going over, as everything slowly descends to seed… don’t we all. Well, thank goodness for pots, even if it’s hard work staying on top of all the watering, however, being able to move them to…
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Some Like It Hot.
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However, not this hot! What can I say about this weather that you’ve not already heard? Of course, no one has ever experienced 104 degrees in England before. I can tell you this… having visited various clients’ gardens in the last few weeks, I’ve never seen so much damage and destruction to the foliage of…
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Tom Tee Tom.
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Now all chance of frosts has passed, it’s time to start planting out the tomatoes, along with their wonderful accompaniment, basil… just add mozzarella, a slug of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of Maldon sea salt flakes. Last year’s crop was particularly bountiful, in part due to the fact of lining all the…
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Bee Happy.
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I’ve just treated myself to a membership at the magnificent Kew Gardens and… I get to take a friend in for free too. It’s been so long since I last visited (shame on me), it used to be free, but now it’s £16 a pop. So, as I intend to make a visit at least…
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I’m Done With Hozelock.
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What is it with Hozelock, their spray guns never last more than a year before they malfunction, crack, split or simply fall to bits in your hands. I’ve bought their cheapo all plastic guns as well as their expensive metal models and no matter what, they still fall to bits in less than 12 months.…
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