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• October Begins

  

  "October Awakening I saw october awakening right infront of me And it was amazing Because I Knew that I was going to be a part of october" Aldo Kraas October ha... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cambridge Return

  

  Its that time of year when I have to spend a couple of days in Cambridge for a series of work related meetings. As last year I stayed at Murray Edwards College... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• New Moon on Sunday

  

  Ok, I know the lyrics say Monday, but it’s close. Oh ok, I also know it is not a new moon on Sunday either, its waning gibbous, but waning gibbous on Sunday is... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Nest of Rovers

  

  Have I mentioned how fond I am of Portmeirion? The chance arose to go to Festival No: 6 and I decided I really should go. This did involve camping and I am not ... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• If I Close My Eyes I Can See a Shrubbery

  

  There is something about Autumn, when the leaves start to fall and the garden starts to die back that exposes the frameworks and enables clear-sight and plannin... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Six Years Later....

  

  Here we are, September 10th again. It is a day of great import. On this day in 1847 the first theatre opened in Hawaii, in 1935 Popeye was heard on NBC radio fo... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Remote Control

  

  It is often said that people talk a lot about the weather, this is a charge I cannot possibly deny as I am positively obsessed with the weather. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Plantify Plant Trial - Update 2

  

  I have already written an update to my Plantify plant trial earlier this year. Now is the time to update on a couple of other plants that they sent me. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - August 2013

  

  "Fairest of the months! Ripe summer's queen The hey-day of the year With robes that gleam with sunny sheen Sweet August doth appear." - R. Combe Miller... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Verbena Monologues

  

  With due deference to that well known show that has inspired this post's title. So you know how it is, you are walking around the garden one day, musing on how... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Bit of Containment

  

  As mentioned in a recent post I have several plants that have moved house with me on more than one occasion. It is fair to say that whilst I have gardened prett... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Beautiful Yet Problematic

  

  My maternal grandfather died when I was quite young. I do remember him but I suppose I never really knew him. I have a variety of possessions that remind me of... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Le Cercis Est Vivant

  

  En dépit de l'attaque par un chien, cet arbre est vivant. The jury is still out on whether the Davidia is dead or not, I keep looking at it and there not a... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cheeky Weed

  

  Its that time of year, the time of the cheeky weed. You must know what I am talking about? You have spent the day weeding, you have been on your hands and... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Giraffes of Lincolnshire

  

  I first went to Easton Walled Gardens in February of this year when I went primarily to see the snowdrops. This time of year it is the time to visit to... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Bobby Beans

  

  Many years ago, when I was a teenager, we used to go on family holidays to Cumbria, in particular to a village called Little Musgrave, a village so small that t... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - July 2013

  

  July has been hot this year, yes hot. Hot for more than one day, hot for more than one week; most of July has been hot. There has also been some welcome rain,... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Tatton Flower Show - Giraffes and Fascinators

  

  Yet sadly not giraffes wearing fascinators. I do not go to Tatton Flower Show every year, but when I do go I always enjoy it. It is a nice friendly show, it... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Trial 10 - a Rose Called Titchmarsh

  

  Yes, its Rosa Alan Titchmarsh, sent to me to trial by Thompson and Morgan, yet I soon discovered that it is a bit more complicated a trial than others have been... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Mon Davidia Est Mort

  

  , je suis désolé. This is probably a bad translation, I only achieved CSE grade 2 in french whilst at school. I have probably spoken french more since leaving... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 GARDENING, HOME