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• Writing 101 : Day 2 – Write a List

  

  I didn’t intended to play catch up and write two blog posts in one day. The thing is you have to strike when inspiration comes your way. Day 2 is Write a List,... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Writing 101 – Day 1 : I Write Because…

  

  Intrigued by the idea of receiving a daily writing prompt, I signed up at Writing101november2015.wordpress.com. Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 have duly arrived in my... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View : October 2015

  

  I tend to lose interest in the garden at this time of year and I am ready to start to pull things up and have a general tidy session. Also I have not had a lot... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulip Bulbs Galore

  

  I cannot resist the temptation of buying bulbs and I am sure you will all identify with that. I thought I had already bought my full quota for next spring but... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• MyGardenSchool – Week 4 Summer Luxuriance

  

  MyGardenSchool very kindly offered one of their courses to me in return for writing a review of their 4 week on line courses. This is not an advertising feature... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – September 2015

  

  What a stroke of luck I booked this week off work! The weather has been glorious, although with a marked nip in the air at night, during the day it’s been warm... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• MyGardenSchool – Week 3 Planting Pots for Winter Interest and Spring Joy

  

  I have now completed week 3 of my free online course with MyGardenSchool. This is not an advertisement for MyGardenSchool, they are not able to edit this post,... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Mid September Show of Flowers

  

  The secret to good warm weather in September is to clear out your summer wardrobe and air the heavier tog duvet. Once you have done all this you will then have... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – September 2015

  

  GBBD is a monthly meme hosted by May Dreams Gardens and gives us a great insight into what is going on in other gardeners’ gardens around the world. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• MyGardenSchool. – Week 2 Principles of Success with Container Gardening

  

  On Wednesday I had access to week 2 of the Container Gardening Course from MyGardenSchool and watched a video with accompanying notes by Harriet Rycroft. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Silent Sunday (almost) – Heuchera

  

  I visited our local garden centre yesterday, ostensibly to do some plant hunting for the garden course I am doing, but more of that in another post to come. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden School – Container Gardening Week 1

  

  Even at my age I love to learn. You never know everything and there is a wealth of information out there to be drawn on. When My Garden School School asked me i... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Crafted Garden

  

  It is always exciting to get an email from Frances Lincoln Limited asking if I would be interested in reviewing a book due to be released. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – August 2015

  

  I am very lax in writing an End of Month View (EOMV) on the blog but I am sure you will forgive me if at least I do post an occasional update. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Parham Garden, West Sussex – A Garden Entering September

  

  I am lucky enough to live in a part of the country with a number of diverse and interesting gardens to visit from Sussex Prairies, seen recently on Gardeners... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• My New Venture – Thingummy Bags 8 Months on

  

  In January I wrote about my new venture into selling handmade cotton bags on Etsy. Eight months on I thought you might be interested in an update. First of... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pete Oudolf Garden – Bruton, Somerset

  

  I can’t believe its been a month since my last post on the Hurtled to 60 blog. Writing is habit forming and once out of the habit, there is a fear that writing ... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Come into My Garden

  

  Welcome to my contribution to an English Cottage garden. Today it’s sunny, warm and we have had some rain, which is much needed. I am feeling really pleased wit... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Penstemons and Roses

  

  Long before I became interested in gardening, my first introduction to Penstemons was via my father in law. He grew all sorts of varieties, but I was young and... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View -May 2015

  

  This post is a day early but as I have found time to sit down and write this post I thought I would post it today. I don’t write as many blog posts these days s... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME