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• Attracting the Bees

  

  Many people wait years for an allotment, so it always surprises and saddens me as to how many overgrown, vacant plots there are. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 15/06/2019

  

  I am sorry but probably along with many this week, I have to mention the weather. It has not been flaming June! Quite the reverse, it’s been cold and very wet. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Beechgrove Garden – A TV Gem

  

  The problem with being a passionate gardener is those who are not just don’t understand. I have gardened for over 40 years, not professionally, strictly at an... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens – a Rare Treat

  

  When visiting a wildlife park you expect to see animals but not wonderful planting and gardens as well. When visiting a garden with interesting prairie planting... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Plot 52A June 2019 Update

  

  Although I have included a lot of photos of my Plot 52A in posts over the months, I haven’t dedicated a post as it is in the whole. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 1 June 2019

  

  So here we are, the 1st of June, doesn’t time rattle on! There is so much going on in the allotment now I was spoilt for choice to select my six. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 25 May 2019

  

  It is a short Six on Saturday, I’ve been up on the allotment all afternoon trying to plant my dahlias out but I’m having great difficulty with the hard clay... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 18 May 2019

  

  I am NOT going to talk about the weather and the fact the ground is solid, my water butt is almost empty and the lack of rain here on the Hampshire coast. My Si... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Exbury Gardens in Its Glory

  

  Exbury Gardens in Hampshire is a 200 acre of woodland garden, visited by many in April and May to see the magnificent Rothschild collection of rhododendrons,... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 11/05/2019

  

  After cherishing seeds and subsequent seedlings, the time is close to sending them out into the wide world. I have an inability to discard seedlings so end up... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 4th May 2019

  

  One day it’s hot, one day it’s windy, one day is really cold with a night frost warning. Here on the Hampshire coast we’ve been promised rain but it doesn’t... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Workshop and Cream Tea

  

  I popped into our local Hilliers Garden Centre on Tuesday just for a ‘wander around’. Ha! Ha! Of course we all know it goes without saying it is almost, no... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Wildlife Gardener – Book Review

  

  It has been a few years since I have been asked to do a book review, so I was more than happy to say “Yes” when Pen and Sword approached me. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 20 April 2019

  

  Goodness! I know I missed one Six on Saturday but didn’t realise my last SoS was on 23 March. Lots has moved on since then, everything is growing, including... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Such is Gardening Life

  

  In April 2017, having always promised myself a tree peony, I bought a small plant with one bud which developed into beautiful large pink flower. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 23 March 2019

  

  Today’s attempts to post have not been very successful. For some unknown reason the first two versions of Six on Saturday, one of which I actually hit the... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 16 March 2019

  

  I am getting stir crazy with this March weather! Apart from visiting the allotment regularly to check everything is intact and not blown away, I’ve not been abl... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Hurtledto60 Plot 52a – The YouTube Channel

  

  Although books are great I am very much a visual/practical learner and have found learning from YouTube a great source of ‘How to Do’ information, as well as... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 09 March 2019

  

  Hello everyone, welcome to my Six on Saturday. I’m not going to mention weather this week, save to say it’s been cold and very windy. Swiftly moving on, first w... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 02/03/2019

  

  Did you know there are two dates that herald spring? Meteorologically, because the year is split into 4 seasons, every year spring starts on 1st March. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME