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• Six on Saturday 23/02/2019

  

  Starting off with a comment about weather again! Despite the weather forecast man talking about higher temperatures for this time of year and decent spells of... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 16-02-2019

  

  It’s been dangerous weather this week. Positively spring like during the day with temperatures reaching 12°C (54°F) and then plummeting to below zero... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 09/02/2019 – Signs of Life

  

  Undeterred by the recent snow and sub-zero temperatures, spring is starting to make a show on my patio. It’s such a good feeling to see your treasured plants... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Making a YouTube Channel for Plot 52a

  

  I won’t ever be a Cecil B Demille but it’s fun making videos! This is my foray into YouTube. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCTpAbp0a9lNyCZfbT2nTWaw It was such ... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 02/02/2019 ‘Purchases’

  

  I think we would all agree this time of year is quite frustrating! Apart from preparing beds and cleaning tools there is little more we can do and if you are... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• My Criteria for Choosing Roses

  

  After a couple of icy cold hours this morning on the allotment, what better way to keep warm this afternoon than sitting on the sofa and choosing roses for the... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday 19/01/2013 (2019)

  

  If you’re very observant you will notice the date – 19th January 2013. Yes, 6 years ago, why? I’m taking you back in time! I told myself in 2019 I would not mis... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• My First Attempt At Salvia Cuttings

  

  The saying “Pride comes before a fall” strikes home today. In the summer I bought a small Salvia ‘Love and Kisses’ for my daughter’s garden, which bloomed into ... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Life on Lottie 52a – 14/01/2019

  

  After a good workout on the allotment Tuesday, the following day I succumbed to a nasty viral infection. You know one of those were you just feel totally crap... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 12/01/2019

  

  I told myself, no matter what, in 2019 every week I would find six things for the weekly meme hosted on The Propagator’s Blog. Despite it feeling quite raw... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sunny Few Hours on Plot 52a – 8/1/2019

  

  I am going to be very honest and own up to being much more of a sunny day gardener. Cold, grey, winter days do not have much of a draw for me. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 05/01/2019

  

  Happy New Year everyone, welcome to my first Six on Saturday of 2019. Living in a sheltered harbour village on the south coast, we are lucky to have very few... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The First Day of 2019 – My Life at Lottie 52A Journal

  

  What better on the first day of 2019 than to visit my newly acquired allotment, make notes, take photos, make a plan and start a blog journal. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 29/12/2018

  

  It is quite a challenge to find ideas for Six on Saturday at this time of the year. The allotment is dormant (with some waterlogged paths) and the patio... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 24/11/2018

  

  I’ve had a busy week tidying up my patio pots, throwing out the summer plants and potting up the Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’ and Achillea ‘Terracotta’ from the large... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Adding Colour to Beds and Borders by Planting Flowerbulbs

  

  This is another assignment I completed online recently through Learning With Experts. My course tutor is the horticulturalist Andy McIndoe and after submitting... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday – 10/11/2018

  

  Thank goodness for memes, especially The Propagator’s Blog and his Six on Saturday. At the moment as I’m between allotments (take over new one end of December)... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Six on Saturday With a Difference

  

  I’ve missed two Six on Saturday’s so catching up. Last Saturday was the scattering of my Dad’s ashes off the Isle of Wight on a very windy, icy cold day and... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Learning with Experts – Bulbs for Pots and Borders (1)

  

  In 2015, when Learning with Experts was My Garden School I did a short on-line course about container planting with Harriet Rycroft as the tutor. I learned a lo... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Identifier App, Dahlias and West Dean Gardens.

  

  Yesterday (Sunday) was one of those glorious early autumn days, warm in the sun and chilly in the shade. I met up with an old friend who I haven’t seen for... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME