Tag Archives: rain

A wet Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on August 25, 2014 by

  It’s rained all day today.  It has been brilliant for the garden and my flower field, but in terms of being out of doors less good.  I’ve spend the day at my computer, with the aim of getting on … Continue reading →

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Gathering momentum

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

  I had intended to spend most of the day in the garden today, lots of things to do, but it started to drizzle before lunch and from the kitchen window I can see that the rain is still speckling … Continue reading →

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At the end of the year…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

I don’t get the whole New Year’s Eve party thing.  I never have done and can recall being at a party as a teenager and wondering why we wanted to make so much fuss about time passing, and with those … Continue reading →

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Allotment update – the fate of the September sown seeds

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

At the beginning of this month I wrote how I had started off some hardy annuals from the Higgledy Garden ‘Seeds to Sow in September’ range.  Not only was this because I wanted to get some of my cut flower … Continue reading →

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Allotment challenges

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Back to the allotment this morning; I knew things must be looking gloomy when, earlier in the week my other half offered to help me with it – gardening is not really his thing, but that said, now that I’m … Continue reading →

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Allotment update

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Work is progressing (albeit slowly) in the reclaiming of my allotment.  I usually have a couple of hours there every Sunday morning and reckon that at this rate it will take me a month of Sundays to get it into … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

This is for all fellow gardeners out there working to make their plot, whatever the size, beautiful. Here in the Surrey Hills it is typical April weather, showers and sunshine; just perfect for making the flowers grow and helping to … Continue reading →

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Wet Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

But not a reason for the blues – although I suppose it could make a song title.  It has rained for almost the whole day today, but it is a good thing for us gardeners who have been fretting about … Continue reading →

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