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Tag Archives: summer colour
Snow, and an exciting development…
My garden, and allotment are both fast asleep under a blanket of snow and whilst the pavements are icy and walking to the station means risking life and limbs I am still finding the sight of it beautiful. Best … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in my allotment, Blogging for Sarah Raven, In my garden
Tagged blogging project, Sarah Raven, snow, summer colour, Winter
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Russian roulette for [by] gardeners – an update
Back in May I wrote how the ink lettering on the labels in the dahlias I’d planted had vanished, soaked away into the cheap coffee stirrers I’d used as markers. As a result I had to employ a bit of … Continue reading
Russian roulette – for [by] gardeners!
When I started writing this blog I stated that my aim was to share not only my successes, but my failures. So here’s a lesson from me to you. Do not use the cheap wooden coffee stirrers, such as are … Continue reading