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November 3, 2009

Update on the wild garden

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The strimmed wild garden

The strimmed wild garden

My arms are killing me today. Yesterday I finally strimmed it down.

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June 13, 2009

The brand new flower bed

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Me!

Me!

Good before and after pictures!

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June 12, 2009

The wild garden

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Allium

Allium

At the end of the top garden which now has grass at shoulder height.

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June 11, 2009

The hired help

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My lovely mowed lawn.

My lovely mowed lawn.

I’ve got a gardener don’t you know!

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June 9, 2009

“Who has dumped their old tyres in our garden?”

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My raised vegetable beds.

My raised vegetable beds.

Asked my daughter on her return from school. “Don’t worry, I asked them to”, was my reply.
“Why would you want to do that?”

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April 28, 2009

Seedlings

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The dining room as greenhouse.

The dining room as greenhouse.

This is how I’m getting on growing a few plants from seed. I have Shasta Daisy, mixed poppy, poppy ‘Angel’s Choir’, verbena, delphiniums, sweet pea, candytuft ‘fairy mixed’, 2 varieties of sunflower, and cucumber and dwarf bean. For now.

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April 8, 2009

Snowdrops

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snowdrops?

snowdrops?

Last autumn I planted 150 of them! I love snowdrops!

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March 26, 2009

Primula Rosie

Once again, bought from the J Parker mail order catalogue. £13.95 for 66 plug plants.

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March 25, 2009

Strawberries and rhubarb

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strawberriesThe beginnings of my fruit patch. And to quote from the Sound of Music: “Strawberries?” “It’s been so cold lately, they turned blue.”

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March 24, 2009

Raspberries

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I ordered 10 Raspberry Tulameen canes from the J. Parker mail order catalogue.

A very messy fruit patch

A very messy fruit patch

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