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- Does This Font Make Me Look Fat?
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- Half a Garden
- n20gardener
- Thomas Stone MCI Hort MPGCA
- Fred, a French Gardener
- The Propagator
- Flighty's plot
- Off The Edge Gardening
- AGENTS OF FIELD
- My Tiny Plot
- ROOF TOP VEG PLOT
- Real Men Sow
- Backlane Notebook
- Cloudberry Flowers
- FRESHCUTKY
- Blog – Floret Flowers
- An old bat's view from the bus and other places
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Author Archives: Homesown@thedevelopingplot
January Colour
Seven months since the last blog post and it is Winter again. It is cold, but not barren; the garden is not just its bare bones – there are already hellebores, snowdrops and even an optimistic primrose or two in … Continue reading
Six on Saturday
The busiest time of year in the garden and the busiest time of the year in my job. The wilting, erratically watered plants at the plot, allotment and around my house are only just hanging on. Last weekend’s blistering heat … Continue reading
Six on Saturday
Back to cooler temperatures this week and, looking on the bright side, it has meant that the tulips have lasted a little longer. Rain has also granted a rest from the rescue watering of last weekend. Some of this Six’s … Continue reading
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Tagged acers, Angelique tulips, Ballerina tulips, Centaurea Jordy, courgette Defender, Special Plants, Viola Corsica
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Propagating: sowing seeds
After years of fiddling around and too often failing, there are definite signs of improvement in my propagating. And so there should be considering the number of workshops attended and books read. Here, because it might save you time if … Continue reading
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Tagged labels, module trays, Nasturyium Tip Top Mahogany, peat free compost, propagating, seed trays, Silva Grow
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Six on Saturday
An explosion of Spring with three hot days in a row has meant that all the loveliness that seemed to be on hold has just burst out in unbelievable exuberance. Blossom and blue skies and heat makes it feel as … Continue reading
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Six on Saturday
One of the many positives of gathering together a Six on Saturday is the way it helps pin down the weather and its patterns. When growing up I couldn’t completely understand the fixation my Welsh farming mother had on this. … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawera, Hidcote Manor, Narcissus Thalia, Primulas, Six on Saturday
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Six on Saturday
So wet surely the ground cannot soak up any more water, but still it rains. Not sure I should contribute this Saturday in my current mood of sulky gloominess, but here goes with a more than slightly soggy Six. But … Continue reading
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Tagged anemone bland, chillies, cosmos dazzler, rain, Six on Saturday, slim jim aubergine, Tomatoes
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