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Late Autumn into Winter

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

At this time of year I often forget for worryingly long stretches of time that I like gardening. Dangerous for the seedlings and cuttings needing regular watering in the greenhouse and the unplanted bulbs waiting silently in their bags under … Continue reading →

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An Early Autumn Forgotten Post: Propagating: 2 & 3

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

For days the leaves have been softly and silently falling and everywhere there is the growing sense of gentle, gradual decay. At the allotment some of  the apples are still glowing on the trees, only outshone by the yellow of … Continue reading →

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A Festival and Flowers in Their Hair

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

The plot (I am still developing) is set in the  beautiful, sheltered grounds of my friends’ house nestled amongst trees in the well named Happy Valley. Last weekend, on one of the hottest days of the year, an excellent and … Continue reading →

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Propagating Plants: Part 1

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

So it’s here – the time of year when you can never find enough room for the seeds you have sown, the cuttings you have taken and the multiple divisions you have made from your plants. No where to sit … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

This is the first time I have really noticed the suddenness that can be the start of Spring because it does feel as if everything has sprung up five times quicker than I would have expected. It seems just a … Continue reading →

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Early Spring Colour

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

This February I had enough early Spring bulbs and flowers to take to two local markets which was cheering, not just because of the splashes of colour and hope of more, but also because I got to meet and chat … Continue reading →

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February At Last

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

  It feels that February has been a long time coming and there have been impatient weeks waiting to plant seeds. Probably still too early, but late last week before the rain smudged it out, there seemed to be more … Continue reading →

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January’s Itchy Flower Growing Fingers

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

So the skies are blue, but the ground is frozen. The light is increasing day by day, but there is still probably not enough to be planting seeds other than sweetpeas (as everything I read warns me). A quiet month … Continue reading →

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Allotment Diary -New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

As well as tracking the progress of the flower patch (and I am determined there will be some), this year I want to record what progress I am making at the allotment – my other plot. This is just a … Continue reading →

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Hopeful Bulbs

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Perhaps the most unpredictable growing I do is the nurturing of bulbs for Christmas and early Spring sales. Last year we had one successful and cheery  market at Wolvercote just before Christmas where we sold Paperwhites in vases as well … Continue reading →

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