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Examining the Plot

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Just like the allotment, I have found it too easy to forget the plot.  It seems I have been in almost total gardening hibernation since November, apart from the odd hour here and there pottering in the greenhouse and digging … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

So now it is February and there have been some piercingly bright days slicing the grey and the gloom. The light is lasting for longer and although the nights have gone back to cold and some mornings to frosty, seed … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Sometimes, and I would argue often, the minutes (adding up to hours) I spend on social media lead me down interesting paths to long articles and quick insights. For example, last weekend when it was raining without stop and even … Continue reading →

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January 19th: A chilli kind of day

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Looking outside the sky is sharply bright and blue and it seems this is a January day in a Spring disguise. But being outside it is keenly cold with a biting  wind. The greenhouse is not particularly welcoming at 5 … Continue reading →

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Early January

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

The wind is up and the sun is out. It’s still soggy-wet outside, but the light is optimistic and there are signs of pre-Spring growth if you look hard enough. There have been images of snowdrops full in bloom on … Continue reading →

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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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