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Splashes of Colour

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

The grey, damp and windy weather has settled back, but the cold week of frost seems to have wiped out most of the flowers which had survived the odds until after Christmas. Now the blues, purples and reds of the … Continue reading →

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Planning the Different Plots

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Here is last week’s unposted (until now) post: A new year and only slowly surfacing from flu, it’s time to think about the developing plot and its flowers as well as the other plots and places I grow in, with … Continue reading →

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Reviewing the Plot

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Christmas, New Year’s travels and week long flu have all meant almost nothing has been done since half way through December to develop the plot. Even getting to it hasn’t been possible. The last plot related activity was a Homesown … Continue reading →

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The Shortest Day

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

It may be the shortest day, but because of the unusually warm weather there are signs of growth and splashes of colour all around, despite the wind, wet and gloom.   Outside, the bulbs are pushing with determination up into … Continue reading →

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Darkening Days

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

So now it feels as if Winter is really here as the light starts fading at about four and there is no time after a full day at work to do anything outside at all – even in my new … Continue reading →

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Sweet peas – sowing

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

These are perhaps my favourite flowers of all: delicate, abundant and beautifully scented and not easily bought from a florist. I first grew these in a bucket in our London backyard and have grown them with different degrees of success … Continue reading →

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November planning

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Even though today it seems that the dismal days of dreary rain and drizzle have come and will not shift, there is still a lot to think about, plan and prepare at all the plots. And this, of course, is … Continue reading →

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Plotting Improvements

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Last week managed to wrestle some of the nettles and docks out of the plot and onto the bonfire heap along with the mostly dried out sweetpeas, some still waving last weak flowers at the top of their supports. Weeded … Continue reading →

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Dahlia Days

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Yesterday someone poetically described dahlias to me as ‘explosions of happiness’ which seemed just right for the spiky, sumptuous and simple bundles of colour I was selling in the market. Dahlias are one of my favourite flowers and, although they … Continue reading →

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Back to the Plot

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

On 1st September, started my new part-time teacher/part-time flower grower life. So on a Tuesday when everyone was in school, in what looked liked a sunny patch, but which turned out to be a sequence of heavy showers, made my … Continue reading →

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