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Help from my Flower Friend Developing the Plot

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Yesterday was a lovely productive day at the plot with flower friend. My not so flower enthusiastic partner kindly worked on the metal supports for the sweet peas and the grid was erected twenty four foot across the back of … Continue reading →

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Supports and Structures

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

As the sweet peas are mostly hardened off and ready to go out, some decisions need to be made about how they should be supported. My developing plot is a piece of land in my friends’ beautiful space and within … Continue reading →

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Homesown & The Developing Plot

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Before I was loaned a plot of land to develop for growing cut flowers, I already had a front and back garden and three quarters of an allotment. The allotment is still a work in progress after 10 years or … Continue reading →

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Blue and Bee Anxiety

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

A mixed day of darting into work to collect all that needs to be done and driving the car to see if it’s fixed (it’s not) and walking the poor old dog. Somewhere in the middle, managed to sit in … Continue reading →

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Other plots and plans

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

After the hours of digging last week, the plot has had to develop without any help from me. Now the neglected allotment and garden need a little effort and attention. Have also been busy trying to get organised for the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Catch Up

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

This must be one of the very nicest of times for a teacher/ gardener/ developing flower grower as it the Easter two week holiday and Spring is definitely here and the clocks are about to change and there will be … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Getting closer and closer to a school holiday when I hope to catch up on everything that needs catching up on –  from the neglected allotment to the front and back gardens and thedevelopingplot. The latter has had the most … Continue reading →

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Some Plot Developments

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

It turned out to be a clear blue sky day when we got to the plot this morning. Last night, my oldest friend had driven up from London to give me some digging time today. The soil was still quite … Continue reading →

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Spring restlessness

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

It is all very well for those who live in Cornwall to give you the sound advice about waiting until April to sow hardy annuals if you live further north (I am talking to you Mr Higgledy).  For me living … Continue reading →

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Planting on the Plot

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

A chill returned this weekend but my perennials growing in pots had been hardening off out of the cold greenhouse and on the plot itself. The knautia looked very cheerfully stocky and the strong white roots were creeping gently out … Continue reading →

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