Tag Archives: Sweetpeas

Flowers and the First of the Plants

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Blue skies and warmth in the sun means more and narcissi, anemones and even ranunculus are opening in the garden; these (supplemented with other Spring loveliness from British growers) will be for sale this Sunday at Wolvercote Community Market. Free … Continue reading →

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Flowers, Plants & Seeds: What’s Available(March 10th onwards).

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Despite the recent chill the increasing light is getting everything growing more quickly. Now as well as some annuals, there are also some perennials filling their pots. If you are interested in ordering any of the flowers and plants below, … Continue reading →

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Plotting a Wedding

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Recently I was offered my first chance to grow wedding flowers and with some (realistic) trepidation have accepted. So now the planning begins. What a responsibility, but how exciting to have a definite focus to work towards. Just what I … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

This is a whirlwind Six before setting off on a trip. Mild and damp outside, it couldn’t be more different from last Saturday’s white out. The elastic resilience of plants has amazed me. Last week bent down with heavy snow, … 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’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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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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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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Going to Seed: 21st June

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Work mostly and life (partly) have meant the plot and the allotment have been pretty much neglected.  While I have been in a long, time-eating, tunnel of work all the plots have been a persistent, low level guilty niggle at … Continue reading →

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