I’ve not had as much time up at the allotment as I would have liked this past week. A combination of weather and being under the weather. FIL has been enjoying helping digging, so we made more progress than I would have done alone, and by last weekend the main four planting beds – each…
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Juliet, in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Act II Scene ii I’ve been pondering plant names recently. I love The Bard, but in this case, at least in gardening, I have to disagree. Yes, rename your favourite rose “thugwum”…
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