What a difference a month makes at this time of year! Last month I just had snowdrops, hellebores, the very first crocuses and my wonderful Iris reticulata. Even then the hellebores were mostly just buds, with the exception of the newly purchased ‘Tutu’. Now all the hellebores are in full swing. We still have some…
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At this time of year blooms are still quite thin on the ground in my garden, and are often more promise than actual blooms, so I hope you will forgive me for making a lot out of a little! Even our snowdrops are not so much drifts as a gentle speckling. Only planted over the…
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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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Sunday dawned cold but sunny, making a welcome change from the dull grey we have been treated to recently. I knew, when I got the allotment, that there was a danger of me being so distracted by my bright new shiny toy that my first love would be neglected. My determination not to allow this…
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