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Half Full

Generally, I am a “cup half full” kind of person. Just like this zantedeschia.

I’ve got new work boots. My riggers were leaking, not ideal, and they were making my feet hurt. I love my new work boots. They are comfortable and have fine stripey laces. But they are so clean! This is not a good thing. Just like clean trainers. They look like they have neverContinue reading “New Boots and Plantys”

Cunning Combos – Part One

I thought I would try another series. Cunning Combos. Each and every one meticulously planned.

Guest Blog – Meadow Magic

It has been a while since I have hosted a guest blog. Then, as these things often do, an opportunity presented itself and here we have it. In the past I have written about meadows. Most often about how I am sadly under-educated about them; how to grow, what to grow, how to maintain etc. But IContinue reading “Guest Blog – Meadow Magic”

Sharing

A near perfect day at The Farm. Only ice cream, a visit from David Essex or the news that Mr and Mrs George were providing an on-site masseur for employees would have improved it. The weather was perfect, not too hot to work without getting an attack of the vapours, but warm enough to stripContinue reading “Sharing”

Proverb

Proverb of the Day: Never get between a man and his meadow, especially when he is wielding a recently sharpened scythe. I didn’t. Now the cut wildflower hay is laying in state for a couple of weeks, spread on the ground from whence it came. This will allow the seed to ripen and spill onContinue reading “Proverb”

Invention

I may have said before (on several occasions) that my favourite gardener is/was the late, great, Geoffrey Hamilton. He appeared as a gentle soul, he loved wildlife, promoted organic growing before many of the others caught on, and most charmingly, was a proud inventor. Whether it was making cloches for a fraction of the priceContinue reading “Invention”

Lack of Lilies

I can’t understand why I don’t grow them.

Land of the Giants

I’ve always loved stories that involve mini people living in the world of mega people. These include Mary Norton’s classic The Borrowers and the 1960’s American TV series The Land of the Giants. Giant safety pins as grappling hooks, sleeping in match boxes, finding enormous crisps to snack on and escaping from hungry cats (usingContinue reading “Land of the Giants”

Perfect Partners

I had a day off today. A day off from gardening anyway. Not however a day off from garden ephemera. The weather was forecast “dire” getting “dire-er” later. So we went for a little jaunt to the seaside, another seaside from the one we have already. Like true British tourists, we didn’t let a littleContinue reading “Perfect Partners”