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Plotting and Planning My Garden in September: Tomatoes, Squash and Beans

Plotting and Planning My Garden in September: Tomatoes, Squash and Beans
I miss blogging about my garden. Not lists of what to do or how to do things, but just sharing updates on what’s done well, what hasn’t and what I’m planning for the months to… View Post
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A Walnut Tree in July: Tree Following 2024

A Walnut Tree in July: Tree Following 2024
The walnut tree is in full leaf, and already showing signs of walnut leaf gall mite (I’ve linked to the RHS page explaining this in more detail). We have lived here six years and have… View Post
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A Walnut Tree in May – Tree Following 2024

A Walnut Tree in May – Tree Following 2024
I am a little late to tree following this year, my first trimester of pregnancy meant I only had the energy for the necessary stuff of daily life in March and April. Now I’m feeling… View Post
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How to Grow Potatoes: Spring in the Kitchen Garden

How to Grow Potatoes: Spring in the Kitchen Garden
If you’re in the Northern hemisphere, now is the time to get seed potatoes in the ground so that they have time to mature by late summer/early autumn. With that in mind, I thought now… View Post
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The Winter Garden – Pruning, Mulching and Dreaming

The Winter Garden – Pruning, Mulching and Dreaming
The winter garden can seem a dull and bleak place, but careful planting can give interest even in the midst of winter. At the moment I am enjoying the hellebores, holly berries, scent of mahonia… View Post