Category Archives: Gardening

In the garden again

There is a secret to gardening that they don’t tell you in any of the books or TV shows. But it’s a secret that’s well worth knowing none-the-less: Always take your glasses off before you go out to do some … Continue reading Read more »

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With a quack quack here and a quack quack there

I made a conscious decision this year not to bother with the garden. What with training and fundraising for the walk I figured the last thing I needed was putting pressure on myself to maintain a bunch of cabbages too. … Continue reading Read more »

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An English country garden

Last month was the third wettest June in the UK since records began, beaten only by 1912 and 1982. What’s more the BBC claims July is going to be pretty rainy too; it certainly has been so far. All this … Continue reading Read more »

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