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narcissus just sprouting in blue delft bowl

"Will love be true as December frost"

Will love be true as December frost, or fickle and fall like the rose in June? ~Clement Scott, "In Sight of Home," c.1883 This time of year, out in the...

"Will love be true as December frost"

Will love be true as December frost, or fickle and fall like the rose in June? ~Clement Scott, "In Sight of Home," c.1883 This time of year, out in the...

Late autumn cuttings in mixed compost to overwinter under cover

Cuttings to create a memory

Autumn seems somewhat late to be trying to catch the moment and take cuttings. Spurred on by a house on the market it seemed a good time to try and...

Cuttings to create a memory

Autumn seems somewhat late to be trying to catch the moment and take cuttings. Spurred on by a house on the market it seemed a good time to try and...

Broad bean Duet, multiple pods

Broad beans

Eager for a head start, in previous years I have made a late autumn sowing of broad beans. This year the rain has reduced my heavy soil to soggy mud....

Broad beans

Eager for a head start, in previous years I have made a late autumn sowing of broad beans. This year the rain has reduced my heavy soil to soggy mud....

low winter sun over grass meadows

"when November's sun is low"

James Rigg, "To the Corn Marigold," -what to sow in November Although the weather in November can be off-putting, with the nights drawing in and rain filled days, I try to sow...

"when November's sun is low"

James Rigg, "To the Corn Marigold," -what to sow in November Although the weather in November can be off-putting, with the nights drawing in and rain filled days, I try to sow...

Spring will come again…

Spring will come again…

What are your memories of childhood? Mine include visiting my grandfather’s allotment, trying to weed my very small ‘garden’ at home and managing to pull up half the flowers, and...

Spring will come again…

What are your memories of childhood? Mine include visiting my grandfather’s allotment, trying to weed my very small ‘garden’ at home and managing to pull up half the flowers, and...

"October is the month of painted leaves."

"October is the month of painted leaves."

quote is  by Henry David Thoreau, Autumnal Tints I'm clearing those leaves from my paths and patios to prevent a slippery carpet forming. (I don't mind them on my grass as...

"October is the month of painted leaves."

quote is  by Henry David Thoreau, Autumnal Tints I'm clearing those leaves from my paths and patios to prevent a slippery carpet forming. (I don't mind them on my grass as...