Monthly Archives: April 2015

From the cracks in the earth

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Helen

We had been waiting for a decent downpour every day. But the days they came and the days they went and apart from what amounted to not more than a bit of drizzle the promised rain held off. In fact, … Continue reading →

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More pots than a person could know what to do with

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Helen

As I was working out in the garden this morning, I was reminded of when I first moved into my home in 2009. Just about all of the garden has been touched in someway since then – except for one … Continue reading →

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Filling the front garden in

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Helen

The other day I saw my neighbours conferring over the front garden. Now, it might have been to do with the edging, how to mow the lawn in view of the cardboard, or some such issue. And I do appreciate … Continue reading →

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The beauty of bulbs

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Helen

Flowers are great – adding colour to the garden and encouraging bees. They also fill me with joy, because at last something is going on while I wait for the food production to kick in. A month or so ago, … Continue reading →

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Self-sufficiency

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Helen

At the weekend, I picked nettles and got straight down to making nettle cordial. Now this evening I bottled it up, even though the recipe said to leave the mix to rest for a week. Basically, I thought the syrup … Continue reading →

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Developments in the front garden

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Helen

When we came back from Cornwall just over a week ago, the front garden greeted us as follows.    To be frank, I was a little embarrassed. I’d forgotten about dandelions being impervious to smothering and hadn’t reckoned on cats … Continue reading →

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First forage

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Helen

Anglers Country Park, just outside Wakefield, used to be the site of an open-cast mine but has now become a lake with bird hides and paths for walkers and cyclists. As my daughter recently learned to ride a bike, I … Continue reading →

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Kale to celebrate

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Helen

Whilst pottering about outside, I decided to put a couple of cloches that I thought were redundant away for now. One of them was not quite so redundant, however. I sowed kale seeds in pots towards the end of last … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming the land

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Helen

I recently wrote of trip to Skelton Grange Conservation Centre, which is just down the road from me. I had been aware of the centre for some time but unable to picture its location in view of what else I know … Continue reading →

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Filling up the shelves

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Helen

I felt in a bad mood when I got home from work this evening. And the best thing I could do was get my gardening gloves on and sort out more seedlings.    On Saturday, I had placed the newly … Continue reading →

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