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  • Wrapping Up For Winter

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    We’ve been lucky with the weather at the weekends recently as although it’s been cold, there’s been sunshine, so I took the opportunity to put up the temporary winter greenhouse …

  • Lazy Days

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I must confess to having had a particularly lazy week or two in terms of gardening. There’s been plenty of other things to do but in the time left I …

  • September Light

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Around this time of year, as the season changes and the days get shorter, dawn and dusk last longer and the twilight is a strange pink-red that looks bright but …

  • Patience Pays

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Oops, it’s been a bit longer than I wanted it to be for another post. I just wanted to post a picture of the Oncidium “Sweet Sugar” orchid that we …

  • Island Bed Progress Review

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Despite it being a 70’s thing, I have an island bed, it’s even kidney-shaped. Technically it is an island as you can walk all the way around it but it …

  • The Three Musketeers

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    We made a sinful trip to the Garden Centre recently. It not only involved taking advantage of their café, but also spending far more than we should have on plants …

  • Early Amaryllis

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    There’s been a bit of an upset with the Amaryllis; it’s in mid-flower, right now. It’s four months early, it’s supposed to appear in the middle of winter. When everything …

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