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  • Three Strikes and Out

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Weather-wise, we’ve had a terrible start to the gardening season for 2018. Winter long outstayed its welcome and in fact returned several times to make sure we wouldn’t forget it. …

  • While the Cat’s Away

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I’ve recently returned from a week’s holiday. It was the week where the UK went from 5°C to 25°C in the space of a few days. It remained very hot …

  • Floating Borders

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s been quiet on the blog recently as I’ve been forced inside during the last several weeks as rain is followed by more rain and then again by yet even …

  • It’s all Golden

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Although not as pronounced as when it happens in autumn, there are a couple of weeks in spring when the sun is at a low angle in the sky and it …

  • Late Frost

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s been a rather busy spring and there has been a lot of work done already that I haven’t written about as such but some highlights are: The sweet peas …

  • February, Highs of Fifteen

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s meant to be the coldest month of the year, but it doesn’t feel like it. We’ve had some really stunning, warm sunny days. I’ve enjoyed looking at them from …

  • Frosty Leaves

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’m sure it’s been colder than average recently. Since the end of November I’ve been regularly having to de-ice the car in …

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