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  • February Snow

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    February is typically the coldest month of the year in the UK and the beginning of this February was no different. It brought the first snow of Winter 2018/2019 and …

  • Winter Musings

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    The winter is a quiet time on the blog, but that doesn’t mean it is a quiet time in the garden. Gardening work shifts from reclaiming wild areas and creating …

  • Buried Treasure

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Keeping with the recent theme of gems, I recently caved and did a bulb order. A very large one. The largest one yet, in fact – and that’s remembering the …

  • Flowering Interlude

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    One of things I’m obsessed about in the garden is the continuity of flowering. It simply means there must be something in flower in the garden at any time of …

  • 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. …

  • 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 …

  • The Winter Jobs

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    While things have been quiet on the blog front, it’s been busy in the garden. I’ve been trying to complete all the winter jobs before, well, the end of winter, …

  • The Grace Period

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s mid-February and I still have a list of garden jobs as long as my arm to do before the spring arrives. I’m in a state of shock that despite …

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