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  • Winter Clearing

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Over the weekend, while the weather was almost agreeable, I took the opportunity to start the winter clearing. I am generally a very tidy person and I can’t tolerate the …

  • Mis-timed Weather

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I really, really hate it when the weekend weather is wet, cold and miserable and I can’t go outside and do something useful in the garden. Then, to rub salt …

  • January Lull

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s been very quiet on the gardening front. There’s nothing to do. It’s been very cold recently and the ground was frozen solid, the last place I wanted to be …

  • Frosty Leaves

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Over the weekend we had a rather cold night that led to a very frosty morning. While the sun was shining I took a couple of photos of some of …

  • Sarcococca Confusa

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    In the front garden there’s a very small and rather underwhelming evergreen shrub. It’s less than a foot high, has dark glossy leaves with pointed tips and for much of …

  • The Plastic Greenhouse

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I have mentioned that I have a greenhouse of sorts every so often in these posts but haven’t said much about it. It isn’t a large, grand Victorian affair, it …

  • Front Border

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    A few days ago I spent some time tidying up the front border in the front garden while the weather was mild. The hebes were trying to claim the pavement …

  • Last Day of the Year

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    So today is the last day of 2011 and I think I spent it rather well. There was a trip around the local garden centre in the afternoon. I looked …

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