Normally I watch the Chelsea Flower Show coverage on the BBC, but this year my wife and I braved the crowds and attended the show. My impressions are mixed. It was interesting to be able to see the gardens up close; they actually appear quite different in the flesh, the TV cameras distorting their dimensions quite [...]
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23 Apr
Rain and colour
Today we witnessed a rare thing: rain. Over the past few weeks there has been little, if any rain to speak of and this morning started warm and only became warmer as the day progressed. Around early afternoon the storm clouds gathered, there were a few mighty crashes of thunder and then the heavens opened, [...]
16 Mar
Raised beds, borders, and green seed
As the daylight hours are getting longer I have the opportunity of doing a spot of gardening once I arrive home from work. Today I had the added bonus of leaving work early and so was able to spend a good couple of hours tackling a job that I started at the weekend: building another raised [...]
26 Feb
A Day of Two Halves, Part 1.
A very mixed day so far. I woke early to the sound of rain on the skylight which didn’t bode well for the plans I had for getting into the garden. However, by the time I’d filled up with breakfast the rain had eased so I was able to venture out. The morning has been [...]
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