Tag Archives: plants

Yet more flowers

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Gary

Yesterday we bought another load of plants. And today I planted them. Yesterday we bought two long lengths of timber and associated fixings. And today I turned them into a raised bed. Yesterday the weather was glorious. And today it … Continue reading →

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Gardening

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Gary

Mirinda worked from home today and I worked in the garden. I planted a few foxgloves in the Chutney Bed and hollyhocks in the Crazy Bed. Mirinda worked on a document and made a lot of phone calls. That was … Continue reading →

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Mad gardening

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Gary

On Wednesday, Chris the gardener is coming round to dig, prepare and lay our new wildflower meadow (if a meadow can actually be quite small) in the bed currently known as Emma’s Jungle. In preparation, I have two days to … Continue reading →

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A spot of gardening

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Gary

Tomorrow the guys are coming to build us a new fence so, today, I removed a few plants that have been happily growing up the old one. While it was a somewhat arduous task, it was nothing compared to these … Continue reading →

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More plants

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Gary

Firstly, while I’m flattered, I must say that my post a few days ago regarding the National Day of Fasting and Humiliation was almost completely true. The only bit I made up was the chant. While I might, sometimes, exaggerate, … Continue reading →

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Heavenly bamboo

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Gary

A bit of bonus today as Mirinda worked from home until lunchtime. She parked herself in the extension and loved every minute of it. It helped that it was a lovely day and the garden was alive with birds (mostly … Continue reading →

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Blustery showers

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Gary

Today was to be about the garden. The weather, however, had different ideas. Before thinking about preparing and planting up the new bed (where the hedge once ruled) we had to come to a final decision about the garden office. … Continue reading →

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Garden matters

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Gary

We had a garden designer over today to give her opinion on what we could do about the mess behind our house. She was pretty direct – chop the hornbeam that’s a willow, down, destroy the path, lose the hedge, … Continue reading →

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Planning for the gPod

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Gary

Today was full of huge nails, bits of string and strange shapes on the ground. After the tree guy has rid us of the horrid hedge, we are going to get a garden office and the reason for the string … Continue reading →

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Close call and a bargain

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Gary

I joined Mirinda on the train this morning as far as Woking. My shoes have grown a hole in the sole so I needed to visit my favourite shop for a new pair. Given the rain, every time I wear … Continue reading →

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