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“We go, in winter’s biting wind,
On many a short-lived winter day,
With aching back but willing mind
To dig and double dig the clay.”
~ Ruth Pitter, The DiehardsForage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
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Tag Archives: Gardening
Wordless Wednesday – Pokemon Forever!
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Bulbasaur, Gardening, houseplants, Photography, Pokemon, Sempervivums
6 Comments
Six on Saturday – Floral Fireworks !
Feu d’artifice de fleurs by Niko Paladino was a brilliant way to start 2021. If you didn’t catch a viewing of this short video, then I’d encourage you to click on the link below for a ~30 second spirit-raiser. Happy … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged Artisan teas, Floral fireworks, Gardening, gold-lace primulas, Parsley, Tomatillos, Winter aconites
30 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wishing you a very Happy Christmas
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Christmas, Flowers, Gardening, Health and Happiness, Photography, red, Sadie
21 Comments
In a Vase on Monday: Winter solstice 2020
People were told not to travel to Stonehenge to watch sunset/sunrise on the Winter Solstice this year, but English Heritage (who look after the site) set up a live feed on their Facebook page so that everyone around the world … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – Someone else’s graft
19/12/2020 Mr Propagator has had a case of the flagging-gardening-mojos recently, so it seemed like a good idea to participate in his meme ‘Six on Saturday‘ with a batch of interesting stuff to re-ignite his enthusiasm. Sadly, it has been … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged #Growyourown, #GYO, allotments, brassica cages, crop protection, Gardening, sheds
22 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Ocas: An extra root
Posted in The home garden, Vegetables, Wordless
Tagged #Growyourown, #GYO, Gardening, New Zealand yams, Oca tubers, Oxalis tuberosa, Photography, vegetables
18 Comments
In a Wreath on Monday – Rejuvenation
I’ve been chopping back a few boundary shrubs today and this has providentially given me some useful, fresh material to revitalise an old shop-bought Christmas wreath. The wreath was new several years ago, but was squirrelled away because of its … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #InaVaseonMonday, Christmas wreaths, crab apples, Gardening, Holly, In a vase on Monday, ivy, Photography, Rosa 'Starlight symphony', Rosehips
20 Comments
Six on Saturday – Endings and beginnings
05/12/2020 It is time for Six on Saturday, hosted by Jonathon @thepropagatorblog. Why not take a look at his blog and join in with a garden-related, six-themed post? Sadly, I didn’t get much gardening done this week with the cold, … Continue reading
In a vase on Monday – Bushy Tails
It’s cold and miserable outside and gradually it’s become wet as well. I’ve been cutting down sunflowers that were growing along the fence around the vegetable garden. Their heads have fed the birds and were beginning to go mouldy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #IAVOM, flower arrangements, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography
17 Comments
