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Long time no blog! Winter’s here and It’s been about 4 months since my last blog. I promise to do better in the future. Did I mention I planted garlic and shallots this autumn? Well I did and it sprouted and is looking good……better than I thought. I’ve never grown it before and had low expectations but…. so far so good. Will let you know come Summer 2010. That’ll do for now. I can’t go too far for my first dip into the blog pool. PICTURES! December 15, 2009 at 12:01 pm. LOng time no blog. Cleaned out the...
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O.K Thanks Very Much, But I’m Done Now! | The English Gardener
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OK Thanks Very Much, But I’m Done Now! February 8, 2010 at 11:51 pm. Yes, Winter can just move along now. It snowed on Tuesday, melted a bit on Wednesday and Thursday only to seriously dump on us late Thursday night and Friday morning, oh and Saturday too. We got about 16″, I think. But to be honest, I don’t care anymore. I’m done with it all. Ok, that’s from last time but you get the idea. A little something we created this weekend……. Until next time folks……. Entry filed under: Uncategorized. Notify me ...
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Allergies | The English Gardener
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March 12, 2010 at 10:51 pm. I know Spring is coming as I’m sneezing and my eyes itched last night. Driving along, you can see the red fuzz of the maple flowers; the deep red cast of the redbuds twigs getting heavy with imminent flowers and the dogwoods dotted with their own fattening buds. The quince is also looking pinkish with its own buds getting big and fat. Actually that’s a good plant for cutting and bringing in the house at this time of year along with Forsythia, and willow to name a couple&...
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Spot of Green | The English Gardener
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February 20, 2010 at 10:50 pm. It’s jazz night on a Monday night at the place I usually post my blog, so I’ve changed and am in my kitchen. I can take a lot, but jazz? So I begin this post to you from my home on a Wednesday morning, cup of tea at my side, and look out of the window at the monochromatic vista before me and think, this weather is getting so boring. I need to be out there sorting things out for the spring. If you want to splash out a bit and go for a challenge then try some of the orchids o...
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Tomatoes | The English Gardener
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May 12, 2009 at 2:29 pm. Maybe a mossy or two? We planted basil (started from seed) all around the edges of the tomato bed, because what else are you going to do? It’s supposed to help with keeping insects away, but that’s probably just because you’re over there every other day checking the tomato plants, pinching out a stem here and there and nibbling at the first few ripe ones. The insects are too scared of that giant face! Basil plants near the tomatoes MIGHT ward off insects. Sunday, achey Sunday.
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Snow Damage and Other Issues | The English Gardener
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Snow Damage and Other Issues. January 10, 2010 at 9:45 pm. It’s still bitterly cold but now, at last we’re seeing some significant thawing of the snow……and the true scale of the damage it’s left behind. So, in our garden alone I have a bunch of little evergreen things like Hellebores, Skimmia, Azaleas, Sarcococca (Winter or Sweet box) that have just gotten flattened. Japanese Maple with broken branches. Broken branches on Loropetalum. English Gardener in England? Entry filed under: Uncategorized. Enter y...
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The Soft Egg | The English Gardener
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April 8, 2010 at 6:21 pm. I know it’s Spring because all of a sudden I don’t know which way is up. Both regular work and The English Gardener have been crazy busy which is great, but tiring. But I managed to accumulate a good few photos of what I’ve been up to. I finally managed to finish a raised vegetable garden I’ve been constructing that was on hold due to the snow . I am really pleased with how it came out and even made a few modifications to it that I wished I’d done on my own original beds. Plants...
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Frigid Landscaping | The English Gardener
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January 4, 2010 at 10:41 pm. The garden is totally frozen solid and I haven’t been able to do anything in ages. I’m trying to install a new raised veg garden for a client and I can’t even see the area under the remaining frozen snow let alone get over there to work. Not to worry, it’s so cold I’m not sure I could stay out there long anyway. Some things are looking good though,as I said. After all the rain of 2009, my Winterberry hollies are looking great. (See pic…yes I have pics! The good thing about al...
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Deja vu | The English Gardener
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February 2, 2010 at 12:08 am. Good evening, you’ll be glad to know I’m back safe and sound from my English holiday. The weather was typically crappy although on the first weekend we did have sun. This is the road to California….the original? I’m not sure, but at least it’s sunny……for now. Anyway, the rest of the week was dull, but nice being home. I thought I would come back to a near Spring experience but this weekend we went shooting all the way back to Winter, bummer. Entry filed under: Uncategorized.
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