Category Archives: Gardening

Restorative Autumn

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Francis Pryor

I do apologise that most of my recent blog posts seem to have been apologies about not writing blog posts – and I suppose this is another one, but I also hope it’s a return to something a bit more … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back!

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Francis Pryor

Many things have been proposed as the ‘new normal’, but I would suggest it’s when you repeatedly find yourself having to apologise. Quite often it’s due to things beyond our control, such as a madman in Russia or the insanity … Continue reading →

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Keeping Things Together

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Francis Pryor

I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that the world around us is in danger of disintegration. The trouble is, nobody seems at all clear about what we should do to put things back on track. We saw this quite … Continue reading →

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Sorry About the Silence

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Francis Pryor

I apologise for the long gap between this and my last blog post. Of course just over a fortnight ago (Feb 23-4) Russia invaded Ukraine. I think history will judge it to have been one of the most evil actions … Continue reading →

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Autumn in a Light Touch Garden

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Francis Pryor

First a quick word of apology: I’m so sorry that I haven’t updated this blog for almost seven weeks, but life has been rather frantic of late. However, I had my booster Covid jab a few days ago and I … Continue reading →

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Our Garden Opens on Sept 25-26th, 2021!

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Francis Pryor

This is just a short piece to announce that we’re opening our garden for the last weekend of September – in a week’s time. Yes, it has been a horrible season for weeds and somehow we’ve managed to get more … Continue reading →

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A Torrid Early Summer

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Francis Pryor

Gosh this has been a strange summer and I don’t know if readers have shared our inability to tie down which day of the week we are currently living through. Yesterday was Friday, but all day Maisie and I were … Continue reading →

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Front of House

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Francis Pryor

If truth be known, I would always far rather be working or just relaxing behind the scenes. I have never been much of a centre stage or front of house person. I confess that some people might find that admission … Continue reading →

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May 2021: Wet, Wet, Wet!

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Francis Pryor

I’m starting to write this blog post on the last day of May, which happens to be a Monday and a Bank Holiday. More to the point, we’ve got some close friends coming to spend the day with us. They’ll … Continue reading →

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Hi Pressure in Command!

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Francis Pryor

You can’t beat a good, challenging title – until, that is, you start writing. Then you have to face reality. It’s late-ish April (the 23rd) and I’ve just turned the television off because the screen is a mass of pixilated … Continue reading →

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