Tag Archives: autumn

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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Dig for Sanity!

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Francis Pryor

By the end of November we are past the season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’[1] and have entered a time of short days, low clouds and occasional bright skies, with breath-taking displays at dawn and dusk. Even without Covid, these … Continue reading →

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The Garden in Mid-Autumn, 2017

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Francis Pryor

Mid-autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. By now we’ve shaken off the humid hot days of high summer and the garden starts to come alive with a new, physical, energy as winds and breezes start to … Continue reading →

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2015, the Best Autumn Colour for Many Years

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Francis Pryor

We are told that this year’s astonishingly good autumn colours were down to cold nights and not too many strong winds, that would bring the leaves down. But for some reason, too, the colours have been incredibly subtle. Yes, the … Continue reading →

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Tidy and Oh So DULL!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I hate, loathe and detest unnecessary tidiness. Fine, be tidy in your workplace, or in the kitchen, where you need to know where certain key things are kept, but why is it that we English have to extend our tidiness … Continue reading →

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Early Autumn – concupiscence and clichés

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I suppose it’s inevitable, as more and more of the population moves indoors and experiences reality through digital media, that everything we take for granted now, will eventually become labelled and branded. So autumn is increasingly becoming the season of … Continue reading →

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Autumn Logs

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Francis Pryor

I can’t believe it: I’m about to write a blog on logs. Next, I can hear you saying through clenched teeth, he’ll be giving us a post on toast. Or a contribution on … oh no, that won’t work. Start … Continue reading →

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