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Tag Archives: garden
Sorry About the Silence
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
Posted in Gardening
Tagged garden, gardening, Keswick Literary Festival, Ukraine, Vine House Farm, Way With Words
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Autumn in a Light Touch Garden
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
Front of House
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
Hi Pressure in Command!
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
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Buckingham Nursery, covid-19, dadffodils, garden, gardening, potatoes, weather
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Dig for Sanity!
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
Posted in Gardening, Grow Your Own
Tagged autumn, covid-19, garden, gardening, Lincolnshire, manure, vegetables
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Life and Hope: Facing a Challenging Winter
Let me start with a profuse apology and then the good news. The apology is for the fact that it’s been over a month since I last did a piece for this blog. This was all the more unforgiveable given … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged asparagus, garden, gardening, Internal Drainage Authority, National Gardens Scheme, NGS, The Fens
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The Garden will open on September 19th and 20th. Advance booking only.
This is a short blog post to let everyone know that we’re opening our garden for the weekend of September 19-20th, 2020. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the National Gardens Scheme are only allowing visitors who book in advance. Everything seems … Continue reading
A Tour Around Inley Drove Farm Garden in June and July, 2020: Part 2
(This is the second part of the two special blogs written for visitors who would have come to our garden on a pre-booked tour, in June and July 2020. As everyone will know by now, we have had to cancel … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bamboo, birch trees, clematis, garden, National Gardens Scheme, NGS, roses
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Late February: The End of the Wet?
First let me say a few words of welcome to anyone who has had the sound good sense to follow this blog having read my short piece (‘I wouldn’t be without…’) in the Correspondence section of the March issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged anthills, field ants, garden, garden design, landscape, weather
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