Digging and weeding, planting and sowing in a Sheffield garden.
I’ve noticed with gardening that things have a three year cycle. In the first year you create something new and it all looks a bit bare. In the second year the plants come into their own and your border or bed fills out nicely. By the third year things have reached bursting perfection, but after … Continue reading A pond in rehab
In todays vase are my red and orange dahlias. I don’t know what sort these are, I bought them as £1 bargain tubers from Wilkos about four years ago and have been amazed they have done so well. They never get lifted in the winter and yet go from strength to strength each year. The … Continue reading In a vase on Monday: October
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