I love this time of year. Everything is exploding into bloom. If you listen carefully enough, I swear you can here the tiny explosions of petals unfurling. ping, ping, ping. Like fingers dragging slowly across harp strings. This week, it’s not just the plants changing. We’ve had a birthday too. […]
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orchid – country living
Last year, I bought an orchid from the last chance shelf at our local garden centre. I was optimistic. I bought a clear pot, orchid feed and soil. Everything to give it the best chance I could. It died soon after, taking a formally thriving, neighbouring cyclamen with it. It […]
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wild – word of the week
It’s all been a bit wild around here. Although, before you start thinking we’ve been living it up and sipping champagne before 10, I best reassure you that I’m talking wildlife and being out in the wild. I can’t actually remember the last time I had champagne. Fields The farmers […]
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garden – my word of the week
Our garden is the hunting ground to an unreal number of squirrels. We’re talking about a squirrel density that rivals many a town or city park. On the whole, we let them get on with it. The garden provides them with everything they need, it seems, and they mostly scarper […]
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