Every year, I spot the bulbs pushing through and I hear the change in the bird song, but I never notice the hazel catkins. My husband is the one who points it out, but is slower to notice the snowdrops. I think it may be to do with height. He […]
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Kitchen garden promise
When I got back from dropping off the children this morning, I spotted the first sign that my kitchen garden is waking up. It’s my Timperley early rhubarb. We are still picking brussel sprouts from last year, that survived the snow and I left the small garlics in the ground […]
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Started off with a heavy frost today, but it soon turned to a fresh sunny March day, just like yesterday. I could get used to this. I started to sort my packets of seeds to see what I need to order. Don’t you just love all the packets? All that […]
Read moreA Spike of Green
TF spotted that daffodil leaves had started to appear in the garden. He was so excited and made sure every member of the family saw them. It reminded me of a poem that I only half remembered, so I spent yesterday evening looking for it. Here it is: Spike of […]
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