Diane Wordsworth: freelance writer ● novelist ● editor ● ghostwriter ● book reviewer ● member of the CWA ● world-famous nutter-magnet
While the poet did fit in 30 minutes to cut the front lawns on Saturday, we didn’t get into the garden again at the weekend beyond that. There wasn’t anything to do, other than cut the hedges. But as he’d already filled the green bin with grass cuttings, we didn’t have anywhere to put the trimmings anyway. Saying that, we have had rain, and rain means things are starting to grow. The potatoes in particular have put a bit of […]
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No, this isn’t one of our cornflowers, but I hope we have some of these soon. Nothing to report from the portable garden this week, other than that the cornflower and calendula seeds in the pot at the front have sprouted. The sunflower seedlings at the back are all doing well, and so are the rescued strawberries. We had a weekend away from the house, it’s done nothing but rain since, and we don’t have under-cover gardening at this house. […]
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Note: If any of the pictures are too small on your hand-held device, try turning the device on its side. It was a shorter weekend just gone, 2 days instead of 4, and we spent one of them down in the midlands. The weather was dry, but not as nice as it has been recently. Following the long drive on Saturday, we didn’t feel like doing a lot on Sunday, but we wanted to still do a bit. Hedge trimming […]
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Note: If any of the pictures are too small on your hand-held device, try turning the device on its side. Several ducks lined up in a row this week: I finished all of my work so could take the weekend off It was a 4-day bank holiday weekend The weather was nice, for a change This meant we were able to have two sessions in the garden. Potatoes I had my first order delivery last week. It only took 3 […]
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