Even Better Than That — written on

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A few months ago we built a table , you can see it below, we recycled it from an old door and some leftover wood, it cost us little and has...

Buying A Greenhouse and Taking It Down — written on

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Let's buy another greenhouse , I say.  What the flip?! comes the reply from Carol (well the reply had an F in it). Carol outlines the p...

Newby Hall Gardens Brings Fun Back — written on

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It’s safe to say that D has been dragged to a few gardens in his time. He had his first major tantrum at Sissinghurst , sulked around Gr...

Tomatoes, Potatoes and Marigolds, Oh My! — written on

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I doubt Dorothy would have left Oz if faced with what is coming out of our garden this summer. She would have rolled up her sleeves and dug...

How to Collect Seed (Film) — written on

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The collecting of seed is a very simple but over complicated action in the garden. Like the harvesting or cutting of flowers, each job has ...

How to Summer Prune and Thin Apples and Pears — written on

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We've looked at winter pruning before  and the summer pruning of cherries  but today is all about keeping the pear and apple cordons in...

Starting on the Fruit Harvest — written on

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Never, ever, shout out in our house that you are going out in the garden to pick fruit. I did, moments later as I walked into the kitchen t...

Four Letter DIY Moments — written on

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Ah weekends, once the refuge of the handyman, the gardener and the food preserver. Nowadays, it is just another working day where we try to...