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Firsts on Matron’s Patch

Back in the Spring most of my home grown tomato plants were badly frostbitten when I left them outside overnight. Many Read more..

Rain Drops And Pies

When it rains there is not a lot of gardening to be done. You retreat indoors and either read books or seed Read more..

Strolling past this plant, it finally got the better of me

and I came home and looked it up in a book.  It’s name is Chicorium intybus otherwise known as chicory.  It is Read more..

Bilbo is Going Home!

You may remember last Summer I took Bilbo out for a day-trip to London. He has been travelling the world thanks to the Read more..

Home Grown Tomatoes

At last! the long, dark tomato-less Winter is over! My home grown tomatoes have started to ripen. Here in the Read more..

Plantaholic post

I am in love with hollyhocks.  At the height of their magnificence right now,  they appear to peer down at shorties Read more..

Meet Pearl…

BH promised me that we could get another dog just as soon as I was working closer to home...well on Friday I finished Read more..

Holidays are here!!!

Hoorah!!! They're here at last - after counting down the sleeps and asking how many 'get ups', the summer holidays are Read more..

Tatties, Caterpillars, And Tatton

These photos were taken on Tuesday up at the allotment. I was pleased to see how much rain has collected in my water Read more..

Morning Glory

I have been working night shifts so my posts have slowed down. I have just finished the third out of four. I came Read more..