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gift from Shirley Tulip

Shirley Tulip was kind enough to send me some plants: Lady’s Mantle: Alchemilla Mollis Feather...

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22 Sep, 2014
Franl155

How (not) to make toffee apples

I read a tip on an Instructables for mini toffee apples – rather than dip the whole...

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22 Sep, 2014
Franl155

B&Q haul delivered today

Finally got to my local B&Q a few days ago, with my befriender to advise and...

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5 Sep, 2014
Franl155

A surprise from Sam

Samjp said she'd send me some plants, which I looked forward to receiving. I was...

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2 Sep, 2014
Franl155

pond 4

This is as far as I’d got in the last blog I emptied the stone sink so that I could...

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6 Aug, 2014
Franl155

sink bulbs rehomed

When I emptied the stone sink trough, I looked out for bulbs-I knew there were some...

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1 Aug, 2014
Franl155

morning clouds

140729-0542 nothing spectacular, just liked the way the light hit them-it was early...

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1 Aug, 2014
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recycling old joggies

I'd been using cut-up pillowcases as capillary mats for my "self-watering" troughs,...

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1 Aug, 2014
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pond part 3

Saturday: started about 10 am – took the bricks right off – if I were going to rebuild...

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22 Jul, 2014
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new project to pond-er - part 2

I’d wanted to stamp the soil down inside the raised bed to make a firm grounding...

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18 Jul, 2014
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new project to pond-er - part 1

Gary the gardener very kindly gave me a large plastic trough that he said would fit...

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18 Jul, 2014
Franl155

Bulb relocation

At the back of the garden gate there’s a narrow bed, which had loads of plants –...

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17 Jul, 2014
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