Tag Archives: gardens

Sowing warmth

Posted on January 12, 2020 by

There was a road closure on the way to work, so, to avoid the build-up of traffic, I took to the back streets, wending my way through a residential area and passing the house in which we had first lived … Continue reading →

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Seeds of reality

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

Every year, the garden catalogue drops through my letterbox and I start to daydream. I mentally design flowerbeds when my body is too busy to be doing any of the other things my mind ought to be doing, adding in … Continue reading →

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Stark ~ Marilyn Armstrong #writephoto

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

Often, through the endless winter, Maggie had been sure her garden would never bloom again. As the frozen ground showed no signs of softening in spring sunshine and clumps of dirty brown snow lay on the earth, she would look … Continue reading →

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Guest writer: Karen Hugg – The Unexpected Love of a Stray Cat

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

One warm day in the summer of 2005, I was headed upstairs with a basket of laundry when I heard a yowl through the landing window. I peeked out at the strip of trees and shrubs that separated our house … Continue reading →

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Container gardeners

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

The sun rose this morning on a misty world, finding its way through scattered clouds. Although the air is chill, yet there is a feeling of spring burgeoning with determined inevitability in the hedgerows and fields.  Houses huddle together for … Continue reading →

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A walk in the gardens

Posted on July 5, 2014 by

It was a beautiful day and there were a couple of hours to kill before my visitor’s train was due to leave, so I took him to the big house in the village to wander round the gardens for a … Continue reading →

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