I Had A Dream

Posted By on 23rd July 2016

In the course of my gardening life I’ve often dreamed about digging up something exciting. (For ‘exciting’ read very old and obscenely valuable!) Well I was never going to get a better opportunity than this, given the scale of the ‘digging up’ that’s gone on here over the last 6 months.

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Gravel

Posted By on 16th July 2016

Wherever you live in the UK you will not be far from some gravel. There are tons of it up and down the country, in suburban gardens giving that Mediterranean look to a flower bed or spread along paths and driveways.

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Remember?

Posted By on 14th July 2016

Remember back in September 2014, just after we’d finished the internal renovations, I wrote about the lessons we had learned during the process?

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How Hard Can It Be?

Posted By on 10th July 2016

How hard can it be to buy a set of wooden doors for a garden shed?
This is how it should work.

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Another Sunflower Story

Posted By on 7th July 2016

Avid readers of my previous blog might remember ‘A Tale of Two Sunflowers’, well here’s another sunflower story.

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It’s Been A Long Time Coming

Posted By on 2nd July 2016

I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures, well here is my latest collection, based upon the life-cycle at the back of the house, which since February 2014 has been a dumping ground for anything from an old bath, to half a hedge.

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Red Letter Day

Posted By on 1st July 2016

Today was a ‘red-letter’ day at Grassy Bottom. After months of digging and destruction it was the day we’ve been waiting for, as it means we’re near the end of a very big job.

Today the gravel arrived.

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I Didn’t Think It Would Be So Bad

Posted By on 29th June 2016

You could be forgiven for thinking this is my opinion on the aftermath of the EU referendum, but in fact it’s about the England football team’s woeful display on Monday night, when they were beaten 2-1 by Iceland.

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The End Is Nigh!

Posted By on 24th June 2016

No, that’s not my pronouncement on the result of the EU referendum, it is in fact a statement relating to the garden project.

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Weather

Posted By on 18th June 2016

I’m so tired of complaining about the weather I’m beginning to bore myself, so here’s a weather story with a slight twist.

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