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Making Progress On Our Fruit Cage … 🐦‍⬛

Making Progress On Our Fruit Cage … 🐦‍⬛

We’re making progress on our fruit cage, but dodging the weather as we go. Heavy downpours, hailstones today and freezing temperatures overnight … not much fun. It’s slow going but...

Making Progress On Our Fruit Cage … 🐦‍⬛

We’re making progress on our fruit cage, but dodging the weather as we go. Heavy downpours, hailstones today and freezing temperatures overnight … not much fun. It’s slow going but...

Adding Some Colour To The Garden … 🌸

Adding Some Colour To The Garden … 🌸

I thought this year it might be nice to add a splash of colour to the garden. After a bit of research, I found these hooked baskets, which are the...

Adding Some Colour To The Garden … 🌸

I thought this year it might be nice to add a splash of colour to the garden. After a bit of research, I found these hooked baskets, which are the...

Homegrown Asparagus … 😋

Homegrown Asparagus … 😋

After planting we waited for a couple of years before harvesting our asparagus, which definitely took a lot of self restraint on my part (I love asparagus, especially dipped in...

Homegrown Asparagus … 😋

After planting we waited for a couple of years before harvesting our asparagus, which definitely took a lot of self restraint on my part (I love asparagus, especially dipped in...

Apple Blossoms … 🌸

Apple Blossoms … 🌸

Just taking a quick break to stroll around the garden and enjoy the blossoms on our fruit trees … A beautiful sea of pink and white flowers … I’m completely...

Apple Blossoms … 🌸

Just taking a quick break to stroll around the garden and enjoy the blossoms on our fruit trees … A beautiful sea of pink and white flowers … I’m completely...

Making A Fruit Cage For The Garden … 🪏

Making A Fruit Cage For The Garden … 🪏

This year we've planted some red, white and black currant bushes in the garden. So, while the sun is shining, we decided to make a start on our fruit cage....

Making A Fruit Cage For The Garden … 🪏

This year we've planted some red, white and black currant bushes in the garden. So, while the sun is shining, we decided to make a start on our fruit cage....

Springtime Planting In Our Polycrub … 🫜

Springtime Planting In Our Polycrub … 🫜

Another busy day in the garden and I’m loving every minute … it’s been non stop planting in the Polycrub this week, with cauliflower, broccoli, onions, beetroot, red cabbage, asparagus,...

Springtime Planting In Our Polycrub … 🫜

Another busy day in the garden and I’m loving every minute … it’s been non stop planting in the Polycrub this week, with cauliflower, broccoli, onions, beetroot, red cabbage, asparagus,...