This blog is intended to log the progress of a brand-new gardening project; the creation of an oasis of life and creativity where there was once just suburban lawn.But don't be suprised if I wander off-subject occaisionally; gardnening has plenty of things to distract your attentions away from what you originally set out to do!
There is so much about gardening that makes it such a satisfying past-time. There's the solitude, peace and tranquility. There's the planning and nurturing. The staggering diversity of life in the garden. The beauty of the plants themselves. And most importantly, the cycle of life is constantly turning before you, responding to your actions, and acted out in full in every corner of the garden.
I'm not exactly new to gardening; my wife Sue has always been a gardener and we have worked together over the years creating various gardens for ourselves. But this one is just me. And from scratch... as a Born Again Gardener.
I want this blog to do more than to catalogue the nut-n-bolts of how to grow, of which I'm no expert anyway. I want to talk about what it feels like to be a gardener, to lose yourself in the process of growing. To share those moments when something simply amazes you, when the philosopher in you is roused. And hopefully it will be fun too!
Be sure to click around; there's links to allsorts. . have a look.
Lone Ranger
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After a quick spin around the garden this morning I spotted this little guy
sunning himself on a newly opened Blackcurrant leaf. I find the leaves on
fruit...
Dipper nesting continues
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When I arrived at 9.30 this morning, I tried not to disturb the bird that I could see frantically working inside the, as yet, hollow nest opposite. I was a s...
Wishful Thinking
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On my last post you saw the furniture we took with us from our
Hamburgianterrace to our Berlin balcony. Of course it was too big:
especially the table...
Plot 9 from Outer Space
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Well, after what seems like a lifetime, I no longer hate some of you. Ever
since my conversion to gardening, I have been stealing inches of my garden
from ...
Review: Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs
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The arrival of a review copy from Timberpress of the Encyclopedia of
Flowering Shrubs by Jim Gardiner was very timely. I have recently
realised, a bit slo...
Stumped
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I sowed the first of the stump carrots today, 14 stations in two old
dustbins and 8 stations in a raised bed. I’ll sow some more next weekend.
These are fo...
February 2012 – End of the Month View
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February is the time of year when I am quite likely to do something
thoughtless to the garden! It is the time of year when I see a space and
plan to fill...
The 52 week salad challenge the Lazy Trollop way
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Many worthy bloggers & others have recently started in a challenge to have
a supply of various salad leaves for 52 ...
Sets In
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I've finally got round to getting my red onion sets and shallot sets potted
up in to modules. It's still too wet to get them in to the ground so
potting t...
Snowdrops along the Almond
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Early one morning as the sun was burning off the thick mist I went down to
the river bank to capture the first rays warming up the wildflowers. The
first ...
The Beauty of Inflections
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This post is an updated re-post from 2010, but puts well what I felt when I
heard the blackbirds singing last night.
I was doing something as banal as pu...
Plants......who cares?
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Witch Hazel in flower at work Chatsworth House
How to grow a planet....Iplayer
If anyone caught the BBC2 trilogy on over the last few weeks, you will h...
What goes on at an allotment over winter?
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It's been a while since we have had an update here at LottiePlotFour. We
are determined that this year we will go back to the video updates and keep
upload...
A gift from a friend....
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As a gardener, receiving a plant from a friend is always a
wonderful present and even more precious if it's been home grown.
Walking around the garden ...
January Evening Sunset
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It has been a busy January,
but not so much so that we cannot pause
to enjoy the evening sunset.
Be sure to visit SkyWatch
for beautiful skies around th...
There is no more !
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Welcome back to Reads Allotment Retreat.
Please forgive extended absence, but at the same time please hold on to
your excitement:
After an awful year - il...
I'M BACK!
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Well it’s been a long time since I’ve gotten my hands dirty in some soil
and even longer since I’ve checked into my blog.
My wife, son and I moved back ...
Happy Halloween!
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Wishing all my dear friends a very Happy Halloween!
The Noodle now eight months old.
Alas I have had no time for the blog of late. Family commitments ha...
April Heatwave
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We're never satisfied really. A month ago I was moaning about how cold it
had been. Although average minimum temperatures are around 6°C in March,
they'd...
Valete Omnes!
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My dear Friends, Followers and Favourites,
The time has, alas, come to say goodbye. Just over a year ago I knew nothing of weblogging. Indeed, I barely new ...
3000 Plus New Visitors
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Just wanted to thank all those who have recently visited and read my blog
and an extra special thank you to all my loyal readers who keep coming back
to ...
I Grew This Earlier Has Moved
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Over the last couple of days some lovely people have commented and
subscribed to this blog. Please note that this blog has moved to
http://naturalicious.co...
Crocus: Harbinger of Spring
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Since I was a child in England, I have loved Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower
Fairies books. Her water-color illustrations and verses are delightful.
“The Song ...
moving on
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This post is bittersweet for me, as I have developed such fondness for this
blog. But Victory Garden Redux will henceforth be continuing under the
guise o...
Wish I could do some gardening
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For the first time this year, the weather has been clement for a few days
on the trot and the garden is drying out a bit. Ideal gardening weather
then, bu...
3 comments:
What a lovely picture!
I've enjoyed reading your blog. I'm looking forward to following your first year on your new plot.
Very creative to welcome 2010. Happy New Year . ~bangchik
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