Monday, March 30

Allotment to armchair: A week of garden planning

The wind stung, the sun teased, and coats were very much back on. Last week was all about preparing, plotting, and planning — sometimes on the allotment, with hands and knees in the soil, and sometimes from the comfort of my sofa, letting ideas take root before they ever reached the garden.

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Monday, March 23

Rhubarb, sunshine and a busy week

Last week gave us a glimpse of what we hope is to come. For a couple of days, the sun shone and we even ventured out without coats.

Now, whether you prefer the meteorological or astronomical definition of spring is entirely up to you — but there could now be no argument — last Friday marked the beginning of astronomical spring. It is now, officially, spring.

By midweek, the sunshine had real warmth in it, enough to discard coats on our walks.



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Monday, March 16

A windy walk among daffodils and Ruby's reward

Last week was all about the strong winds, especially on Thursday. Nostell had to close for the day for safety reasons, but thankfully, I spotted the notice on Facebook, saving us from a wasted trip.

Even when the sun came out, its warmth was cancelled out by the bitterly cold wind. Most of the people we met on our walks looked like they’d only ventured out because their dogs insisted.



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