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Weekend Walk in the Garden #12 – 21st June

June 21, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

I intend to grow some late summer salad plants, followed by autumn sown cabbage which we will harvest next spring. Continue reading Weekend Walk in the Garden #12 – 21st June

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Weekend Walk in the Garden #11 – 14 the June 2020

June 14, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

We have harvested a couple of strawberries during the past week – at least a fortnight earlier than any previous year I can recall. Continue reading Weekend Walk in the Garden #11 – 14 the June 2020

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Weekend Walk in the Garden #10 – 7th June 2020

June 8, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

Their scent is gorgeous but I don’t have the technology to share it – I guess even Bill Gates couldn’t manage that! Continue reading Weekend Walk in the Garden #10 – 7th June 2020

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Weekend Walk in the Garden #9 – 31st May 2020

May 31, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

the focus of attention for the bees has moved to the ceanothus (aka California Lilac) Continue reading Weekend Walk in the Garden #9 – 31st May 2020

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Weekend Walk in the Garden #5: May 3rd 2020

May 8, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

Corilopsis still dominates the North facing South wall. Continue reading Weekend Walk in the Garden #5: May 3rd 2020

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Weekend Walk in the Garden: #4 – 26th. April

April 26, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

In the greenhouse bean plants look ready to plant out but I fear the possibility of frost in the next week. Continue reading Weekend Walk in the Garden: #4 – 26th. April

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A Weekend Walk in my Garden: #2 12 April 2020

April 12, 2020December 29, 2020 franklparker

The bees love the yellow flowers that appear every April. Continue reading A Weekend Walk in my Garden: #2 12 April 2020

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The First Rose of . . . February!

February 16, 2019December 29, 2020 franklparker

It’s a symbol of the earliness of the season. There are daffodils everywhere, some of mine began opening 4 weeks ago. Continue reading The First Rose of . . . February!

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