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Beautiful Spring Blooms
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Beautiful Spring Blooms

6 months ago by Katie
This is my favourite time of the year, the trees are blossoming, the birds are singing and all the Spring bulbs are starting to bloom. It's such a beautiful and welcoming site to behold when walking up to the plot and seeing all these bright colours staring ba...
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The Welsh Greenhouse
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The Welsh Greenhouse

7 months ago by Katie
Well hasn't the sunshine been glorious this past weekend? After a complete and utter wash out with constant rain from Wednesday through to Friday we were blessed with blue skies and some beautiful Spring time weather, perfect for some gardening. It's one of th...
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Sow it Begins
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Sow it Begins

7 months ago by Katie
The growing year is really starting to kick off now with the list of seeds to sow growing longer and longer as the last frost date slowly approaches. The end of March, April and May are the busiest months for seed sowing for the patient gardeners, those who ca...
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Mr McGregor’s Garden
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Mr McGregor’s Garden

7 months ago by Katie
Over the past few years I've been slowly collecting the Beatrix Potter books which tell the story of Peter Rabbit and his many friends. In fact you could say that I am a little obssessed! Now every time that I see one of those tiny books at an antique fair I j...
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The Return of the Radish Tank
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The Return of the Radish Tank

7 months ago by Katie
It's funny how growing your own fruit and vegetables changes your whole entire outlook on food. Not only do I appreciate food more and admire the farmers that take the time and patience to grow it but I'm also more inclined to try new things. Maybe it's becaus...
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A Beautiful day for Gardening
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A Beautiful day for Gardening

7 months ago by Katie
Spring is officially here and with it comes glorious sunshine and a little warmth, the most perfect weather for heading up the allotment for the whole day and boy was I excited. I miss the allotment so much and look forward to spending a hard days work spent w...
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Worth the Wait
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Worth the Wait

7 months ago by Katie
Plot 15c is very slowly getting ready for the growing year ahead with only one exception... the purple sprouting broccoli. It's been happily growing away since sowing the seeds a year ago and it's the last remaining crop on the allotment. I've been harv...
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Spring Equinox
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Spring Equinox

7 months ago by Katie
This weekend has been a tad hectic, we've been to the big city to watch Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre (which was amazing by the way!) and stayed at my Sisters place to spend some time with her family. Even though it's nice to dress up every now and again I s...
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A Bounce in my Step
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A Bounce in my Step

7 months ago by Katie
Nothing beats a trip to the allotment and it's the perfect place to lift your mood which is just what I needed after arriving back from Wales. It's my little haven and never let's me down, plus the sun was shining beautifully and all the signs of Spring were p...
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A Special Gift
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A Special Gift

7 months ago by Katie
I arrived back in Hampshire last night a little sad and lonely, long distance relationships sure are hard but I'm lucky enough to have the allotment to keep me busy and my work life is starting to get hectic now too. I was also lucky enough to have a special g...
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A Few of my Favourite Gardening Books
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A Few of my Favourite Gardening Books

8 months ago by Katie
I've always been a bit of a book addict and that doesn't stop when it comes to gardening! In fact my addiction is probably even worse... I'm a sucker for pretty photographs and I love looking at other people's gardens and allotments for inspiration. Two of my ...
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Flower Sprouts for Supper
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Flower Sprouts for Supper

8 months ago by Katie
My rain soaked allotment trip on Sunday was not only productive but I managed to come home with some delicious homegrown goodies for our Sunday roast. The flower sprouts have done brilliantly this year and there are still 3 stalks left to harvest, all full to ...
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This is my favourite time of the year, the trees are blossoming, the birds are singing and all the Spring bulbs are starting to bloom. It's such a beautiful and welcoming site to behold when walking up to the plot and seeing all these bright colours staring back at you, it will never fail to put a smile on my face. I've made a mental note to plant more daffodils and tulips next year, the pond is lacking colour during the Spring and I would like to plant more tulips by my entrance because the daffodils look a little lonely there. After a long grey Winter these Spring bulbs sure are a joy and something I look forward too every year. There is a new pot of Spring bulbs on Plot 15c, one I planted up Lasagne style last Autumn and boy is it putting on a show! I'll admit now that I planted the bulbs a little later than usual and the snow drops were extremely late at blooming, but the daffodils are simply the most beautiful daffodils I have ever seen and the tulips aren't very far behind at all! The variety is Narcissis 'Triandus Thalia' and they are a stunning white colour with not only one, but three blooms on each stem. I've never seen a variety like this before and I was only attracted to it because of the unsual colouring, now I think it's my favourite daffodil and I want to grow more! The tulip's are a Double Peony Collection from Sarah Raven and the varieties are Danceline, White Touch and La Belle Epoque. The latter happens to be my favourite tulip and I can't wait to seem them bloom completely, what I'm seeing so far is beautiful. I'll have to plant another pot up with my left over bulbs from last year to have a matching set at the top of my path, I'll be filling the allotment up with Spring flowers! The tulip trough is starting to get into full swing too with a few blooms appearing, the colours are just perfect and I can't wait to see them all open up. I do however, think that they are a little early this year. I remember picking tulips the year before last at the end of April just before my birthday and here we are at the very start of April with tulips blooming already. Not that I'm complaining but it was a nice birthday present to myself in previous years! I'm glad that I didn't miss them though and I'll be popping up the allotment regularly to catch the tulips and harvest them before they go over. They are one of my favourite cut flowers and hopefully the start of many this year. Here's a quick reminder of the varieties planted in my tulip trough: Black Hero, Spring Green, Mistress Grey, Groenland, Apricot Beauty, Belle Epoque, Cairo, Ronaldo and Bruine Wimpel.

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