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Tag Archives: flower bed
11.4.40
Sharp frost last night. Today clear, still & sunny, but not particularly warm. Ground now decidedly dry. Cut grass as best I could. Weeded flower bed by the shed. Gave manure mulch to hollyhocks etc. Planted 3 dwarf michaelmas daisies … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged blackbird, broken, eggs, flower bed, frost, grass, ground, hollyhocks, magpie, manure, michaelmas daisies, mulch, nest, peter hollingworth, robin, rook, sunny, weeding
4 Comments
2.4.40
Most of day nice weather, but a heavy shower lasting about half an hour in the evening, & a light shower at midday. A few grape hyacinths forming heads. Some wallflowers almost in flower. Saw a bat, the first I … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged artichokes, bat, eggs, flower bed, fruit trees, grape hyacinth, shower, wallflowers, weeding
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29.9.39
Cloudy but not cold. The nights & early mornings are reasonably warm at present. Finished cleaning out main flower bed & cleaned out the one in front of the kitchen. “Smallholder” advises sowing broad beans now & planting shallots, so … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged apple wine, apples, broad beans, eggs, flower bed, shallots, smallholder, weather
4 Comments
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