Gardening
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The last of the apples
We have had a little wind overnight and there were some lovely apples on the lawn this morning – actually I think the scouts might have been better waiting for their crop because…
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Harvest home
It is our church harvest festival tomorrow and I made an apple cake with yet more of the garden’s never ending bounty. In total, the Scouts picked over 200kg of apples and took…
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Last mow of the lawn
Definitely colder today, and quite a few leaves are coming off the trees. I want to have a big push next week to “put the garden to bed for the year” – hopefully…
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Scouts and Apples
Last year I processed as many apples as I could manage, plus gave away loads in drips and drabs. Still we ended up composting many of them (that is, putting many of them…
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Must be a proverb in here somewhere
I don’t know whether this should be “God will provide”, or “Consider the lilies…” or even “A sower went forth to sow…” – but something like that. Back in June, I took some…
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Greenhouse and Orchard
The Greenhouse in question is nothing to do with gardens (just for a change) but is a cracking little restaurant in a back lane in Cupar. The food is in general good, but…
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More on wildflower plots
Some time ago I mentioned wildflower plots which are quite a trendy concept in today’s gardens, combining as they do eco-credentials with busy modern lives (i.e people can say they are green when…
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A different Caulders
Today we went to see my Mum in Rhu, and on the way we went into the Loch Lomond branch of Caulders for some plants for her patio(s). We had some coffee –…
