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A Tricky Time of Year
With the forecast of a very cold spell of weather for this weekend,
possibly lasting well into next week and beyond, it's a tricky time of year for the garden. I've just been on a recce. Most plants are keeping their heads down but I've noticed that my (unnamed) Tree Paeony has broken bud and the leaves are starting to extend. A bit reckless of it, I think, but I'm hoping for the best. I'm also resisting a real spring tidy-up, particularly in the pruning department - my Penstemons are looking very scruffy, but I'm making them wait. The handfork is also safely locked away in the shed. Every year, I start weeding and forking over the soil much too early, to find that some unmarked plant or other is hiding, just below the surface, and ends up in bits on the end of the fork. I don't know about you all, but I have an almost atavistic reaction to this time of year. I don't bother with the garden at all after mid-autumn, until immediately after the Xmas holidays, when I get the overwhelming urge to get going, even though I know it's far too early for much of what I'd like to do. - Tom. |
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