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The Met Office would have us believe that spring started on 1st March, while astronomers say that it starts on…
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Digging vegetables from the garden this month involves scraping a good quantity of heavy soil from them. The leeks have…
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Leeks are the mainstay of our winter garden, standing upright in their serried rows like an army assembled in…
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Each year, the days after Christmas seem almost suspended in time. There’s little to do on the farm apart…
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Have you put up your Christmas tree yet? Across the country, Christmas tree farms are gearing up for…
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… vivid colours in the hedgerows. The black bryony twists its way through the bare branches of hedges with its…
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How do you feel about Hallowe’en? Do you dress as a ghoul and bob for apples? Maybe you wonder how…
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Lately, we’ve been … … 1 enjoying autumn leaves. I wonder whether I shall ever reach the age when kicking…
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Around the perimeter of our garden stand some huge horse chestnut trees that were probably planted a hundred years ago.…