HeyJaredGardening Ways
Plants, gardens and nature through writing and photography. My aim here is to nurture and promote a greener, nature friendly more engaged life. Do tag along with me - it's free!
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Garden Journal No.15 - To Begin Again (opens the original)
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Today I bring thoughts on summer’s residue and discuss how we can move gardens forward. I’ll also share the latest twists in my own horticultural journey, and speak as to why September may just be the best month of the gardening year.Welcome to my garden journal, a place where I pause and reflect on my recent gardening ways, and look to the days ahead. Thanks for stopping by.FirstlyWhilst late September’s gardening pages await their fate, my diary’s inky squiggles from those long hot summer days
A Growing Commitment. (opens the original)
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Another grain moon comes to pass and the soil expands; its soul refreshed after some decent rain at long last. It is wonderful to sense that plants and soils, like us, can breathe properly once again.Fallen shrivelled leaves crispy yesterday, are today softened, plants have been given a second breath and the ground’s open wounds are seeking closure. Granted, there’s so much to enjoy in the gardens just now, not least their ripening summer fruits, but much foliage whilst still alive and functioni
Eyes Wide on the Sky (opens the original)
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I’m unsure how your gardening year is progressing, but I personally don’t know which way is up. Honestly, if you told me that allotments were down to be phased out, it is going to snow on Tuesday or that our lawns are never going to grow back at all I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised. I would probably just tut and mutter something like “oh, okay”, then continue about my business.I’m not coming at this from a political or weather perspective, but heaven knows that’s crazy enough, it’s just tha
About the Conifer Tops (opens the original)
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Garden Journal (No.14) - It's a bit warm... (opens the original)
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Welcome to my garden journal, the place where I pause and reflect on my recent gardening journey and look to the days ahead. Thanks for stopping by.Firstly“Oh, it’s too warm for me, I mean, I like it warm, but I don’t like it this warm!”Thanks Mr. Kaye for that one, that line has been on the tip of my tongue for weeks now!I had been hoping by now that temperatures would have settled down a little, and whilst it has been cloudier and slightly cooler these last few days in south W
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