August in a French garden
It's August - usually hot and dry and the month that is traditionally seen as the French holidays. However - there are still things that...
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Sue
- Jun 1
- 5 min
June's to-do list
I love June - the start of summer and the weather is starting to feel hot but not, usually, unbearably so. Flowers are at their peak as...
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Sue
- May 1
- 3 min
May's To-Do list.
Tender edibles can go out into the garden now - tomatoes, chillies, basil, aubergines, peppers, courgettes can all be planted outside...
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Sue
- Mar 31
- 4 min
April in the garden
TS Elliot called April "the cruellest month" and, although the context is different (he was writing about Europe in the wake of the first...
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Sue
- Feb 7
- 6 min
February In The Garden
I always think that Pope Gregory Xlll must have enjoyed a joke when he created February. It is the shortest month, but it is one of the...
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Sue
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
January in the garden
I write this on New Year's Eve (sad person that I am) having come inside from a glorious afternoon outside. Today we saw temperatures of...
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Sue
- Nov 12, 2022
- 6 min
Things to do in November
I know this is late and there has been significant radio silence from the blog for the last six weeks, but activity is resumed and, if...
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Sue
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
September garden tasks
What needs to be done in the garden in September depends so much upon the weather. It is one of those change-over months which can mean a...
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Sue
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
August in the garden
I have never known heat like this. It has been sustained for week after week and we find ourselves in the third official "canicule" -...
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Sue
- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
July in the garden
I write this on June 30th as we approach sun baked July (it is currently raining heavily). At least that means that I should not have to...
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Sue
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
June in the Garden
And now it is summer…expect rain imminently. Or possibly. Despite a very wet early spring already there are water restrictions in France....
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Sue
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
May's to do list
Apologies for the late arrival of May's to do list, but I have been busy catching up on things that I should have done in April. It is...
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Sue
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
Things to do in April
April is out to fool us - watch the weather. It is capricious at this time of year. It has been an odd start to the year - most things...
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Sue
- Mar 6, 2022
- 2 min
Things to do in March
March is busy and there can be a lot to do in your garden, depending on what you grow., so here is a selection of the most important jobs...
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Sue
- Feb 27, 2022
- 2 min
Itchy fingers
Every year, in February, I feel compelled to start sowing seeds – vegetables and flowers – and I have to rein myself in from starting too...
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Sue
- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
Things to do in February
At some point in February the weather starts to warm up and plants start to move - sometimes at a terrific pace. Crocus bulbs can develop...
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Sue
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Things to do in January
January is the month for being kind to yourself - it is usually cold and dark and I am usually overweight and feeling broke, and I get...
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Sue
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
Things to do in December
A couple of days ago we experienced the first serious frost of the winter. It is always a turning point in the year. The proof is that...
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Sue
- Nov 1, 2021
- 5 min
Things to do in November
Not quite winter, but on damp dull days it feels like it - it is easy to imagine that now is the moment to down tools until March - but...
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Sue
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
October's To Do list
Lots to do this month before colder weather sets in. The soil is still warm but the dry summer months are behind us; it is a time of both...
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