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
- 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
- Mar 31
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Sue
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Things to do in August
August is the end of my gardening year and I tend to adopt a very French attitude to it - it is a holiday period. The weather should be...
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Sue
- Jul 3, 2021
- 2 min
Things to do in July
It has been an unusual year so far – above average rain and a decidedly more “British” climate. Plants which love moisture have done...
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Sue
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
Some things to do in the garden in June
June sees the start of summer and, by now, plants in the garden should be growing strongly and daily tasks have morphed from sowing seeds...
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Sue
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Oh Deer
This week a vital project has been to tackle the growing problem of deer damage. We have always had a problem with deer because they roam...
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Sue
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Undesirable neighbours
January 2015 We have a couple of these........ First, in an umbrella pine in the garden there is a nest of pine processionary...
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Sue
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Things to do in the garden in May
Tender plants can be moved outside Depending on where you live in France, at some point in May your tender plants can be safely moved...
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