WELCOME TO MY POTTING SHED

You can't beat a dollop of mud a day to keep the Doctor at bay.

Why not follow me about as I garden for money and just for fun in beautiful Nailsworth and its' environs.

What's it all about?

My gardens, that's all and any gardening related stuff I guess you might be interested in.

Where do I garden?

My house is in the centre of Nailsworth. With the wind in the right direction, we get a strong whiff of curry as it floats out of the Passage to India and into our front garden. We never get this smell anywhere else on our premises, which is either a good thing, or a bad one, depending on your point of view. As you now know we have a garden, a small rectangle, at the front of the house, and a triangular courtyard garden at the back. Then there's the Garden Plot, right down in the heart of Nailsworth, which I rent from a local business. This is new as from Autumn 2009 and will take a lot of work to help it become productive. I try to garden for veges at my friend Debbis house and for fun with my next door neighbour.

It adds up to a lot of work. For a relaxing hobby, it's proving stressful at times, but, mostly it's heaven.

There are customers who like me to work for them right through the year, and others who I see during the summer months. This working more days a week in the summer than in the winter, of course. The way to keep the finances stable for me has been to teach on the days I don't garden. Works really well for me. The bills get paid, we haven't starved to death yet and we get to have fun ... sometimes!

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Market Day in Nailsworth - Saturday 26.6.10



We came to THE MARKET once, with a guest who was staying with us for a few days.

IT WAS HER IDEA.

If we're up early enough to go along, then it's because we've got something to do/go to. Otherwise we wake up in time to hear the TOWN CRIER yelling at the top of his voice. 

By the time we've breakbrunched and strolled around the garden , coffee in hand, the market is 

OVER.


Breaking with our tradition this Market Day, we had to get up and take some plants along to be sold!!! 



So, off we DROVE to the plot to label and load up the remaining POT MARIGOLDS



Things were well under-way and beginning to look 
VERY CUTE



The stall is a great idea, as it will take any spare, home grown food and sell it on for a 10pc commission.



The market got busy. We left to work on a local garden, returning later to collect a small number of plants and some cash!

I LOVE MY JOB

and, of course,

MELUUVLEEWALLY!

who helped me wake up and label and load up.


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