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!

Friday, 31 December 2010

Quick Tidy Up - Friday 31.12.10



Following on from the frozen veg debacle  yesterday, I took a moment to check me apples.


They're fine. Apart, that is, from the odd decaying specimen. Those rotting apples go out on the lawn  as winter feed for birds and mice - etc.


Another little job; SWEEP UP. Best done now, before it snows again, or gets so frosty that the leaves weld themselves to the path - AGAIN!
I don't know where all this lot came from. We were tidy before the snow fell. Now there're piles of rubbish on the path. Didn't take long to clean up, but will look good for weeks to come. 


Now we're all ready for the bulbs to pop through .... apart, that is , for those flower beds that still need to be tidied, and those at the back of the house, that the BADGERS have trashed with their BUMBLINGS.


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