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Popular Blagger posts of May 2010

May 30, 2010
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May was a month of getting produce back in the plot in time for this year’s growing season. It was also the month we said goodbye to one of the longest serving members of our little home flock.

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Our unproductive flowers prove strangely rewarding

May 22, 2010
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The only flowers we used to grow were sunflowers and marigolds, because they were both productive and useful. This year’s foray into purely decorative blooms is proving rewarding, though.

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Flowers. Yes, really – flowers

March 28, 2010
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After a successful day of planting tomatoes yesterday, I spent today planting flowers for the very first time since moving into this house. Fortunately we didn’t have to give over any of the plot to make room for them.

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First signs of spring

January 21, 2008

Blagger isn’t about growing flowers, but there are some daffodils in the garden, which were planted before I bought the house. They’re a useful indicator of the changing seasons, and a reminder that it’s time to start planning in earnest what you’re going to plant this year. This morning, after a weekend away, I headed [...]

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