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| This time of year I pull out books by my favorite garden writers . Usually I read a chapter before I go off to sleep at night. I've started re reading ' My Garden in Autumn and winter ' by E.A. Bowles and ' An all the year garden' by Margery Fish . I skipped straight to the winter chapters . Both of these gardeners spent a great deal of time " well wrapped " enjoying , taking stock, and working in the winter garden . |
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| " Of course some people don't want to go into the garden in the winter" that from Margery Fish , Walter her husband didn't . |
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| I can be a bit that way . I usually leave things till there is a nice sunny clear day in March . I don't get on with a" wrapping up" and I hate the damp, cold and grey. |
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| But, inspired by these two gardeners of the past , I have been pushing myself to get out " wrap up" and get out there. |
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| So I've started pulling, snipping and raking . Gathering armloads of dead stuffing and filling all my big buckets ... it's not so bad after all , but it was dry today. |
I have to force myself and I hate working in cold and wet conditions. It is a good time though to get hardscape projects done. I've wanted to read the Bowles book. I need to do that!
ReplyDeleteIf it's raining forget it, just being cold is hard enough!
ReplyDeleteBeing cold is hard - yes - (and rain kinda sucks) but if I'm moving around, hauling gravel or whatever it's perfect. I love the fresh air and the feeling of coming inside after being out in the cold for a while. I'm nuts.
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