heritage gardening journals

• 27 Feb 2013

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  Heritage Harvest and The Rare Bean

  I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I adore the catalog of Heritage Harvest Seed! I placed my first order last week, hopefully they’ll still have in stock what I ordered. I left it later than I like. The tough part was decided from 12 pages of tomatoes which to order! We already ha...
  Light Snow -1°C / 30°F
• 18 Feb 2011

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  Heirloom Daffodils and an interesting story

  I was working quietly on the computer in the office after lunch, when the cowbell on the sideboard in the porch rang loudly, making me jump. On investigation, I found three very wet and bedraggled ladies out there, apologising for being here before 2pm (we’re on winter opening times for the...
  Rainy 8°C / 46°F
• 14 Nov 2010

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  Getting ready for winter

  Vegetable & Fruit garden , Apium graveolens - Celery Harvesting, Fragaria x ananassa - Strawberry - "Sequoi...
  It was a gorgeous weekend for almost mid-November. Temps both Saturday and Sunday were quite mild, warm enough to work outside with no jacket. And we really did a lot of work. As much as I hate it, we had to get things taken care of for winter. Saturday – Since DH had to go out later in the...
  Sunny 16°C / 60°F
• 09 Feb 2010

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  Raspberry 'Heritage': Harvesting

  Raspberry (Heritage) Harvesting and Northern garden
  (backdated) These have come into their own now. The autumn crop is here with a vengeance, so much so that the canes are horizontal, or on the ground with the weight of the fruit. Thankfully the ground is actually growing lucerne so the fruit is kept well clear and is clean as a result. I must rem...
  Sunny 19°C / 66°F
• 21 Aug 2009

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  Blooming Update

  Heritage garden , Viola x wittrockiana 'Irish Molly' Blooming, Zinnia elegans - 'Green Envy' Blooming, Rose...
  Heritage The ‘Irish Molly’ has got a new flush of blooms There are going to be green ‘Envy’ after all along with another couple of magenta ones. Rose ‘Remember Me’ is starting another round of flowers. Rose ‘Pride of England’ is well on the way t...
  Sunny 33°C / 91°F

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