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Six on Saturday: 9 December

Posted on 9 December 20178 December 2017 by John
Christmas draws nearer. After a month of hearing Slade everywhere, I wish it was drawing away. But there we are. It’ll soon be time for the latest DFS sale. And I’ll soon be servicing the ... Read More

Pretty Flamingo

Posted on 27 November 201728 November 2017 by John
When Manfred Mann released Pretty Flamingo I was 12. I’m a bit older now but I still have a pretty flamingo. This is thanks to Gill Heavens, who sent her to live with me after I jokingly commen... Read More

Six on Saturday: 7 October

Posted on 7 October 20173 December 2017 by John
As usual, thanks, praise and a little bit of grovelling go to our Head Wally, The Propagator, for coming up with the original idea for this meme and hosting it ever since, dashing back to the UK for a... Read More

Please Be Seeded and I’ll Begin

Posted on 21 March 201721 March 2017 by John
These are the continuing adventures of the seedship enterprise currently occupying the only decent-sized window sill in the house and half the greenhouse. Regulars will remember that my initial seed e... Read More

Feeling Seedy (Seed Following 2017)

Posted on 21 February 201721 February 2017 by John
ANNOUNCEMENT: After a bit of fun and games, this blog has now settled down at a new hosting company and with it’s “proper” address: https://rivendellgarden.blog. There’s a sepa... Read More

SEED FOLLOWING FOR 2017

Posted on 31 January 201717 February 2017 by John
“In for a penny …..” they say. In my last post (well, the last before that accidental book review) I announced I was following a tree. In this one, I’m announcing that I’m going also to be f... Read More
Small plants hardening off

Planning for Growth

Posted on 14 March 201614 March 2016 by John
‘Tis plant-growing time. We’re all madly sowing seeds (or buying plug plants or a mix of the two) with abandon. Well, the flower growers are; veggie people are probably getting ready to pl... Read More
Small plants hardening off

The shameless plug

Posted on 21 January 20143 November 2015 by John
I like summer bedding. A lot! And until 2012, I grew a few thousand bedding plants every year. One large bed was religiously planted with a bit over 400 begonias; 20 large wall planters each swallowed... Read More

A glorious weekend

Posted on 4 June 20123 November 2015 by John
Thus far, May has been a month which is definitely not the “Month of Maying” and we’ve all been sheltering from the rain (or in the case of some I know, moving out of the flood zone) rather than... Read More

It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to

Posted on 19 May 20123 November 2015 by John
Here at Chez Rivendell a tradition has evolved, centred on my birthday, of transferring the summer bedding from its indoor quarters to the beds, borders, baskets and planters. Historically, the reason... Read More

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