Thriving, Surviving, and Slightly Melting

Part One: A June garden tour through heatwaves, cool shade, fragrant blooms, and summer abundance.

Jun 27 • TheGardeningKind

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Flopage, Fire and Foolish Decisions

Lost secateurs and other garden emergencies, mostly involving the Rapid Support Deployment Service.

Jun 13 • TheGardeningKind

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May 2026

What in the Kokushobi is going on?

Cruelly hot, brutally hot, severely hot… take your pick. The Japanese have summed up the past week perfectly. It’s a Kokushobi May!

May 30 • TheGardeningKind

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A Good Spring

Sun-kissed, slightly parched, full of flowery floof and just a little flopage

May 23 • TheGardeningKind

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March 2026

That winter spring thing

A cold snap bites but the gardening season has begun. There's beauty abound and plenty to do. I have lots of ideas for you, to tempt you outside, brave…

Mar 28 • TheGardeningKind

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A Sore Bum and a Garden Revelation

Bent backs, muddy hands, and the first proper spring tidy-up. Among the blossom, ladybirds, and aching muscles, I finally realise what my troublesome…

Mar 14 • TheGardeningKind

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February 2026

The Late Winter Garden (Tour)

A gentle tour around my garden with a few gardening tidbits at the end. The first signs of spring are here and I'm savouring every second of sunshine.

Feb 26 • TheGardeningKind

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Hello garden. I have missed you.

Recovery never arrives with a fanfare. It creeps in gently. One afternoon you just notice something beautiful and it sparks something inside.

Feb 15 • TheGardeningKind

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November 2025

Hello darkness, my old friend.

A sincere apology and acknowledgment of mental illness.

Nov 6, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

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September 2025

Home Composting: Your Garden's Secret Superpower

What goes in, what comes out, and why every gardener should fall in love with rot. This is a hands-on, worm-filled journey into turning waste into…

Sep 27, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

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Pocket-Sized Miracles: Spring Bulbs for Every Garden

Discover the wonder of spring bulbs — from snowdrops to tulips and everything in between. These small wonders bring early colour, cheer and life to…

Sep 24, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

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The Seasonal Shift: Notes from the Garden Bench

Tea in hand, watching summer fade and autumn slip in… when shorts are rightly questioned and tea loaf makes its triumphant return.

Sep 20, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

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