Monthly Archives: February 2014

now with snowdrops

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Ruth Paris

A month of rain later, clumps of snowdrops lifted from my parents’ garden now grace the bare earth around the base of the fruit trees. ‘They’ say that you shouldn’t have anything competing with newly planted trees, but surely such … Continue reading →

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raspberry renewal

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ruth Paris

The raspberry cage had become horribly overgrown and last year’s summer fruiting crop was not great. Also, the farm manure, while very welcome, had imported a lot of persistent weeds that had tucked into the root system. Radical action was … Continue reading →

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