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tomatoes and basil

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Ruth Paris

And an overblown view of the huerto in late summer languor… the ammi visnaga having rather taken over!

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Biodynamics and Hope

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Ruth Paris

Having applied a biodynamic horn manure preparation to the soil some weeks ago, I now imagine a sparkling invisible web of life enlivening the huerto… “Spring drew on, and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested … Continue reading →

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Cosmos

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Ruth Paris

Cosmos is the universe perceived as a complex yet orderly system; the opposite of chaos. Which is the aspiration at the start of each season for my own little piece of it. However, by this time of year, it tends … Continue reading →

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sunday best

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Ruth Paris

The allotment judges will be doing their rounds soon so I assuaged my post-referendum bleakness with a weekend of tidying. It’s not so much a desire to ‘win’ – more a sense of wanting my beloved huerto to be looking … Continue reading →

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early summer promise

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Ruth Paris

This gallery contains 12 photos.

If you click on an image you can see the detail better. Particularly pleased with the gooseberries this year. And the red sweetcorn is starting to grow…

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new toad & mellow fruitfulness

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Ruth Paris
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hyacinth beans & ripening tomatoes

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Ruth Paris

I nearly missed it, this first flowering of the lablab purpurea  ‘Ruby Moon’ that I had planted as a weedy little seedling at the edge of the sweet pea trench planted to grow up the new archway. But here it … Continue reading →

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