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This above all; to thine own self be true. 
William Shakespeare

There is peace of mind in a garden

The calmness and satisfaction gained from Natural  Growth

28th May 2013 ~~ the Allotment and The Magnificent Tree peony~~

29/5/2013

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I could not resist just posting a few more pictures of our magnificent Tree Peony here as the life span of these beautiful blooms is so very short and ephemeral, they will not be seen again for a whole year. The rest of our garden at home is still growing apace and very soon I will be removing the tired but still pretty Forget-Me-Nots in favour of making room for the other bedding plants that will need the food and space. Of course the Forget-Me-Nots always prolifically self seed and they will be back next year~~

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The allotment is growing very well and the seeds have come on splendidly. We have actually enjoyed a couple of very nice salads using some of our lettuce leaves and some nice fresh radishes. The asparagus is not as prolific as I would like but we have had a few spears and we mingled some into our salad bowl sliced and they were beautifully tender and very tasty.
 Margaret made a lovely Rhubarb crumble with some of our home grown Rhubarb, that was so delicious we shared some with our next door neighbour, Tony.
 I planted some Butternut squash plants that were a present from my friend Darren as he had a surplus, Margaret intends to try making some home made soup with these when they are ready.
 All of the potato plants have pushed their way through the soil and I think we can look forward to a very good crop of spuds this year.
 The rest is just weeding and more weeding as the pesky weeds are as prolific as ever and they just keep arriving in force.
 The seed bed is looking brilliant as the following photographs show~~ Good growing~~

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    John~~Battling with the elements, pests and diseases in my struggle to keep the garden growing. A constant  daily struggle that will be recorded here.

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    Gardening is such a delightful pastime. I spend time on my allotment almost every day of my life, and the sensation of pure satisfaction never ceases to amaze me. I get so much out of this pleasure, I think the benefits are so huge that the government should legislate and make it more available to everyone. I will list just some of the obvious reasons here. ~~
    1) Fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce. 
    2) Fresh air and an intense feeling of getting close to Nature. 
    3) Healthy exercise without the necessity of machines that are found inside a gym. 
    4) The satisfaction obtained by growing plants and watching and caring for them through to maturity. 
    5) A regular occupation that you can make into a routine, somewhere to go to at a certain time every day. 
    6) The companionship of like-minded people, with whom you can get ideas and swap tips on your mutual interests.


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