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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

MUSING ON GARDENING ~ 20th February 2016

21/2/2016

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    Underneath my Loganberry bushes on the allotment is a very fertile world of spring bulbs about to begin the cycle of the seasons. Already Snowdrops are in flower and looking fabulous, as they feed on the luxurious food that I have deposited to encourage the Loganberry bushes to produce a bumper crop of delicious succulent berries. There are some very healthy looking Hyacinth bulbs about to burst out into glorious flowers. Tulips are springing up already, the distinctive green pointed leaves are pushing through the soil, promising some glorious showy Angelique pink blooms. Tiny dwarf yellow daffodils are hungrily soaking up the nourishment in the soil and revelling in the glorious occasional  early Spring sunshine. This will be a very ephemeral display of Springtime beauty, as the leaves on the Loganberry bushes will quickly shade out this tiny area. Then the hardy and prolific blue flowers of the Forget-me-nots will be everywhere, these are always a guaranteed show and they flower for ages, then self-seed for another picturesque display the following year.

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    Following on with some more steps for the realisation of my dream of a garden full of double Petunia blooms, I purchased Petunia seeds, a window-sill incubator, and some special compost, yesterday.
     I filled the tray with some of the soil and damped it down with water. I opened the seed packet to find the incredibly tiny seeds in a glass tube. I knew these would be small seeds from my past experience of cultivating Petunia plants, but these were almost invisible. This called for drastic action and some rapid improvisation. We have a magnifying glass attached to a lamp, that Margaret uses for her sewing and embroidery. I commandeered this and with the help of a clean saucer and some tweezers, I managed to sow the contents of the packet on the top of the damp compost. The sowing instructions recommended that they should not be covered up, I agree with this as the problem would be finding them again.
I intend to nurture these little babies and pot them on to the culmination of my colourful dream of a glorious display.   

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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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