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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

Autumn windswept Garden and Allotment progress~15th October 2013

16/10/2013

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We have a quite large Wisteria type of climbing plant with beautiful bunches of blue flowers and a fairly thick trunk growing at the bottom of the garden. Over the years I have trained this shrub to climb over an arch with a trellis inside. A climbing pink rose and some climbing clematis twine around the trellis making this a wonderful display during the summer. Sadly the vicious Norlfolk winds have struck and almost blown the whole structure away. I desperately want to preserve my treasured shrubs and I will have to visit a garden center or a builders yard to purchase some supports to keep my beautiful garden children secure.

 My drunken looking trellis and two pictures of a beautiful late yellow rose that has suddenly burst into flower. This rose was rescued from Mum's garden in Bishops Stortford. A lovely memory of a wonderful lady. The tiny cyclamen always bloom at this time of the year, this little beauty was transported from my old allotment in Highgate in London, obviously thriving well and loves growing in Norfolk.

Meanwhile Back on the allotment

PictureA steam train passing the allotment~

I was quite lucky  as  there are not many structures to blow away on my  allotment  some of the neighbouring allotments had fruit cages blown down and there was a plastic cloche sailing in the wind.

There are still some late crops to be harvested, I have leeks, cabbages, sprouts, spinach and kale and I am still finding a few late raspberries on the canes. My tomatoes are still quite green and I think Margaret will be making some tasty green chutney this year. I can't get over the strawberries, I am finding some very late fruit even now in October, almost a second crop. I am not sure if this is due to the tip I followed up from the Gardeners World television programme or not. I will certainly be cutting all the leaves off the plants again next year in July when they have finished fruiting.
 Digging and weeding today. Peace~~ :)

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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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