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Tuesday garden tour
It is a delightfully purple year in the garden. I mean, if you’ve been here a while, you know this is the whole point. But it’s not usually this purple! This year is exceptional.
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Retreat
As with most things I read about autism, it took me a long time to recognise that I have special interests. It’s not that I’m interested in gardening you see, it’s that I want to create a space that has a certain vibe, and achieving that involves gardening. It’s just a means to an end.…
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Long-term goals
When I first saw this space I was struck by how bare, sterile, and controlled it looked. I wanted to bring life to it, but wow what a daunting project. But I’d been watching Big Dreams, Small Spaces and I understood I had to break it down into small achievable goals, year by year. The…
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Summer garden
We’re in stage 5 drought which is testing the fortitude of our drought-resistant planting. But we’ve finally had some rain these past two days and they’re loving it. The pollinators have been loving the garden too, as have we.
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Front garden progress
I did not expect it to be this substantial in year one. So happy with how it’s turned out!
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September Sun
The light is beautiful up here, just shy of 50° N. The angles frame each day differently and you can witness the shortening of each as we tilt. It makes me conscious of hurtling through space. Happy Equinox ✨
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Seasonality
‘How’s your summer?’. It’s the greeting of the season, and one that always throws me for a loop. I grew up in a place where the seasons blend together, in a city known to experience what some call ‘four seasons in one day’. Summer was not really an event so much as something to be…
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Rainy summer day
Looking lush after a drink.
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Wednesday in the garden
Full moon in Aquarius. It’s wonderful to finally see some blooms in the garden, it’s been a very strange year. I sowed thousands of poppies, but only a few have bloomed. I’ve savoured every one. Don’t tell the others, but these ones are my favourite, with those gorgeous smokey pinks and greys. I don’t remember…
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The fourth dimension
Gardening is creation over time. The front garden is starting to get a vibe.
the nonspace of my mind 