Category Archives: garden

Progress (and setbacks) with raised beds at Valanec Uhel (February 2012)

Posted on 11/02/2012 by

Last season produced excellent potato, red onion, shallot, leek, parsnip, strawberry, pea and bean crops. The fèves proved tiresome to prepare, and tended to fall over in the wind, but the coco de paimpol were fine, and much appreciated. The … Continue reading →

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Update on the raised beds at Valanec Uhel (June 2011)

Posted on 07/06/2011 by

From very small beginnings, the vegetable garden at Valanec Uhel has grown from three concrete cold frames in 2004, followed by 3 wooden constructions in 2009 – built to solve pressing problems growing strawberries and carrots – to a total … Continue reading →

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Chablis

Posted on 01/02/2011 by

No, I’m not getting into wine production, although Chablis would certainly be a good place to start, and I’ve certainly thought of trying vines on our Southern slope. A chablis is an area of trees and branches felled by the … Continue reading →

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Seven Year Itch ?

Posted on 29/08/2010 by

Amaryllis worse for wear after a week of rain This sad looking Hippeastrum – commonly known as Amaryllis – has suffered from a week of rain and wind in late August. However, for it to be flowering at all is … Continue reading →

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Timeless Exotic Beauty

Posted on 19/08/2010 by

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Profusion of Sweet Peas

Posted on 03/08/2010 by

The sweet peas at the end of the potager are in full bloom. On a still day their perfume fills the area and even accompanies visits to the nearby compost heap!  A great backdrop when you’re gardening.  And just in … Continue reading →

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Discovered new plant in garden

Posted on 31/05/2010 by

A giant plant has sprung up behind the gite. Friends on Saturday explained it was “la grande badane”, i.e. Burdock. It is massive, at least a metre high and wide already and still going, and it has numerous medicinal properties. … Continue reading →

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