Have you wondered what your allotment would say to you? I know, it sounds bit weird but don't worry I am not going completely mad just yet, please just stick with me. Hi, my name is No.27, I am many years old and have had many owners, but since November 2015 I have had a … Continue reading Life by No.27 -the allotments view
I am officially knackered, but what a glorious weekend! The sun shined continuously, the seedlings all shot up and so did all the weeds. It has been a dry here all week luckily so I thought I would take opportunity of the light evenings after work to add some personality to the plot. I have had … Continue reading No.27: Personality Installed
That's another thing my dad would say... I only had a brief visit to No.27 today, well about 2 hours, as the weather couldn't make up it's mind all morning. One minute sunny, the next dark, windy and raining, and it stayed this way all day. The plot isn't going to dig and weed itself though … Continue reading “Less waffling and more digging”
What a beautiful, slightly chilly day. Every so often I am lucky to work from home which saves a 1hr 20min commute each way to work. Even less often I am lucky that the sunshine is also shining, so today was win, win! Which meant only one thing, a quick lunchtime trip to No.27. I … Continue reading Windy Win’day
Digging Success....two hours yesterday and a full day today accompanied by my friend, Mr Robin at all times. I had a busy day yesterday but still managed to squeeze in two hours which included more digging and more importantly catching up with my next plot neighbour Sarah. She has only had her plot for a … Continue reading Robins & Raspberries
After the hard work yesterday, I was back at No. 27 by 9am this morning determined to get the whole plot raked and ready for digging in 1hr 30mins. Time was limited due to having many other jobs and outings to do today. I was amazed at how quiet and peaceful it was up there; only saw … Continue reading Keep Calm and….Rake
Terrorist attacks in Paris, Gatwick Airport evacuated and gloomy weather....what a dismal day! That's enough negativity for anyone, so on to the positives....we have progress!! 9:30am this morning I was up and at No.27 to start work on the plot before the downpour came. Within an 1hr 30mins we managed to put a strimmer through all the grass and mark out a … Continue reading Dismal Day Progress and my first Wellingtons
Landed back home yesterday from our 5 night break to Sorrento, Italy. I never thought I would be saying this but after spending half of the holiday in the hotel room with horrendous food poisoning and a cold, I am so relieved to be back home and on the mend. My highlights before falling ill were … Continue reading Believed, Achieved and now Relieved…
I am loving having a little space to come and share my gardening adventures. I get a lot of 'old lady' jokes when I start talking so passionately about growing vegetables and No.27, but I love the complete process of creating something, watching it grow and seeing the results. This is the same for all aspects of … Continue reading Carrots, Seeds and Holidays….
Today has certainly been filled with excitement and slight anxiety.... Excitement After a trip to my local garden centre for lunch and a browse, I came home and harvested my first carrots which I have grown in containers since the Summer. I bought the seeds through a surprise bundle offer with The Telegraph and Thompson & … Continue reading A day of Excitement and feeling slightly overwhelmed…Part 1
