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Archive for August 19th, 2007

Lazy gardening.

Posted by Big John on August 19, 2007

Remember my figs ? Well now I have something new growing out of that same hedge  …

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… ‘Passion Flowers’ ! … and what I take to be ‘Passion Fruit’ …

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Now I don’t plant many things in my garden and most of the shrubs etc. have been there for years, and in some cases have grown pretty wild.

I have left one corner of my garden completely untouched to encourage the birds and other wildlife. This area is almost as impenetrable as a tropical jungle. In fact the last time that I ventured into it I thought I caught sight of an old Japanese soldier.

 I’m not too keen on gardening, but I rather like this idea of sitting back and waiting to see what pops up next.

Well bugger me ! … I’ve just spotted …

…    blackberries growing in ‘the jungle’ ! 

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