Category Archives: Gardening

Beautiful Beans

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Dystonia Girl

Most days, I trundle out to the grandly named ‘vegetable plot’, which in a previous life was a rather un-loved bit of tarmac at the side of the house. The main reason for doing this is firstly, to eat peas … Continue reading →

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Peas

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Dystonia Girl

Most of the peas we eat come in (sadly) plastic bags and live in the freezer – highly convenient and nutritious.  But these just can’t compete with anything you’ve managed to grow yourself. A 10m walk from the back door … Continue reading →

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From Little Acorns

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Dystonia Girl

…Mighty oaks do grow.” But from a packet of seeds attached to the front of a magazine, there’s a lot sweet peas to sow. The pictures show a fraction of the plants we’ve managed to grow, in just a few, … Continue reading →

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The Roman Gardener

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Dystonia Girl

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106BC – 43BC) certainly understood the benefits of combining a love of nature and the outdoors, with a scholastic mindset.  And as I kick … Continue reading →

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