Monthly Archives: January 2012

The big raspberry plant

On Friday we’re getting five raspberry plants from Harvest, Brighton & Hove’s Food Partnership. Harvest are promoting raspberry growing in public spaces and community gardens all over Brighton & Hove because once they get going, they produce wonderful fruit which … Continue reading

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It’s going to be cold

Is it? Just as we had got used to cold winters again, it looks like January 2012 is going to be the second warmest since records began. The weather at London Road Station has been positively spring-like; the bulbs are coming … Continue reading

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New year, new shoots

Happy New Year! The change of year was not white this year, but more typically wet and windy. Today the damp clouds have lifted but there’s an irritating high wind. I checked the gardens and the compost site – my … Continue reading

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