Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments

So Much for Flaming June

“Flaming June” was a common English expression in the early twentieth century, used to describe the hot, bright weather often associated with the month. Following

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Summer in Retreat

Summer must have taken to heart my comment last week that it had arrived early. It swiftly retreated, the temperature dropped and the sun paid

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Summer Starts with a Bang

Summer arrived last week and made quite a dramatic entrance as temperatures soared into the 30s and thunder rumbled overhead. It was a little early,

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A Chilly May

It was cold last week. The Met Office may insist that May’s temperatures are average for the time of year, but it certainly did not

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A Week of Steady Changes

The temperature, on Thursday, was just about perfect—just like one of those lovely summer days where it’s warm but not too hot. I’d happily take

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