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It’s too cold at the moment to spend much time out in the garden. That means I’m taking it easy indoors, looking through last summer’s photos. Seeing images of plants from other people’s gardens gives me ideas for my own.
Seeing this pretty cosmos makes me realise how much I missed having them in my own garden last year. I love the way the delicate flowers float above the feathery leaves and the fact that they can last right up until the first frosts here. These lovely annuals bring a bit of variety to my garden and fit in well with the other permanent plants.
Growing annuals from seed may prove difficult this year, though, because I’m likely to be away from home at times during the spring…perhaps I will have to look out for some plug plants. Deciding when to take time away from home is tricky if you’re a gardener and have seedlings and potted plants to care for. Luckily there is still plenty of time for making decisions! 🌼
Ann Mackay: Inspired by Nature 
We’d probably think it strange to find a plant called world or universe, yet here’s one called cosmos.
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Hehe, that wouldn’t have occurred to me, but maybe William Blake wouldn’t have been surprised…
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For two months this year I served as a plant sitter (rather than a pet sitter) for a friend who was traveling. In her case, it didn’t require much beyond watering and a feeding or two, but nothing died, even with me in charge. Maybe you should start scouting for another nearby gardener who could plant sit for you!
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I used to plant-sit for a friend too, much easier than baby-sitting which I also did for the same friend. 🙂 I have a couple of friends who have volunteered for watering duties, so may take them up on it. (But it does cause some complications with access…easier to perhaps to send the seedlings to stay with them, hehe!)
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I quite agree with being away during the growing season, which is why I am always at home in early spring. And looking after seedlings is difficult at the best of times.
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It is a problem, Jude and I’m going to have to plan round it somehow. Responsibilities have stopped us from doing much travelling for the last few years but now we have the freedom to get about more. (A chance to visit gardens that are further afield, if I can just sort the watering etc.)
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