‘Not a twig or a leaf on the old tree,
Wind and frost harm it no more,
A man could pass through the hole in its belly,
Ants crawl searching under its peeling bark.
Its only lodger, the toadstool which dies in a morning,
The birds no longer visit in the twilight.
But its wood can still spark tinder.
It does not care yet to be only the void at its heart.’
Nigel Boldero aka 'Old School Gardener'
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Recent Posts
- The generosity of cork oaks — Salt of Portugal
- The Great Hydrangea Experiment — Nitty Gritty Dirt Man
- Woodland enterprise — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
- The Treasury Hotel, Brisbane — TIME GENTS
- Making Way for World Children’s Day — PlayGroundology
- Multiply by Waugh Thistleton Architects wins Wood Award — Specifier Review
- GrowHaus, the Farm in a City — gardeninacity
- Seasonal Visits to two very Different Gardens – Bodnant Gardens — greenbenchramblings
- December in the Garden: Top 10 Tips
- ECP Monson: A Thoughtful and Proudly Municipal Architect — Municipal Dreams
- Jekka’s tips on maintaining, growing and caring for your herb plants in autumn & early winter — Jekka’s – Jekkas Blog
- The Sussex Weald: autumn crashes into view — Daniel Greenwood
- Take Off!
- SCHOOL ALLOTMENTS FOR ALL!
- Six on Saturday: the First and the Last — Rambling in the Garden
- Convento do Espinheiro
- With Mobility there is Freedom and Adventure
- Mapping Pre-First World War Council Housing
- Pembrokeshire Coast and Gardens – a week away in June -Part 1 – Cae Hir
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- Leaving a mark — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
- Garden Arches, Vertical Gardening for More Growing Area in Small Spaces — Deep Green Permaculture
- Council Housing in Gateshead, part II post-1945: ‘The world has moved on’ — Municipal Dreams
- The Dão wine region — Salt of Portugal
- Council Housing in Winchester – Part I to 1939: ‘these houses will be the most sought after in Winchester’ — Municipal Dreams
- Food Glorious Food! — How I Killed Betty!
- Good News for Shady Gardens — gardeninacity
- seasonal visits to two very different gardens – mid-summer at Wildegoose nursery and gardens — greenbenchramblings
- A Critical Eye, Part 1: Some Positives — Rambling in the Garden
- News from the Archives: The Political Life of John Nettlefold, 1901-6 — Winterbourne House and Garden
- Time to Play
- Wisteria at Plea
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- Come and see Old School Garden…
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- Time to Play
- The Airplot Files — The Unconventional Gardener
- June in the Garden: Top 10 Tips
- Changing climate = a changing view of the British & Irish garden — Official blog of the Met Office news team
- Can Green Roofs Reduce Storm Water Run-off? — Specifier Review
- A Near-Miss in my Search for the Perfect Watering Can — GardenRant
- Short Meditation on Play — PlayGroundology
- 6 Essential Tips for Container Gardening — PushUP24
- Winging It! — Shine A Light
- Testing the water — Specifier Review
- Divine Devon…
- Spring Miscellany: Tulips, Orioles, Lenten Roses, and Daffodils — gardeninacity
- May in the Garden- Top 10 Tips
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