Old School Garden this afternoon..place of peace in trying times..hope you are all well and coping with the constraints!
Old School, Spring Sun
Nigel Boldero aka 'Old School Gardener'
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Recent Posts
- Spring Cleanup Checklist for Yard and Garden
- #FungiFriday: a grave situation โ Daniel Greenwood
- What did the Nettlefolds do for Christmas? โ Winterbourne House and Garden
- Great estates: the changing role of trees in the municipal housing landscape โ Municipal Dreams
- Collaborative approaches โ The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
- Jekka’s Favourite 12 Herbs for Christmas โ Jekka’s – Jekka’s Blogs “All About Herbs”
- A Chance Encounter โ PlayGroundology
- Edinburghโs 1919 Act Housing, Part II: โHealthy Houses for the People is the Best Public Health Insuranceโ โ Municipal Dreams
- The Science of Sustainability โ Specifier Review
- Never Gets Old โ PlayGroundology
- Say Hello to the 2020 Collections Trainees โ Shine A Light
- Council Housing in Preston, Part II: โChanging Fashions in Planningโ โ Municipal Dreams
- Prestonโs Council Housing, Part I to 1939: โCompactness, Convenience and Tasteโ โ Municipal Dreams
- โGreen Careโ โ a positive push from Covid
- Climate projections show extreme UKโs weather will become even more extreme โ Official blog of the Met Office news team
- Cottinghamโs Council Housing, Part II from 1930: New Forms of Housing Provision โ Municipal Dreams
- Decorative Arched Footbridge, Desert Wash, East Ruston, Norfolk โ Susan Rushton
- Local Candidates Asked About Well-being of Children โ PlayGroundology
- The Role of the Womenโs Housing Sub-Committee: โHomes fit for Heroinesโ โ Municipal Dreams
- Taking advantage of good weather: Getting loads of stuff done โ Vanha Talo Suomi
- The Susans Cope With Drought โ gardeninacity
- Whatโs up? โ NewEnglandGardenAndThread
- Are You Sitting Comfortably โ 15 โ greenbenchramblings
- Climate Change: The perfect fuel for wildfires?ย โ Official blog of the Met Office news team
- โTill we have built Jerusalem in Englandโs green and pleasant landโ: Womenโs Influence on State Housing in the Era of World War 1 and After โ Municipal Dreams
- Storm Alex, so why not Storm Aiden? โ Official blog of the Met Office news team
- October in the Garden: Top 10 Tips
- Green Flag Award- the Judge’s Gardens Competition
- Itโs gardener vs. gardener season โ GardenRant
- Darwenโs Jubilee Tower โ Susan Rushton
- Jekka’s 6 top steps to “Grow On” your herbs โ Jekka’s – Jekka’s Blogs “All About Herbs”
- If Summer Could Go On Forever โ leaf and twig
- Plant Spotlight: Salvia involucrata โHadspenโ โ Winterbourne House and Garden
- The Garden at the begining of Autumn โ The Cynical Gardener
- Will Covid-19 change the future of building design? โ Specifier Review
- Atlantic tropical storms forming at a record pace โ Official blog of the Met Office news team
- The Sussex Weald: where all the mushrooms are โ Daniel Greenwood
- Report on nature-based solutions for the climate emergency published โ Specifier Review
- My Lockdown Re(dis)covery
- End of the Dog Days โ Vanha Talo Suomi
- Transformational public service development plans approved in West Suffolk โ Specifier Review
- How changing urban streetscapes reflect post-COVID 19 outdoor cultural trends โ Specifier Review
- Council Housing in Greenock, Part II, 1918-1945: their โAin Wee Houseโ โ Municipal Dreams
- #FungiFriday: weeping conk at Ickworth Park โ Daniel Greenwood
- Quinta de Ventozelo โ Salt of Portugal
- Plant Spotlight โ Stipa gigantea โ Winterbourne House and Garden
- Social media and the gardening discourse โ GardenRant
- Fall โ NewEnglandGardenAndThread
- Council Housing in Greenock, Part I to 1918: the โUnhealthiest Town in Scotlandโ โ Municipal Dreams
- Two Japanese Anemones โ Susan Rushton
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- How I Killed Betty!
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I’m coping, but definitely not with a smile on my face or a song in my heart. ๐