Amateur Gardening

Rain and resilience building

This February lived up to the name ‘February Fill Dyke’, and more, as I’m sure you noticed! It was the wettest February for 258 years and, personally, I hope that it will be another 258 years before we see the like again. Areas of the country have seen up to three times as much rain as usual and there’s been very little sunshine. Last February was very different, almost spring-like, and there were plenty of fine days. This year my early crocuses, the ones the voles missed, and my snowdrops were blown

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