{"id":105351,"date":"2019-03-24T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-a-garden-can-feel-like-an-old-friend-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-03-24T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T06:04:12","slug":"why-a-garden-can-feel-like-an-old-friend-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-a-garden-can-feel-like-an-old-friend-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a garden can feel like an old friend | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter a period of time away, returning to the allotment feels more like catching up with friends and familyIt can be an odd relationship, one with land, like with an awkward relative or friend. Sometimes the plot can feel almost absent-minded, needing reassurance, hand-holding, company. Though maybe that\u2019s me.I have been away, you see, on holiday following surgery, so I have been absent more than before. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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