{"id":112424,"date":"2019-11-17T13:15:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T06:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-roof-terrace-garden-is-a-calm-healing-space-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-11-17T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T07:03:28","slug":"our-roof-terrace-garden-is-a-calm-healing-space-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-roof-terrace-garden-is-a-calm-healing-space-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Our roof terrace garden is a calm, healing space | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe wrap up, sip tea \u2013 or wine \u2013 and wait for brighter daysThe plot is close to hibernation, hunkered like a hedgehog, though not yet as sleepy. I am about to sow broad beans. I have moved the kales from their nursery beds. I stand and watch the amaranth fall. I pick kale and chard for midweek suppers, a couple of autumn carrots. I guard the puntarelle. But there is no denying winter now, so this week a few more thoughts on caring for flowers in pots.When we first came to our home, the roof terrace was an abandoned bike yard \u2013 old cycles for almost every age, bits of retired furniture, its floor tiled in asbestos. No grass, no soil, but our own outside space. Continue reading…
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