{"id":114311,"date":"2020-02-16T13:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T06:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/missing-plot-29s-healing-powers-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2020-02-16T13:54:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T06:54:54","slug":"missing-plot-29s-healing-powers-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/missing-plot-29s-healing-powers-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Plot 29\u2019s healing powers | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter enforced rest for garden and gardener, it\u2019s time to (slowly) start springI have been exiled from the allotment for a few weeks now in a smaller world of pain. The plot is at the top of a hill and walking steep slopes has been beyond me. The meditation medication it brings me has been unavailable. This weekend I think all that will change. Though it may involve taxis.A garden, I think, responds to constancy and attention. Fidelity, regularity and care are what works, as in any relationship. It doesn\u2019t do so well when these are withdrawn, no matter the sound reason or intention. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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After enforced rest for garden and gardener, it\u2019s time to (slowly) start springI have been...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-tJJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":112424,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-roof-terrace-garden-is-a-calm-healing-space-allan-jenkins\/","url_meta":{"origin":114311,"position":0},"title":"Our roof terrace garden is a calm, healing space | Allan Jenkins","date":"November 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We 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. 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