{"id":115722,"date":"2020-04-19T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-woodpecker-soft-spring-light-and-hope-on-the-plot-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2020-04-19T12:23:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:23:19","slug":"a-woodpecker-soft-spring-light-and-hope-on-the-plot-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-woodpecker-soft-spring-light-and-hope-on-the-plot-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"A woodpecker, soft spring light, and hope on the plot | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe dig, sow and eat chocolate biscuits \u2013 and it feels like progressBreakthrough day at the plot. When the late spring garden takes shape, the soil shakes off its slumber and the early summer structures go up. Howard and I had started early. Greeted by the spotted woodpecker who sets the soundtrack for the day, flitting from tree to tree, laying down tenor taps, with added bass on heavy branches.We want the bean and pea structures to be free-form \u2013 rustic, a little rough around the edges. It is not a year for overweening elegance. We work well together, Howard and I, gently chiding, prodding towards an aesthetic we agree on. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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