{"id":123763,"date":"2021-12-12T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T06:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/all-is-quiet-on-the-allotment-front-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2021-12-12T14:06:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T07:06:49","slug":"all-is-quiet-on-the-allotment-front-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/all-is-quiet-on-the-allotment-front-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"All is quiet on the allotment front | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWinter chores can be hard work, but a slice of apple pie is a sweet rewardThere\u2019s maybe nothing as naked as a winter larch. Like a sphinx cat, at first it looks wrong, as if there is something missing \u2013 newly bald, needle-less.The journey here, though, is remarkable. The baby-soft new green in spring. The metamorphosis in autumn. Oranges, yellows, branches like fluffy tiger tails. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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