{"id":88769,"date":"2018-05-20T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-gardening-guru-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2018-05-20T12:03:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T05:03:10","slug":"my-gardening-guru-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-gardening-guru-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"My gardening guru | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFollowing the example of gardening expert can inspire you to greater thingsSummer came in a van, like loo roll from Ocado. A Fern Verrow delivery of sweet pea seedlings and 19 tiny tomato plants (I had asked only for six but Jane Scotter is a serious farmer \u2013 she thinks in terms of fields). Also in the van, two fat bundles of hazel sticks for our peas, sweet peas and climbing beans.Jane is my gardening guru. Every time I think I am good at growing \u2013 and yes it has happened: the gorgeous \u2018Painted Mountain\u2019 corn, the 2m-tall burgundy amaranth, last year\u2019s clouds of scarlet \u2018Ildkongen\u2019 tagetes \u2013 I see or eat something she has grown and I feel like the novice I am. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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