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<p class="has-drop-cap">I've had a productive few days in the garden. After three hours on my hands and knees edging the lawn I could barely stand up but it was worth it. I had to keep looking back at what I had done to spur myself on to finish.</p>
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<p>I haven't measured how many metres of edge there is but I've cut along the front drive and all round the perimeter of the lawn at the back. </p>
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<p>This is the section where I'm in the process of planting out new plants following the design from Thrift Landscapes.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">There was a time when I loathed geraniums but I now see them as a source of good colour throughout the summer.</p>
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<p>I've moved pots around and this one sits on the front left hand side of the house.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">After such a cold April I've had some successes and some failures. The runner beans have germinated and are growing very quickly. This has spurred me on to erect the bean poles in readiness for them to be planted out in the coming week.</p>
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<p>The sweetcorn has had a 50% success rate. The four plants you can see have done exceedingly well but I've sown the four replacements twice now and they still haven't germinated. Are sweetcorn difficult to grow? It's a while since I've grown them so I can't remember.</p>
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<p>My biggest disappointment so far this season has been my green beans. They were quite tall in late April so I decided to put them outside and cover them with a mesh cloche in case of late frosts. As it happens we had a week of frosts and the poor things just didn't survive so I've had to start again. Hopefully with the warmer weather coming along they will soon catch up.</p>
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