Gardening with ME

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the more you pick Sweetpeas, the more they will flower. Until you realise that if you use your limited energy frequently picking Sweetpeas, then you won’t have energy to do anything else. Sigh. ...

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The first phase of the landscaping was finished last week! It looks bare now, but it is ready for planting. To remind you what it looked like previously: And now: The empty paved area will be for the chairs, table ...

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The last few months I’ve been thinking a lot about how to design my new back garden. With the past couple of gardens, I confess, my plans were based on hope. I mean, all garden plans are, but mine were ...

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On the weekend we harvested my garlic crop, and as the weather is so dry (hot!) at the moment, I’m letting them cure in the sun for a few days. The bulbs are smaller this year. This may be a ...

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A lot of the time I’m unable to garden due to my health being so bad (my ME has got worse over the last year). So what does a frustrated gardener do? They start learning how to colour in flowers ...

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Happy winter solstice. Some purple-pink #Florespondence flowering this day in the garden.

In mid June, I talked about using a heart rate monitor to better manage MECFS. I thought it might be useful to post an update and let you know how it’s going. And I’m adding information about another useful measurement, ...

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