<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Nicki Lewis-Smith  &#124;  Words</title>
	<atom:link href="http://nickilewissmith.com/words/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words</link>
	<description></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Pruned to Perfection</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/08/pruned-to-perfection-2/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/08/pruned-to-perfection-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I have started summer pruning top fruit this month. By ‘top fruit’, I mean fruit trees - apples, pears, plums and more. To me, it’s a science, an art and hugely satisfying. But it does take a full year to see the fruits of my labour - literally!
The trees in my care range from the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/08/pruned-to-perfection-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Weeds and Wildlife</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/07/weeds-and-wildlife/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/07/weeds-and-wildlife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Do you remember me mentioning the mole who had discovered the joys of a newly laid and well watered lawn? Well, badgers make bigger holes than moles!
And now I’m not sure which is worse.
Fortunately, I have a man with hammer and nails who has (hopefully) secured the bottom of the fence against this stinky unwanted [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/07/weeds-and-wildlife/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Strawberry Explosion</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/06/strawberry-explosion/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/06/strawberry-explosion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
It’s that time of the year&#8230; strawberries. And doubly delicious when from your own garden.
Birds are already feasting on un-netted cherries and red currants, but so far (touch wood) they seem to have left my strawberries alone. I wonder if it is because they are growing in an old wicker laundry basket and are not [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/06/strawberry-explosion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mad Colours and Moles</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/05/mad-colours-and-moles/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/05/mad-colours-and-moles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Coming in through our gate, the first thing, more often than not, that takes my breath away is the view&#8230;
Beyond the garden fence, tree lined fields, now frothy with Hawthorn blossom, flow down towards Ludlow nestling in the valley below. The castle and church dominate the medieval streets with their timbered buildings and hidden courtyards.
As [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/05/mad-colours-and-moles/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dandelion Wine</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/04/dandelion-wine/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/04/dandelion-wine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Spring is really bouncing away now, just like those curly coated lambs with wiggly tails and springs for legs.
Trees that last week were still stark and skeletal are now swathed in green gossamer, and tulips that were tight buds have emerged into a blaze of colours. Unlike previous years, they are flowering at the same [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/04/dandelion-wine/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dead or Alive</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/03/dead-or-alive/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/03/dead-or-alive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
It’s amazing how it takes just a few lengthening sunny days and the shackles of winter begin to loosen.
Plants start coming into bud, birds start singing louder, frogs start croaking and gardeners start cleaning pots, chitting potatoes and digging the soil.
It’s that awakening month. Something new every day. And because it’s a bit later this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/03/dead-or-alive/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Criticising the Critic</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/02/criticising-the-critic/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/02/criticising-the-critic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I have at last emerged from under my snowdrift and am back outside rejuvenating some of my snow-squashed and frost-scorched gardens.
There have been some wonderful photo opportunities, as instead of the usual drab, grey start to the year, we have had a sparkly white one. However, on some of the coldest days I did wonder [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/02/criticising-the-critic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Global Warming?</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/01/global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/01/global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
The deep frosts of this winter have really hammered some plants - my handsome winter flowering cherry (Prunus x subhirtella autumnalis) was a mass of blossom until those first solid fingers of ice grabbed it. Overnight it became just a stark little tree festooned with small bits of unattractive brown swabs. Three weeks later though, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2010/01/global-warming/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Marigolds and Roses</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2009/12/marigolds-and-roses/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2009/12/marigolds-and-roses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
The first proper frost of the year has come later than of previous years - December 1st to be exact.
Since then there have been several days when I&#8217;ve gone out to work wearing so many layers that I probably resemble a green Michelin Man and walk like a yeti with wet pants. From thermal everything-underneath [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2009/12/marigolds-and-roses/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pruned to Perfection</title>
		<link>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2009/11/pruned-to-perfection/</link>
		<comments>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2009/11/pruned-to-perfection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki Lewis-Smith</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nickilewissmith.com/words/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I still find it a priviledge to work in the gardens of Ludlow - the great and the glorious, the humble and homely. A garden is a very personal space and to be trusted to help care for that space can be an honour.
And satisfying too - the climbing roses that I will be pruning [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://nickilewissmith.com/words/2009/11/pruned-to-perfection/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
