{"id":558,"date":"2018-05-10T13:08:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T13:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=558"},"modified":"2018-07-26T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T13:09:29","slug":"notes-from-the-potting-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/05\/10\/notes-from-the-potting-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"NOTES FROM THE POTTING SHED"},"content":{"rendered":"

In springtime, thoughts turn to matters horticultural, and the Physics Garden appears to be the subject of a rethink.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, the terrace of sunken troughs, which had sat empty for most of spring 2017, was filled with earth and plants in preparation for an open day. Between then and now, the area sat untended, and an interesting range of weeds and wildflowers spread forth to supplement the decorative plants. Sadly, all of the growth was ripped out and replaced with officially approved flowers prior to the next graduation ceremony, and this unorthodox slash and replace version of gardening has been repeated for each open day \/ graduation until now. Following a recent full excavation back to the original concrete, subtext is delighted to note that some species have now been installed which not only might actually survive the Lancastrian climate, but if used in cooking could even turn basic student grub into something resembling food!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In springtime, thoughts turn to matters horticultural, and the Physics Garden appears to be the subject of a rethink. 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