Sunday, 26 April 2015

SERIOUS PLANTING AND SOWING

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SERIOUS PLANTING AND SOWING Planting the broad beans In a normal year we make a start to sowing and planting on the allotment i...
Monday, 20 April 2015

DUNDEE BOTANICAL GARDENS

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DUNDEE BOTANICAL GARDENS Dundee Botanical Gardens were started in 1971 by Dundee University to meet the needs of the botany staff. ...
Monday, 13 April 2015

CLIMBERS

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CLIMBERS Our gardens are either surrounded by fences and walls, or they encompass buildings which are sure to have some bare wall t...
Wednesday, 8 April 2015

GREEN MANURES

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GREEN MANURES The urban gardener of today has a greater problem keeping his soil fertile compared to yesterday, when I was just a w...
Monday, 30 March 2015

SOW SOME ANNUALS

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SOW SOME ANNUALS Hardy annuals grown from seed is one of the best ways to bring in summer colour to the new garden where newly plan...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015

PEAS AND BEANS

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PEAS AND BEANS Peas and beans are found on most people’s allotment. They are very easy to grow provided you give them rich soil tha...
Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Art Exhibition Dundee Art Society

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Dundee Art Society Spring Exhibition Exhibition starts on Saturday 21st March 2015 at 11am at the gallery at 17 Roseangle and finishes at...
Sunday, 15 March 2015

POTATOES FOR THE GARDEN

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POTATOES FOR THE GARDEN The humble potato has had a major impact on the British way of life. It is eaten by most people daily as bo...
Sunday, 8 March 2015

ONIONS AND LEEKS

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ONIONS AND LEEKS The allium family cover garlic, shallots, spring onions, pickling onions and leeks as well as onions. However it...
Monday, 2 March 2015

THE GARDEN AWAKENS

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THE GARDEN AWAKENS As winter weather recedes and we can feel some warmth in the sunshine, a trip around the garden lets us know t...