Thursday, 30 July 2015

Open Day at City Road Allotment Gardens

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Open Day at City Road Allotment Gardens   Sunday 9th August 2015 Open from 11am to 3pm     Explore over 60 allotmen...
Monday, 27 July 2015

GOOSEBERRIES

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GOOSEBERRIES Gooseberries are one of those garden fruit bushes that can be very rewarding, as they reliably crop every year, are eas...
Thursday, 23 July 2015

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED

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SUMMER HAS ARRIVED We have waited a long time for some decent sunshine and a warm breeze that wasn’t blasting down from the north. E...

ROOM FOR BIG ROSES

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ROOM FOR BIG ROSES I have been a rose lover all my gardening life. In the early days a garden with roses was a sign of wealth, but w...
Tuesday, 7 July 2015

STRAWBERRIES

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STRAWBERRIES I have enjoyed growing strawberries all my life for a variety of reasons. Summer would be incomplete without some fresh...
Wednesday, 1 July 2015

A WEEK ON THE PLOT

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A WEEK ON THE PLOT I find I can get the best results from my wee allotment plot if everything is well planned in advance, and activi...
Wednesday, 24 June 2015

EARLY SUMMER FLOWERS

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EARLY SUMMER FLOWERS Early summer is that in between stage, when the bulbs and other spring flowers are all finished and the summer ...
Monday, 15 June 2015

AN EARLY HARVEST

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AN EARLY HARVEST The feel good factor runs high when the first crops of the year are advanced enough to pick. After a rhubarb pickin...
Tuesday, 9 June 2015

POTTERING AROUND

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POTTERING AROUND Early summer is the time of year when we have caught up with most of the major gardening tasks, but there is a nev...
Sunday, 31 May 2015

PLANT OUT THE TENDER PLANTS

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PLANT OUT THE TENDER PLANTS Summer is a bit late this year so I have been in no rush to plant out my sweet corn, courgettes, pumpkins...