Tuesday, 27 October 2015

HARVEST THE APPLES

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HARVEST THE APPLES October is usually the busy month for apple harvesting, though this year the cool summer has delayed ripening by ...
Wednesday, 21 October 2015

END OF SEASON CARE

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END OF SEASON CARE As the growing season comes to an end it is time to harvest some crops that need winter protection, and find wint...
Sunday, 11 October 2015

SUMMER TUBS AND BASKETS

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SUMMER TUBS AND BASKETS Summer may have been a long time coming, but the end of September went out in a blaze of colour responding ...
Monday, 5 October 2015

CUT FLOWERS FOR THE HOUSE

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CUT FLOWERS FOR THE HOUSE The garden flowers always seem to know that summer is just about gone but are determined to go out ...
Friday, 2 October 2015

TIME TO ORDER SPRING BULBS

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TIME TO ORDER SPRING BULBS The summer flowers in tubs, baskets and borders are still flowering in great profusion, but as autumn is ...
Monday, 21 September 2015

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED

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SUMMER HAS ARRIVED It has been a weird year for gardening weather. Summer came at Easter and stayed for a whole week, but then the ...
Monday, 14 September 2015

LATE SUMMER IN THE GARDEN

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LATE SUMMER IN THE GARDEN For those of us still waiting for summer to arrive, we may be in for a wee disappointment as time is not o...
Monday, 7 September 2015

LATE SUMMER CROPS AND WINTER SALADS

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LATE SUMMER CROPS AND WINTER SALADS Late summer is that in between time when harvesting most of this years crops is in full swing...
Monday, 31 August 2015

LATE SUMMER HARVESTS

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LATE SUMMER HARVESTS The temptation to get away for a wee holiday in the sun is very strong after our long cool wet summer, but then...
Monday, 24 August 2015

ALLOTMENTS IN FINLAND

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ALLOTMENTS IN FINLAND I got into allotments in the early sixties during my five year gardening apprenticeship with the Dundee Parks ...