Tuesday, 29 March 2016

GARDEN PLANTS MAKE AN EARLY START

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GARDEN PLANTS MAKE AN EARLY START Plant growth and emergence are determined by many different factors, but temperature and day leng...
Monday, 21 March 2016

THE LEAN MONTHS

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THE LEAN MONTHS We grow fruit and vegetables to provide healthy food throughout the year. Mid summer to autumn is the harvest perio...
Sunday, 13 March 2016

PLANTS FOR PROBLEM AREAS

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PLANTS FOR PROBLEM AREAS Helianthemum My life in the gardening world has taken me all round the country. This has given me the ...
Sunday, 6 March 2016

SPRING IS ARRIVING

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SPRING IS ARRIVING At long last the rains have stopped and the soil surface is beginning to dry out. The last week of February was ...
Tuesday, 1 March 2016

BEGIN SEED SOWING

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BEGIN SEED SOWING Looks like spring is coming early this year, or maybe the garden has awoken earlier due to lack of a winter. Alth...
Tuesday, 23 February 2016

GARDEN TREES

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GARDEN TREES Every garden can benefit from a few trees to give them scale, height, flowers, autumn colour and fruit. Trees encourag...
Friday, 19 February 2016

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Art Chain Challenge. I was nominated to participate in this event where artists would paint and complete one painting every day for five d...
Monday, 15 February 2016

PLANTS FOR THE HOUSE

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PLANTS FOR THE HOUSE House plants are part of the interior décor. Some may be permanent features providing interest in corners, aro...
Sunday, 7 February 2016

PRUNING FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES

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PRUNING FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES The dormant season from November till the end of March is the time when we prune our fruit trees and...
Thursday, 4 February 2016

ROSES

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ROSES Fifty year ago every decent garden had roses in beds, growing along fences, growing up walls and a few tall shrub roses along...