Sunday, 17 March 2019

TOMATOES

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TOMATOES Home grown tomatoes will always be so much better than those purchased from the supermarket. They are not exposed to chem...
Monday, 11 March 2019

THE FIRST SPRING FLOWERS APPEAR

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THE FIRST SPRING FLOWERS APPEAR Spring arrived in February with record high temperatures following a very dry and mild winter. The g...
Sunday, 3 March 2019

A NEW SEASON BEGINS

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A NEW SEASON BEGINS This year’s mild winter with warmer, dry, sunny days Taking chrysanthemum cuttings encourages us to take adv...
Monday, 25 February 2019

GARDEN HEDGES

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                                                      GARDEN   HEDGES Italian Garden at Glamis Castle Garden hedges are still as...
Sunday, 17 February 2019

WORKING WITH THE WEATHER

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WORKING WITH THE WEATHER Great year for outdoor figs Gardeners just love the challenge of growing something better than normal...
Monday, 11 February 2019

FLOWERING TREES

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FLOWERING TREES The dormant season (November to March) was Apple Red Falstaff always the time to plant trees and shrubs as most ...
Tuesday, 5 February 2019

CROP ROTATION

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CROP ROTATION Crop rotation plan for 2019 We may be in mid winter and as it’s a wee bit cold outdoors, and the first snow flakes...
Sunday, 27 January 2019

HEATHERS

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HEATHERS I have always grown a few heathers in the garden from way back to apprenticeship days. They were well used in landscape sch...