Monday, 24 June 2019

PLANTS FOR WALLS AND FENCES

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PLANTS FOR WALLS AND FENCES Clematis montana At some point we all experience the trials and tribulations of moving house, usuall...
Wednesday, 19 June 2019

PLANT PROPAGATION

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PLANT PROPAGATION As a young gardener, plant propagation was a very important topic. Apprentices got both practice and lectures on t...
Tuesday, 11 June 2019

TIME TO PLANT PUMPKINS COURGETTES AND CUCUMBERS

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TIME TO PLANT PUMPKINS COURGETTES AND CUCUMBERS Pumpkins and courgettes have a lot of similarities in their needs for producing good...
Monday, 3 June 2019

RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS and CAMELLIAS

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RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS and CAMELLIAS Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Camellias flood the garden with colour in late spring when most spri...
Monday, 27 May 2019

ENJOYING THE WEATHER

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ENJOYING THE WEATHER It may only be mid May, but summer has arrived. Hope it is still with us when this goes out in print. Both gard...
Sunday, 19 May 2019

THE SUMMER FLOWERS

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  THE SUMMER FLOWERS The spring flowering bulb season has now passed but the cool spring weather allowed flowering to last for weeks...
Monday, 13 May 2019

BUSY SPRING DAYS

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  BUSY SPRING DAYS In my early training years to become a gardener we were taught how to garden by the book. There was a good practi...
Monday, 6 May 2019

PLANTS FOR THE SHADE

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PLANTS FOR THE SHADE Bee pollinating flowers of Hydrangea petiolaris Choosing plants for the garden is usually fairly simple for...