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Wildflower Power
In the UK we have lost 97 per cent of our meadows since the Second World War, so planting garden meadows – a combination of wildflowers and wild grasses – can help to make up for these lost habitats and provide food and shelter for a huge range of species. Adding native wildflowers into a […]
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Get Ready for Spring
March isn’t exactly renowned for its warm and balmy days. However, with daylight hours lengthening and the sun just beginning to warm things up in the garden, it is the perfect time to give your garden some much needed love and attention. Here’s our garden tips for spring. 1. Clearing Cleaning and tidying up is […]
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Winter Fruit Tree Care
February is the ideal time to give your fruit trees a good once over and some special pampering to prepare them for the growing season to come. While trees are dormant, check your trees over for any signs of damage or disease and prepare them spring. February is the ideal time to treat […]
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Spring Bulbs
Growing Spring Flowering Bulbs The sight of the first snowdrops peeking through the soil always fills me with anticipation for a new gardening year. Along with early crocuses and Tete a Tete narcissi they bring a spring to my step as colour returns to the garden. snowdrops Spring flowering bulbs are usually available to […]
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Winter Interest in the Garden
Short of winter interest in your garden? Is your garden looking dull and colourless at this time of year? Once bare of leaves, interesting and attractive tree trunks come into their own. Plant such a tree as the centrepiece of a winter garden or as an out-of-season highlight in the main border. Add some […]
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Planting Trees and Shrubs
Autumn is the perfect time to plant trees. The ground is still warm which allows the trees to settle in before growth starts in the spring. Plants are just going into dormancy during the autumn and shutting down for winter, this places less stress on them, especially large plants like trees as the demand for […]
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Introduction to Wildlife Gardening
Wildlife Friendly Gardening Domestic gardens are valuable safe spaces for our native wildlife, while natural habitats are being lost to development, poor land management and modern agricultural practice. Making a garden wildlife friendly doesn’t mean having to let your prized patch ‘go wild’ or having to sacrifice your favourite plants. We can all play our […]
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Guide to Growing Bamboo
Bamboos are vigorous and dramatic plants with a touch of the exotic. The swaying canes add structure and movement to the garden. They can be grown as living screens and focal points. There are various stem colours, foliage types and heights to choose from, spreading or forming clumps, large and small. Bamboos will tolerate […]
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Seeds to Sow Now September - November
Many gardeners stop sowing seeds at this time of year and concentrate on harvesting, but with a little thought salads and the vegetables can carry on cropping through to late autumn, and, if you have some cloches or a cold greenhouse through to next spring. Ignore the backs of seed packets and sow lettuce now, […]