Setting some gardening resolutions
New Year’s resolutions aren’t confined to those wanting to shed pounds or quit smoking. Gardeners also see the start of . . .
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Christmas gardening jobs
December is a quiet time in the garden caught between the clear-up of autumn and the busy seed-sowing of spring. . . .
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Tackling the roses at Sudeley
Climbing onto the rose bed, secateurs in hand, I suddenly feel a little nervous. It’s said you can’t be too . . .
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Tips for gardening organically
Worried about wildlife but don’t know how to kick the chemical habit? I’ve been finding out about gardening organically. It’s . . .
Read moreWhen a tree needs to move
While many gardeners are happy enough to shift perennials and even shrubs around their borders somehow the idea of moving . . .
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Tempted by Rare Plant Fairs
The 2017 dates for the Rare Plant Fairs have just been announced with new nurseries and a second Gloucestershire venue. . . .
Read moreHow to grow cutting flowers
A friend once commented with surprise that she didn’t expect to see me buying flowers. Surely I had enough in . . .
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The trials of gardening
As a gardening journalist, I’ve long been given plants, seeds and bits of kit to test in my own plot. . . .
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Rediscovering asters
Sometimes you think you know a plant only to find there’s far more to it than you realised. Asters – . . .
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