The Generous Gardener Moves On
I love a plant fair and when it’s in a beautiful garden, it’s even better. So, I was determined to . . .
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Category: Flowers, veg and more
Making a Bulb Lasagne
There’s nothing quite like spring bulbs to lift the spirits and, with a difficult winter looming, I think they’ll be . . .
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Plants that Cope With a Drought
When you have sandy soil, every year is one of gardening in a drought. It doesn’t seem to matter how . . .
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Choosing Spuds at Dundry Nurseries
In normal times, I’d have been heading to Dundry Nurseries’ potato event this weekend to pick up some tubers and . . .
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2021 Flower Gardening Trials
The 2021 Flower Gardening Trials produced an interesting mix of new blooms and a surprise favourite. Things were a little . . .
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Gardening Hits and Misses in 2021
While 2021 was slightly better nationally than 2020, in the garden it’s definitely been a year of gardening hits and . . .
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Lifting Spirits With Winter Growing
Now isn’t the obvious time to be sowing seeds but with so much gloom around I decided a bit of . . .
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Vegetable Gardening Trials 2021
I’ve been looking back at the vegetable gardening trials for 2021 and starting to think about what I might grow . . .
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Review: Windowsill Mushroom Growing Kits
In the cold, dark days of winter, it’s good to be able to grow something so I was pleased to . . .
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Overwintering Dahlias
I spent the weekend finishing off one of my biggest autumn jobs – overwintering dahlias. They could be left in . . .
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