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Getting Ready for Baskets and Containers
If you are looking to create your own baskets, containers or bedding displays then now is the time to start sowing seed indoors. Many plants suitable for these displays are...
Getting Ready for Baskets and Containers
If you are looking to create your own baskets, containers or bedding displays then now is the time to start sowing seed indoors. Many plants suitable for these displays are...
"a February face, so full of frost, of storm an...
"....a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?"~William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing What seeds to sow in February? Eager to begin sowing, I watch the long term weather...
"a February face, so full of frost, of storm an...
"....a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?"~William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing What seeds to sow in February? Eager to begin sowing, I watch the long term weather...
Watching Birds in my Garden
Big Garden Birdwatch 26-28th January 2024 I enjoy watching birds in my garden, though I no longer use bird feeders. Instead I try to use natural planting to encourage them in,...
Watching Birds in my Garden
Big Garden Birdwatch 26-28th January 2024 I enjoy watching birds in my garden, though I no longer use bird feeders. Instead I try to use natural planting to encourage them in,...
Top ten hanging basket plants from seed
As temperatures plummet in the UK, it is advisable to bring hanging baskets or containers planted up with winter flowering pansies, violas or polyanthus under cover. If the compost is...
Top ten hanging basket plants from seed
As temperatures plummet in the UK, it is advisable to bring hanging baskets or containers planted up with winter flowering pansies, violas or polyanthus under cover. If the compost is...
Chilli peppers - Turning up the Heat
Native to South America, chili peppers are now widespread throughout the culinary world. Used as a vegetable or fruit, smoked or dried and ground as a spice these versatile chillies are...
Chilli peppers - Turning up the Heat
Native to South America, chili peppers are now widespread throughout the culinary world. Used as a vegetable or fruit, smoked or dried and ground as a spice these versatile chillies are...
'For gardening, begins in January, with the dream'
New Year, new season to come - what seeds to sow this month. Looking out at my somewhat bedraggled and soggy garden I dream of sunshine and flourishing plants, bees...
'For gardening, begins in January, with the dream'
New Year, new season to come - what seeds to sow this month. Looking out at my somewhat bedraggled and soggy garden I dream of sunshine and flourishing plants, bees...