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"Long, languorous days of August"

Quote from “A Summer Siesta” Sister Mary Blanche What seeds to sow in August. There are encouraging signs from the Met Office that, after the cool start to July. the...

"Long, languorous days of August"

Quote from “A Summer Siesta” Sister Mary Blanche What seeds to sow in August. There are encouraging signs from the Met Office that, after the cool start to July. the...

Perennials, Biennials and Annuals

Perennials, Biennials and Annuals

Perennials and Biennials Cottage style plantings often have a variety of hardy perennials and shrubs as their main interest. These may be augmented by the sowing or planting with annuals...

Perennials, Biennials and Annuals

Perennials and Biennials Cottage style plantings often have a variety of hardy perennials and shrubs as their main interest. These may be augmented by the sowing or planting with annuals...

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"July" is a blind date with summer

What seeds to sow in July In between lugging watering cans around the garden, weeding and harvesting the soft fruit before the birds do, sowing more seeds hardly seems a...

"July" is a blind date with summer

What seeds to sow in July In between lugging watering cans around the garden, weeding and harvesting the soft fruit before the birds do, sowing more seeds hardly seems a...

Give Plants a Good Soaking

Give Plants a Good Soaking

Watering the garden during hot weather.   I have just returned from my holiday abroad; so with danger of frost over, I have put my pots and baskets outdoors including...

Give Plants a Good Soaking

Watering the garden during hot weather.   I have just returned from my holiday abroad; so with danger of frost over, I have put my pots and baskets outdoors including...

What will you be swapping?

What will you be swapping?

Great Big Green Week 8th to 16th June Nationwide annual focus on community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. The theme this year is 'swap together for good'. ...

What will you be swapping?

Great Big Green Week 8th to 16th June Nationwide annual focus on community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. The theme this year is 'swap together for good'. ...

Are beans easy to grow?

Are beans easy to grow?

As the nation's favourite green bean (purportedly) runner beans are known elsewhere as English runner beans. Native to Central America they were introduced to Britain in 1600's originally as an ornamental....

Are beans easy to grow?

As the nation's favourite green bean (purportedly) runner beans are known elsewhere as English runner beans. Native to Central America they were introduced to Britain in 1600's originally as an ornamental....