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Gardening
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Published: Mon, 03/08/2009 19:08
The fifth part to a series on Herbaceous Plants by gardening enthusiast Martin Horne.
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Published: Tue, 30/06/2009 20:15
What is a climber? A climbing plant adds a new dimension to a garden, providing a vertical visual delight, often providing a sense of beauty and warmth to an otherwise sterile area.
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Published: Wed, 03/09/2008 14:17
There is always time in a busy gardener's year to sit back and assess progress or otherwise in the garden and this year has been no exception.
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Published: Thu, 12/06/2008 18:51
There are many advantages to the growing of plants in containers and hanging baskets, not least of which is their portability.
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Published: Thu, 12/06/2008 18:40
How can we best describe the weather of late? ‘Mixed' is probably the best word!
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Published: Thu, 12/06/2008 18:37
Soil fertility has been covered briefly before in the topical article on soils and composts but the following may complement those notes...
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Published: Thu, 12/06/2008 18:32
As mentioned before, my love of herbaceous perennials knows no bounds and I love nothing more than propagating, nursing and handling border plants.
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Published: Wed, 23/04/2008 14:48
Allotments have held a place in gardeners' hearts for several years and have become a British institution.
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Published: Mon, 31/03/2008 00:48
Starting seeds indoors is really enjoyable.
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Published: Thu, 27/09/2007 17:05
Sunday 16th September 2007 sees the start of Organic Fortnight. What is meant by the term ‘Organic Gardening'?
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Published: Mon, 27/08/2007 23:26
The grass has been growing very fast for most of the Summer in the unusually wet weather: a sudden dry spell will come as a surprise, and your turf will need a little more TLC!
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Published: Mon, 27/08/2007 23:04
Our record breaking wet summer has brought a red threat to lawns in Leicestershire and Derbyshire!
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Published: Tue, 31/07/2007 01:26
My love of herbaceous perennials knows no bounds and I derive endless pleasure from propagating, growing and proudly showing the various plants.
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Published: Tue, 31/07/2007 01:18
The recent constant wet weather has seen an apparent increase in the predominance of the notorious garden pests, slugs and snails...
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Published: Tue, 31/07/2007 01:11
One of many satisfying things about gardening is growing your own plants from seed or cuttings. One of the easiest is the beautiful fuchsia.
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Published: Mon, 16/07/2007 11:04
Bees need food and a place to live in gardens, parks, and wild areas.
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Published: Tue, 10/07/2007 20:05
As I write this, it has started to rain yet again.
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Published: Tue, 10/07/2007 20:02
I knew it! I wrote an article on dry conditions and plants which thrive in and adapt to dry conditions and - lo and behold! - it seems only hours after when the rains came.
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Published: Sun, 24/06/2007 18:03
How do we make compost and what is ‘compost'?
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Published: Mon, 11/06/2007 15:48
Earlier I wrote about plants which are drought-tolerant. On a slightly different topic, here are a few examples of perennial plants
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Published: Mon, 11/06/2007 15:43
If, as we are led to believe, climate change will involve hotter, drier summers in this country, we may need to look a little closer at the type of plants we place in our gardens.
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Published: Sun, 06/05/2007 23:31
We gardeners are never fully satisfied! It has rained too much or there has been no rain for too long.
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Published: Wed, 02/05/2007 10:53
As a gardener, my greatest love is to grow ornamental plants but, as a friend pointed out to me: "You can't eat flowers!"
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Published: Wed, 25/04/2007 15:37
New entrants to gardening may find propagating half-hardy plants - those susceptible to damage by frost - by seed both productive and exciting. The process need not be daunting...
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Published: Wed, 25/04/2007 14:02
With the unusually high temperatures upon us, our minds turn to summer and what better way enjoy the sunshine than by getting outside and getting dirty!
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