5 Rockery Plants for Bees and Small Green Roofs
I have seen many articles on rockery plants but not (as yet) any specifically aimed at choosing flowering rockery plants […]
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What is a Vegan Garden?
The question “What is a Vegan Garden?” is one which I am asked as a Gardening Teacher and sometimes in
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Could You Grow Your Own Coffee?
Is it possible to grow your own Coffee? Well, yes, it is! Even in the UK, if you have a
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Gardening Tasks for March
No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same in one garden (Hugh Johnson) And that is
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Choosing Your Greenhouse
Choosing your greenhouse involves considering a range of factors, some of which we looked at in a previous blog, Planning
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Planning Your Perfect Greenhouse
Planning your perfect greenhouse is not about quick decision making, but about getting the right greenhouse for you, your garden,
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Romantic Roses for Valentine’s Day and Beyond
This blog on romantic roses is less about madly spending on Valentine’s Day than being inspired to create a garden
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Gardening Tasks for February
Never mind about gardening tasks for February! Think about Snowdrops, Daffodils and Hellebores and flowering winter shrubs – far more fun
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12 Gardening Tips for your New Year Garden
Did you perhaps make New Year’s Resolutions and now we’re at the end of January you’re struggling with keeping them
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Chimonanthus praecox – Wintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox is a shrub that you hardly notice during the summer. Except perhaps as a leafy green backdrop to
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Bare Root Fruit Bushes
Gooseberry crumble, blueberries sprinkled over your breakfast granola – bare root fruit bushes are the promise of treats to come!
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Gardening Tasks for January
As we begin a new gardening year, many of us are still recovering from holiday and visitor mode, hardly ready to
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12 Plants for the 12 Days of Christmas
12 Plants for the 12 Days of Christmas is a seasonal blog with planting ideas for a themed garden with
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The Winter Solstice and Your Garden
Whilst I’m talking here about the Winter Solstice and your garden, it’s helpful to clarify that I’m referring to the
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Hippeastrum or Amaryllis? Christmas Flowering Bulbs
Botanical Latin scholars among you may be aware why the flowering bulb we have in our houses at Christmas is
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Gardening Tasks for December
Some gardeners have been picking Chrysanthemums and Dahlias for the house until this last week or so. But strong winds,
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Christmas Wreaths History
Christmas wreaths history, well a brief history anyway, as when you start to look into the various religious and pagan
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Garden Sheds and Garden Design Tips
Garden sheds take on many guises and have come a long way from being a purely practical structure for storing
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Celebrating Trees
Celebrating Trees is about taking time to appreciate and wonder at trees. Consider this: they are the longest living organisms
Gardening Tasks for November
We’ve had a mild autumn in the UK so far, with a few days of Indian Summer – when it
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Ruby Wedding Anniversary Plants and Flowers
Ruby Wedding Anniversary plants and flowers is a gardening inspiration blog for Ruby Celebrations. You may need help to choose
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Growing Spider Plants
Growing Spider Plants is one of the ways many of us begin our gardening life. As a familiar houseplant, the
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Mid Autumn Gardening Tips & Ideas
Mid autumn gardening tips has easy tasks and ideas that will give you a better looking garden now and come
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Gardening Tasks for October
Early October gardens still have a feeling of lushness about them that slowly changes as the daylight hours shorten. We
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Bought More Plants than You Meant? Help is Here!
Have you ever bought more plants than you meant to at the nursery, garden centre or when visiting a plant
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Is Ivy Weed or Wildlife Habitat?
Is Ivy Weed or Wildlife Habitat? It’s a good question. Although I get asked about ivy whichever ‘hat’ I’m wearing,
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Michaelmas Daisies – Still an Aster?
For me, the sight of Michaelmas daisies enlivening flower borders and pots is a vivid snapshot of this particular point
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Gardening Tasks for September
If you felt that this British summer was hotter than usual you’d be correct! Provisional figures from the Met Office
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Bokashi Composting
Bokashi Composting is possibly totally new to you. Perhaps you’ve heard it mentioned and wonder whether it is a way
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Rhododendron ponticum – Do You have One? Options!
Rhododendron ponticum is one of those examples where a plant species has been introduced to serve a practical purpose and
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Allotments
Allotments are part of British cultural history. Perhaps you have an allotment, small or large. Or perhaps you used to
Gardening Tasks for August
Here’s hoping we get warm sun during the day and gentle wetting rain overnight so we can spend more time
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