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Succulents and soft fruit – gardening tips for August

Serious drought is now affecting much of the country and it’s the third one in five years.  We southerners are now envious of you northerners – I hear your sweet peas are just coming into their own – ours fried up a month ago! All gardeners must soldier on whatever the weather though, how about taking […]

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Get the secateurs out! Grow-how tips for August

Once we reach August, I always feel like the year is speeding up – the summer is rushing by too fast!  We need more time to appreciate the lazy, hazy, crazy days! But while we are trying to find moments to appreciate high summer, there are also some jobs that need doing like pruning rambler roses […]