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Sorting out the borders – gardening tips for September

The end of the summer hols – back to school, back to work…….and it’s just the same for gardeners too!   September brings plenty of early autumn tasks such as moving or digging out plants in the borders, choosing new roses or prepping alpines for winter… Making changes This can be a fabulous time for looking critically at […]

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Great Plants this Month Summer

Rosa ‘Dortmund’ AGM

I make no apology for choosing a rose this week, we are in June after all, and this amazing climber is such a winner, I just couldn’t ignore it.  Many years ago, we first saw ‘Dortmund’ growing on a wall of ‘The Garden House’ in Devon and as I remember it was the only rose on sale in the nursery at the time. This, in itself, was […]