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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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Sorting out the flowery chaos – Grow-how tips for July

By mid-July, the spring freshness has usually left the garden, but we can start to enjoy the fullness and scents of the true summer flowers like lilies, salvias and verbena, and begin to harvest the fruit and veg we sowed and tended so hopefully early in the year. Let’s get on with a bit of […]