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Clematis and roses: the perfect partners
12:34pm Friday 30th July 2010
AMONG the glories of my garden are clematis – I love the big, showy flowers of the hybrids as well as the early season types, such as C.
Save cash by growing Oriental greens
12:34pm Friday 23rd July 2010
CHECKING out the price of bags of Oriental greens at the supermarket is enough to make most gardeners want to grow their own.
Scents and sensibility for balmy evenings
1:21pm Friday 16th July 2010
SCENT comes into its own when you’re sitting outside on a balmy summer evening, taking in all the delicious fragrances the garden has to offer.
Plenty of options for success in clay soil
12:33pm Friday 9th July 2010
I CAUGHT up with TV gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh recently, who has been busy covering the horticultural show circuit offering advice to the public on all-weather plants which will grow in the worst conditions.
Wage war on those stubborn weeds
12:57pm Friday 2nd July 2010
SUMMER showers always perk up plants, but rainfall at this time of year is a double-edged sword. Yes, showers are good for the garden, plants look refreshed and a heavy downpour saves masses of time on watering, but they also bring out slugs, snails and, worst of all, weeds.
Panellists fielding tricky questions on air since 1950s
6:01pm Friday 25th June 2010
BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, which is aired on Fridays and Sundays, attracts two million listeners each week — BBC Gardeners’ World has the same number of viewers — and its influence on horticultural spending habits is immeasurable.
Creations with touch of get up and go
6:08pm Friday 11th June 2010
FRONT gardens are so often an afterthought for homeowners, who see the front of their house only as a point of access and more specifically as a place to park their car and site their dustbins.
Where else would you see a floral helicopter?
3:57pm Friday 21st May 2010
THE credit crunch may be over, but concerns about our environment remain in full swing, which explains why many of the 33 show gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show are taking wildlife or biodiversity as their theme.
Don’t go potty over cracked containers
10:31am Friday 14th May 2010
IF YOUR terracotta pots took a hammering over the winter months and you ended up with a pile of crocks from broken, frost-damaged containers, it may be time to invest in a new batch. Manufacturers have made great strides over the years to make stylish pots which will withstand the worst of the weather and still look good.
Bees keep everything buzzing nicely
12:19pm Friday 7th May 2010
AT LAST the sunshine is bringing everything on – climbers need tying in, shrubs are sprouting new growth and seedlings are appearing.
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