Seed sowing
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How to buy plants for summer planters
Making a summer planter is very easy, you can buy fully grown…
Are we there yet?
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Potting for health Why would you keep your plant in the same…
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Potting plantsThere are two kinds of pottingpotting for growth or potting for…
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Check your varieties, you don’t need to side shoot some types. Tall…
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Perhaps the easiest way is to choose a colour scheme Are you…
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Hanging basketsOne of the most popular forms of container gardening, but judging…
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Perhaps the easiest way is to choose a colour scheme What about…
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Still plenty of time for a frost I think the weather is…
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Help I have sown my tomatoes to soon!
It is very easy to sow your tomatoes too soon, sometimes it…
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Primroses our most popular spring flower, stunning colours and sweet scent. Now…
Managing your on-line expectations
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Protect your seedlings use plug trays
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A simple way to sow seeds singly or in clumps using only…
Can I use my unheated greenhouse now?
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Perfect Primroses
Lovely primroses in a wide range of colours.
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Remember when Strawberries were Sweet, juicy and full of aroma. To have…
Easy Strawberries
Remember when Strawberries were Sweet, juicy and full of aroma. They are…
Buying LED grow lights
How to see the wood from the trees How to buy and…
How cold can I go?
How low can I go? All plants have an Optimum Temperature As…
How soon is too soon?
When to start sowing seeds, I think we are all desperate to…
Grey Mould or Botrytis
Time to be careful? Grey Mould or Botrytis to give it its…
How warm is it
How warm is it? The only way to find out is to…
Why Online sellers struggled with Covid
During the covid crisis, lots of new gardeners turned to the online…
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Probably the most popular spring flower.Stunning colours often sweetly scented they brighten…
Hellebores aftercare
They are prized by gardeners for their ability to flower during the…
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The winter cold can leave the garden bare and uninviting. you need…
