[...] my seed and plant order has now grown to such an extent that I’m going to need to dig up half my flower garden to accommodate them all!
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Growing raspberries
at 3:24 pm on Friday 5 February 2010 3 Comments
In our family we say strawberries are the Beatles of the fruit world, but raspberries, which are more rock ‘n roll, are the Rolling Stones.
Read moreHoverfly puparia
at 11:55 am on Wednesday 3 February 2010 2 Comments
The snow has gone completely now, and I take these latent packages as a good sign that spring is coming.
Read moreApple trees: ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’
at 4:08 pm on Monday 1 February 2010 5 Comments
In the summer of 1825 Mrs Cox was sitting in the garden – probably enjoying the sun and, perhaps embroidering a sampler or engaged in some similar 19th Century pursuit…
Read moreGardening to reduce your carbon footprint
at 5:20 pm on Friday 29 January 2010 11 Comments
How hard would it be to design green roofs for cars? Just imagine: you stop off to pick up some groceries, and on returning to your car, you find it’s alive with the sight and sound of butterflies…
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