In the days and weeks leading up to Christmas, present options for green-fingered friends or relatives may include growing hyacinths or spring bulbs in small glass containers. Or there is always the novelty mug, floral small trowel and fork sets or yet another pair of gardening gloves. However, if you…
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All about Hyacinths
With their pretty, sweet-smelling groups of bell shaped flowers, hyacinths come in a variety of colours including white, blue, purple, yellow and pink. They have been popular since Victorian times. Bulbs need to be planted outside in the Autumn to a depth of about 10 cms and they should be…
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Winter Flowering Pansies and Violas
Although these bedding plants have been for sale in supermarkets and garden centres for a couple of months now, the best time to plant pansies and violas is around mid-October. If you buy your plants too early you may find that they grow too much and become straggly by the…
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Recommended Garden Jobs for September
Even though September has been a very changeable month for the weather, there should still be days and opportunities to get outside into the garden. If you do not have very much time on your hands, then these are some of the chores which you should really try and tackle…
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A splash of colour for next Spring
Although August is still considered the height of Summer, it will not be too long before Autumn arrives with crisper, fresher air and shorter, cooler days. However, it is worth thinking about and planning the planting of Spring Bulbs. Spring bulbs start appearing for sale in shops, garden centres and…
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Re-cycle water in the garden with a water butt
Many householders have now changed over to having metred water in an effort to reduce their annual water bills and also to make sure that they are actually only paying for water that they use. Once a water metre is installed, it does make most people more aware of water…
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Easy to grow Nasturtiums
If you look around at some of the flowering plants growing in gardens and parks, you probably can’t miss the abundance of colour from pretty nasturtiums which are starting to come into flower now. These flowers are very easy to grow from seed. However, if you find that you have…
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New to Gardening? Some essential garden tools…
You finally have a place of your own with your own small garden and know absolutely nothing about gardening! Mum and Dad will surely have heaps of advice and, if they live close, you may even find that you have some willing helpers. They may even be happy to lend…