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November gardening tips

By November, the clocks have been re-set for winter time, expect days to be much shorter, wetter and much windier. Any mild spells will be rare now and yet any are valuable opportunities to complete any outstanding gardening tasks. November is traditionally a very busy…

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Trees on fire

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

For many of us, autumn is loved and closely associated with three distinct images: cooling temperatures, bright crispy days when almost everything appears sharper and of course wonderful colourful tree displays. It’s a great time to take walks in the woods or countryside and admire…

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October gardening tips

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Despite the weather continuing to be very variable, ground conditions are soft especially after the very wet summer we’ve had, therefore one needs to be careful not to cause any damage to the lawn area when doing any work in the garden during this period.…

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September gardening tips

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Rudbeckia is a stunning and very worthy contender for the flower of the month. Although September usually marks the end of summer, hopefully this year, we might just be lucky and be able to enjoy an Indian summer. Ahead of autumn we could certainly do…

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April gardening tips

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In many ways the weather in April is generally much more pleasant and benign. The famous ‘April Showers’ offer much needed moisture to plants during short hot spells, but temperatures and conditions can and do swing wildly from cold and damp to warm and dry.…