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Gardening – December 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

What a difference a few days make. Until recently, we had been enjoying a balmy and dry period lasting for several weeks, and most of the leaves were still firmly affixed to...

Gardening – November 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

Well, this is the anniversary of our taking over this column and there is no doubt that much has changed for us this year, both personally and professionally. Familiar faces have come...

Gardening – October 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

The autumn equinox has just passed and it is official, nights will be longer than days from now on. But don’t let that be a cause for gloom; the soil is still...

Gardening – September 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

So where did that summer go exactly? If you distil it down, we probably had about 2 to 2.5 weeks of really summery weather, and the rest has been quite mediocre. In...

Gardening – August 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

Well-deserved holidays are rightly in the forefront of all your minds at present, so we will keep it short this month, rather than burdening your consciences with gardening jobs. In truth, there...

Gardening – July 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

Cornish summertime is truly here. You can tell by the warm days, the slightly damp, mouldering whiff we all have about us at the moment, and the fact that Sarah’s long legs...

Gardening – June 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

What a difference a few weeks make in the garden. Those colder night-time temperatures are a thing of the past (fingers crossed) and we are all playing catch up with our gardening....

Gardening – May 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

It was certainly quite depressing to realise, as a customer pointed out recently, that it is only approximately seven weeks until the longest day. Here at Pengelly, we’re still wearing many layers...

Gardening – April 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

There is so much to this month, it’s difficult to know where to start! So April has arrived and hopefully with it, some warmth. Whilst writing this, it’s quite chilly at night...

Gardening – March 2016 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins

Well, finally some sunshine, after goodness knows how much grey cloud and rain. Chilly at nights, but doesn’t it lift the spirits? So it’s time to take a turn in the garden,...