Well, we can’t believe it’s 2019. How on earth did that happen? Last time we looked, we were getting ready for the Saturday disco, dancing to power ballads, wearing our hair BIG...

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Winter colour, that’s our theme for this month. When we think about colour in the garden, we often think about flowers, but in the winter, these are harder to come by. And...

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So here we are again, at that cusp between seasons where we don’t know quite what to expect from day to day. After a deliciously clement October (Callum excepted), we are suddenly...

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As we write here on this chilly but bright evening, summer is most definitely in the past for this year. The days are beautiful this week (the wind and rain last weekend...

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There are many, and we are inclined to agree with them, that September is the start of the gardening year. Summer holidays are largely over, the heat of summer, and boy, have...

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This extended dry spell has got us all thinking about watering: how much, when, how to prevent evaporation, and all the usual subjects. We will touch on that, and other considerations in...

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The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray! That’s a whole 3 weeks now, and more in prospect, even if only for the short term. The persistent dry spell...

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As the old song goes, June is bustin’ out all over, and that’s not just a comment on some people’s wardrobe choices! Looking back at last month’s column, we were marvelling at...

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In a nervous, not-quite-believing way, we are all feeling that Spring is here, and maybe even early summer, all at once. Since we last met, we’ve had some ludicrously high temperatures for...

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We’ve had a rotten start to the year so far, in many ways, but surely April will give we gardeners a taste of warmer weather and hope for a better season? Normally,...

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