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Should I Add Clover to my Lawn?

Should I Add Clover to my Lawn?

Tony Allen from the Natures Finest Seed website wrote to offer me a guest post for this blog. I looked [...]

Nov 15, 2011     No Comments
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Grape vine in autumn

Grape vine in autumn

Autumn leaves and sunshine provide a wonderful photo opportunity. Our grape vine has turned magnificent shades of red and gold. [...]

Nov 13, 2011     No Comments
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Gorgeous geraniums

Gorgeous geraniums

We were browsing around our local garden centre when I spotted some attractive clay pots at a bargain price. There [...]

Aug 28, 2011     No Comments
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Glorious Gazanias

Glorious Gazanias

When we were in the garden centre choosing some plants for our tubs the brightly coloured gazania plants caught our [...]

Jul 28, 2011     No Comments
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Runner beans survive blackfly infestation

Runner beans survive blackfly infestation

A few weeks ago the new shoots on our runner beans were covered with blackfly. After consulting the wisdom of [...]

Jul 25, 2011     No Comments
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Yucca recovering after frost damage

Yucca recovering after frost damage

My five foot yucca has survived winters unscathed for many years. However, the winter of 2010/2011 took its toll and [...]

Jul 24, 2011     2 Comments
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Camellias blooming well

Camellias blooming well

In spite of the hard winter our camellia shrubs have held on to their flower buds and are putting on [...]

Apr 2, 2011     No Comments
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Is my compost bin a breeding ground for slugs?

Is my compost bin a breeding ground for slugs?

We try to be as green as possible by recycling as much as we can. My large plastic compost bin [...]

Mar 24, 2011     No Comments
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The Great White Cherry and other spring flowers

The Great White Cherry and other spring flowers

When I opened the curtains this morning I was greeted by the beautiful sight of the cheery tree at the [...]

Mar 23, 2011     No Comments
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Who’s been eating my primulas?

Who’s been eating my primulas?

My primulas are in flower but something is making a meal of the petals. If it was slugs I would [...]

Feb 28, 2011     5 Comments
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