How many gardeners begin their garden project trying to cover their plot with as many plants as possible? It’s a desperate race to cover ground with the plants you want in your garden before the unwanted weeds reclaim the bare soil. The scale of my own garden project was such that it took about 5 [...]
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How Do birds do that?
Have you ever wondered or been amazed how a garden bird makes its nest in the branch of a tree? Now spare a thought for the amazing indviduals who created this nest in bamboo. By comparison, building a nest in the fork of the branches of a tree must be a [...]
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If summer is ‘Broadway Showtime’ then Autumn is for those all-important ‘rehearsals’. Autumn, and by that I mean October and November in particular, is often considered by gardeners as the month for pruning. – But there’s actually a lot more to preparing your garden for the winter than simply cutting back. In this article I [...]
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Fact: Most gardeners, if given the chance, would relish working in a walled garden.
Fact: Most gardeners, believe a walled garden offers a wonderful, protected environment for growing plants.
So, imagine my surprise when I discovered that my walled garden did NOT offer any protection from the weather! Indeed, the opposite was the case! Let me explain. [...]
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