From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Bamboo Bird Nest

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by muddywellies on October 18, 2009

in Gardening

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 [...]

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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 givenĀ  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 [...]

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