Last month I mentioned the planting of spring flowering bulbs: with the exception of tulips, which can go in as late as November, you need to get on with this now. If you are planning to grow bulbs in containers, it is wise to use fresh bulb fibre or compost, as old material may carry ... read the rest of "The Garden in September"
Congratulations must go Bulldog Tools who have won a Gold Medal with their garden called “A Self-sufficient Blacksmith’s Garden”. This was classed as an exhibit and not a garden as it was in the Grand Pavilion. Woodland Horticulture Ltd once again supplied products to assist in the set-up of this award winning garden through Stone ... read the rest of "Chelsea 2011"
I have said, probably numerous times, before, that by August the successful gardener should be in the enviable position of being able to sit back, hopefully in the sun and enjoy his or her work with nothing much to be done than a little routine maintenance. With luck, there will be few weeds to be ... read the rest of "The Garden In August"
Congratulations to William Brett & the rest of his team at WB Design & Construction who has just won a medal at the recent BBC Gardeners Live @ The NEC in Birmingham. William’s Garden was called “Vintage Rock T” and was based on the bed’s being T shaped as well as having various guitars around ... read the rest of "Winning Garden"
At the time of writing, we have had a remarkably dry spell of weather for most of the last three months, although we have had some heavy showers in the last few days. Many signs of summer are now with us, and certainly by the time you read this, swallows and house-martins will have been ... read the rest of "The Garden In June"
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grandma white I should love to hear from Jackie how she got on with her potato/tomato plant? It sounds like fun! Pam
Rob Hi Jackie, Thank you for your enquiry. I have indeed heard of this type of plant. I myself have done a certain...
Jackie Hi Rob, Thanks for this update – I’m really pleased to hear that someone else has potatoes on the...