With all this lovely warm weather the seedlings that we planted a couple of weeks ago are germinating well and giving us the excitement of looking forward to our first crop. First up are the lettuce seeds Lollo Rossa which are doing well indoors. In a couple of weeks these will be ready to plant [...]
Entries from March 18th, 2009
Gardening | Garden Design | Grow your own, progress
March 18th, 2009 No Comments
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Gardening | Garden Design | Plant spotlight – Cornus (dogwood) update
March 14th, 2009 No Comments
This is an update to an earlier blog about the wonder of these plants. Now is the time to prune the stems back quite hard to within 300 – 450mm of the ground. Now a top tip – bring the cut stems indoors and place them in a large vase with plenty of water. Within [...]
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Gardening | Garden Design | Fantastic spring colours and bees at work!
March 3rd, 2009 No Comments
Fantastic, spring has arrived in style and set off a magnificent display of awesome colours and activity. Along with the vibrant, fresh colours of the spring garden I am delighted to see that the bee activity is really kicking in. In a small clump of crocus I spotted dozens of these wonderful creatures hard at [...]
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Gardening | Garden Design | Grow your own, involving children
March 1st, 2009 1 Comment
Growing your own vegetables is both exciting and rewarding – not to mention the cost benefits and environmental impact. Today I made that experience even more special. Involving the family in growing their own vegetables has some great and often unexpected results. The enthusiasm of reading the packet, discovering that one packet contains a humungus [...]
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