1. Eranthis hyemalis
The golden glow of this charming low-growing winter perennial is a heartwarming sight indeed. The winter aconite will thrive in any soil that is well-drained during the summer. They prefer dappled shade, reaching up to about 6ins (15cms) and growing so thickly that the vigorous …
Wheeled scarifiers help to free the lawn of thatch. See which one of six on test came out top…
Bosmere Lawn Scarifier N652 www.bosmere.com Telephone (01293) 586200 £32.95
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Steel construction with a powder coated and galvanised finish. It has 16 sprung tines, and comes with metal protection guard. The handle took seconds to assemble. Has …
Fuchsias are being hit by a ‘devastating’ new pest that is set to spread throughout Britain.
Fuchsia gall mite, which was unheard of in the UK before 2007, has become widely established along the south coast – and is heading north.
The news comes weeks after B&Q and Thompson & Morgan stopped selling busy Lizzies – another …
Growing veg can save you money – as long as you don’t mind working for free!
Seed firm DT Brown grew a crop of 16 varieties worth £262.54 at supermarket prices on a 16x30ft plot.
While the seed cost a £31.46, the firm did not include the cost of gardeners’ labour needed to grow the produce.
The …
Feeling down in the dumps in the middle of winter? You’re not alone.
There’s a snowdrop in Scotland that’s grumpy by name and appearance.
When it blooms in February it has two eyes and a turned-down mouth.
But the fed-up flower gets a smile from visitors to the Cambo Country Estate in Fife where it is part …
We all know that we need to take care of our tools. We cannot garden without them. My Felcos were really in need of some attention this weekend.
A lecturer at Sparsholt College once told me that tomato ketchup works wonders with dirty cutting blades, and he was right!
They do smell for a while, but for …
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January is nearly gone, and so too are the high street sales. But don’t forget the garden centres. You have just a week left to bag yourself a bargain for the garden.
I’ve picked up some great discounted items at my local centre in the past week or so, and I could have kept on spending. …
Keep garden gear in tip top condition with a tool sharpener. Read on to find out which came top in our test
Darlac Diamond Sharpener (fine). To order call Two Wests and Elliot (01246) 451077/ www.twowests.co.uk £12.14 including delivery
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A simple, lightweight sharpener. The plastic body has a neat diamond head. The packaging gives very clear …
I really seem to be hitting my garden hard at the moment. Although I’ve had some frosts they have cleared quickly thanks to the glorious sea air that my south coast garden is exposed to, giving me no excuse to get out there.
There is a downside being close to the sea: the salt. Last week …
The Daily Telegraph has published a list of Britain’s top 30 most influential gardeners – but it contains a few surprises.
Alan Titchmarsh leads the great and good of the gardening world, even though he stood down as lead presenter of Gardeners’ World almost a decade ago.
Readers on The Daily Telegraph website bemoaned the omission of …
What are ‘apps’?
Apps (short for application software) are computer programmes designed to carry out specific jobs, such as show weather forecasts, maps, TV schedules etc. There are around half a million apps in Apple’s App Store (accessed via iTunes on a Mac or via an iPhone or iPad) and over 200,000 in the Android Market …
The heat of different chillies is measured using the Scoville scale, which marks the degree of dilution of the chilli sample in a sugar solution. A rating of 100,000 means the extract had to be diluted 100,000 with the sugar solution for its heat to be undetectable.
Chilli Variety
Scoville Rating
Naga …
