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How to assemble a large, shop-bought fruit cage PLUS budget options for protecting crops
Taking chrysanthemum cuttings from roots potted up in early February
Seedling masterclass – what to do when…
ITV is on the lookout for Amateur Gardening readers deserving of a full garden makeover by Alan Titchmarsh.
As Alan revealed in AG’s 4 February issue, his Love Your Garden series will be extended to six, hour-long episodes when it returns this summer.
For the first time, former Ground Force host Alan will makeover an entire garden for people who deserve a helping…
Royal roses are set to put on a bloomin’ brilliant display for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Renowned grower David Austin roses has unveiled Rosa ‘Royal Jubilee,’ its patriotic new bloom for 2012.
It has rounded, soft-pink flowers that are borne in clusters – and give off a fruity fragrance that’s similar to blackcurrant tea or fruit pastilles.
‘Royal Jubilee’ came from David Austin’s…
The world’s best-selling gardening author has slammed EU bureaucrats for banning garden chemicals.
Expert books author Dr DG Hessayon accused the EU of stifling gardening with “silly” box-ticking bureaucracy.
This, he said, was diminishing the number of products available for controlling plant problems.
David Hessayon, 83, said: “If something is to be banned, the Government has to give a reason why it suddenly finds…
Whether gardeners use slug pellets, beer traps or the sole of their
shoe, getting rid of molluscs can be a daily chore.
But a snail enthusiast believes gardeners should be growing their own snails for the dinner table, as part of the national drive towards self-sufficiency in tough times.
While many households are happy to adopt a couple of hens for their garden…
Gardeners must not be “snooty” about bedding plants and should fill plots with a riot of colour, telly gardener Alan Titchmarsh has said.
Former Ground Force host Alan told AG that gardeners will be forced to try different bedding plants this year, as retailers stop selling busy Lizzies due to the downy mildew crisis.
“It’s time to look again at bedding begonias…
Gardeners in central, eastern and southern Britain have been warned to brace themselves for hosepipe bans.
The damp Christmas failed to provide sufficient rainfall to replenish depleted reservoirs.
Environment Agency chiefs said Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, parts of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, and west Norfolk were already in drought because of last year’s dry spring and autumn.
It warned that water shortages “may lead to more…
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 popular bedding plant – because…
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 most valuable harvest came from…
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 of a national collection.
Although the…
