Now you’re garden and the environment can reap the rewards of that relaxing cup of coffee you had at the garden centre. Notcutts Garden Centres have teamed up with Greencup…
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Michelle’s blog: A fresh bed
This year my annual purple sprouting broccoli has cropped very well, fully stripped of their florets I dug up the plants up to make way for my summer cauliflowers and…
Palm in a pot
Palms make an elegant addition to patio container displays. Get the look with Kris’s simple 5 step planting guide. Palm used: Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) 1) Place an…
Product review: potato planters
Product review: potato planters Consumer editor Julia Heaton finds out which reuseable potato planters are the most user-friendly Best buy 18/20 Three potato patio planters £12.99 (p&p £4.50) Haxnicks from…
Michelle’s blog: Aphid attack
Although the wind and rain has battered my garden its not all been doom and gloom. The blossom on my apple stepovers is looking beautiful, I just need a few hours…
Kris’s blog: bank holiday washout?
Like me, all this rain is probably starting to get you down. A constant sodden garden means my outdoor to-do list is getting longer by the day. Who knows…
Product profile – leaf blower
Leaf blower There’s a lot to be said for having the extra freedom to move around that battery machinery so obviously provides. And where leaf fall is concerned that freedom…
Kris’s Blog: Good trees come to those who wait – tree seed update
Back in a November I went off for a walk in my local woods to collect a variety of tree seeds (AG 19 Nov 2011). The seeds were promptly…
Michelle’s Blog: Spring delay
I’ve fallen into that classic gardener’s trap! I’ve let a fairly mild regional winter lull me into a false sense of security – I’ve sown everything early in expectation of…
Product profile – electric tiller
Electric tiller There are times when a garden fork just won’t do for preparing a brand new border. But if you don’t feel your patch warrants the cost of a…