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Gardening week ahead: Top jobs for November

Use a plant label to remove dirt and algae from overlapping panes of glass, and scrub down the frame, too, which helps reduce overwintering pests. Plant tulips in containers and borders. Late planting helps avoid the fungus disease tulip [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Rich harvest from smart gardening

REFRESHMENTS: A local charity will provide lunch and refreshments while a raffle will run to aid sport for the disabled. IAN and Judy Wintle, of Birkdale, are firm believers in smart gardening practices. They have to be after eight years [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening: Bringing my lawn back to life

Many years ago I decided it would be a good idea to create some shade in my front garden. When I moved in, it was a blank canvass of south-facing lawn to which I added two borders. But the sun beat down mercilessly on them all summer &nd [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Chilly weather gardening

The frost may be on the pumpkins, and the gardening season may seem like a thing of the past, but fall is a great time for your garden to be in bloom. Paul Epsom, owner of Greystone Gardens in Clarks Summit and gardening correspondent fo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Container gardening with bulbs

Spring bulbs perform well in patio pots and planters as long as they drain well and the containers are wooden, concrete, glass fiber or of some other frost-proof material. Large containers are perfect for bulbs such as tulips and large-c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening tables earn Eagle rank for Boy Scout

Andrew Hibbard of Apex has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in Boy Scouting. For his project, Andrew led more than 20 Scouts and several adults in the design and construction of three wheelchair-accessible ce [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening week ahead: Plant trees and shrubs

If you're tempted by plants with flamboyant autumn colours, check their credentials to make sure they offer something at other times of year too. Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) are clear contenders with their graceful outline in all [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening Business Grows with Address Validation Software

Hereford and Worcester, UK - 26 October 2010 – Online gardening company Wiggly Wigglers will celebrate 21 years of trade this Christmas – and attributes its success to early adoption of new technology including address valida [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Fall Gardening part 4: Specialty bulbs

When we talk about planting bulbs in fall, many people immediately think of tulips and daffodils. And that’s correct; we do plant more tulips and daffodils (Narcissus) than any other spring-flowering bulbs. But there are some [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Lady gardening pioneers in a man's world

Catherine Horwood admits that as a child, like me, she hated gardening. She grew up, as I did, in a family of passionate gardeners, listening to aunts arguing the relative merits of clematis and roses with unpronounceable names. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening week ahead: Plant out winter bedding

Plant spring-flowering bulbs now to flower from January to May. Anemone blanda is a wonderful infill plant. Try dogtooth violet (Erythronium) for something more unusual. Buy good-sized, firm bulbs from a reputable supplier for the best r [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening Styles Revisited

Each gardener has his or her own set of gardening guidelines that correspond to certain predetermined gardening styles. If you know your gardening style and if you can apply that style to creating an organic garden, then you have pretty [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Gardening against the odds awards winner: Andrew Barnett

Entering Andrew Barnett's garden is a bit like the wardrobe moment for Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Beyond the square of ordinary, small back garden with a functional eating area, grass and a few slabs, you go throug [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Get great fall color with these gardening tips

When the weather cools and pumpkins color the landscape, it's time to create pretty fall containers for your outdoor spaces. Place the pots on porches and patios, or tuck them into beds among evergreens. The pop of color and visual i [...]