Winter is not even over and Spring a longed for moment that is a good month and a half away but NOW is the time to plan those summer bulb plantings. The best time to get you orders in but the plants won’t go in until March/April. We’ve included 5 of our favourites below:- Martagon…
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Planting for a superb Spring
Winter drags on and even when the Snowdrops kick of the growing season there are still a good few weeks of often miserable weather lurking around the corner. The arrival of each flush of flowers in these months is most welcome and if planned well you can suddenly find yourself with a burst of rich…
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The thing about doing something over and over and over again is that you begin to notice more and more and more of the detail. Take driving to work. I used to drive to Cambridge from Bedford and en route there were countless verges, motorway banks, arable fields, a large cemetery, a pastoral parkland, animal…
Continue ReadingBringing insects to your garden
UK gardens cover more than 1m hectares, which far exceeds the combined area of our nature reserves! who knew?! Sarah Raven : 2011 is the year to bring insects in from the cold
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