Gardening
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monthly gardening ideas centre. Here you'll find the latest
seasonal advice on caring for your plants and garden. Brought to
you by Anne Swithinbank.
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Gardening Ideas September 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat Great Expectations Taking part in Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time as a panellist gives me a unique insight into what really bothers gardeners. One topic that rears its head time and again is frustration with plants that refuse to produce flowers. After interrogating the questioner, it usually turns... Read more
Date Posted: 13/08/2010
Gardening Ideas August 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat August can be a challenging month in the garden. After the abundance of spring and early summer, there's a danger of parched lawns and patchy borders, just when we need our gardens to look their best. For inspiration, all you need to do is conjure up memories of favourite holidays and try to bring some of... Read more
Date Posted: 16/07/2010
Gardening Ideas July 2010
Are you an angry gardener? Our hobby is meant to be pleasurable and relaxing, but to be honest, quite a lot can go wrong out there, with aphids on the roses, seeds refusing to come up, lily beetles chomping away, cats digging and rolling and awkward weeds. The pests, problems and pitfalls are not going to disappear, so the only thing we can alter is our attitude. I realise I'm cheating a bit... Read more
Date Posted: 18/06/2010
Gardening Ideas June 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat Lawns should be looking their best now, but what is an ideal lawn? For most people I suspect it is the fine sward, weed free, mown with stripes, very proper and reminiscent of old-fashioned vicarage tea parties. There is another set of folk (and I'm one of them) who prefer them wilder. I like to see a good ... Read more
Date Posted: 14/05/2010
Gardening Ideas May 2010
Burgeoning with fresh foliage and spring flowers, gardens look their loveliest in May, so it comes as no surprise that Chelsea Flower Show, the most prestigious of the year, falls this month. To my horror, I've just done a quick count and reckon I've been going to the show consistently for 34 years now and I still love it. Yes, it can be a bit of a scrum, lots of money is thrown at it an... Read more
Date Posted: 16/04/2010
Gardening Ideas April 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat This month, the garden comes awake with a vengeance and there are no more excuses (soil too wet, far too cold for germination, frosts likely). This is the busiest time of the year and we need to get out there. In fact plan a couple of early starts and enjoy that magical time of gentle morning light and dawn choru... Read more
Date Posted: 19/03/2010
Gardening Ideas March 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat I wouldn't dare call what I do flower arranging, but I do enjoy cutting flowers I've grown myself, bundling them together and displaying them in the house! Success seems to depend on having a vase of the right dimensions, so I've collected quite a few over the years, manly from charity shops. Some pla... Read more
Date Posted: 19/02/2010
Gardening Ideas February 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat Plants that bloom in winter mostly have small, unassuming flowers but compensate by packing a powerful punch in the fragrance department. The best example is a small evergreen shrub called Daphne odora, whose origins lie in wooded areas of China and Japan. The clusters of pale pink flowers pump out a sweet, spicy... Read more
Date Posted: 15/01/2010
Gardening Ideas January 2010
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat The dawning of a New Year brings a fresh start to the garden and while all is quiet and dormant outside, I like to dream of the growing season ahead. Will this be the year when I finally get on top of weeds in the kitchen garden? How will the herbaceous peonies, moved last autumn, do in their new spot and will ... Read more
Date Posted: 18/12/2009
Gardening Ideas December 2009
Post questions, comments and answers in the Gardening Ideas section on Candis Chat I can't help thinking that us gardeners must be a relatively easy band of folk for whom to buy Christmas presents. Quality tools are always welcome and don't worry about doubling up, as spares are useful for helpers, or to cover for losses and breakages. I can never have enough containers and rememb... Read more
Date Posted: 13/11/2009
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