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My Friend Speckles - Who is Speckles? A blackbird. Yes, a blackbird and quite a character.My Introduction to Gardening - So how did I start my love affair with gardening? I was not forced into gardening so you could say it was "in my blood". Yes, to some extent I am sure it is. However, I was in my middle twenties before the bug really bit.
Gardening Tips | Best Tomatoes - Growing Tips - I have grown my own tomatoes for 30 years now and my grandfather led the way for more years than that. My family would not forgive me if I did not provide a crop each year.
How to Create Wildlife Ponds and Water Garden Ponds - So you have discovered the delights of having a wildlife pond and would like to have one in your own garden or back yard. There are many things to consider when planning your wildlife pond.
Gardening Tips on Black Currants - The blackcurrant is relatively easy to grow and if grown well is a good cropper. Fortunately it is an excellent fruit for freezing. You can eat them raw, cook them or squeeze them and use for a drink. Not to mention that they make a very acceptable home m
Gardening Tips on Rhododendrons - Gardening Tips on Rhododendrons
Pineapple Broom | Cytisus battandieri - The Pineapplr Broom is one of the loveliest of all flowering shrubs
English Rose | Gertrude Jekyll - A beautiful rose with a fragrance to match, my favourite rose
Magnolia Stellata - The Magnolia Stellata as the name suggests has star shaped flowers and is a real star in my spring garden.
How to Keep Cats out of Your Garden - Cats in the garden, much loved pets as they are, can be a real pest.
Gardening Tips for Climbing Roses - Getting some height into a garden can bring it to life. Even if your garden is on the smaller side when it comes to space at ground level, going upward the sky is your limit.
Nemesia Maritana Fragrant Gem - Fragrant Gem is the right name for this little beauty described as perennial, half hardy and soft pink in colour.
How to | Gardening for Beginners - Part 1 - There are many who see garden makeover programmes on television and think they would like to have a go but don't know where to start.
Rhododendron Pink Pearl - This rhododendron is frost hardy and has bunches of open funnel shaped pink flowers that give a spectacular display in late spring.
Rhododendron Luteum - Bold heavily fragrant funnel shaped yellow blooms appear in spring and later in the year it finishes with a flourish producing autumn foliage that is rich and colourful.
Rhododendron Yakushimanum Hybrid - The hybrids have an attractive, compact habit which looks good all year, with mid-spring, porcelain-like flowers in a range of colours.
Garden Tips | Garden Pests and Garden Pals - What is a garden pest and what is a garden pal? Sometimes it is easy to tell the difference, other times we wonder whether we should take action and if we make the wrong decision are we doing more harm than good.
Gardening with Annuals in Flower Beds - If you need colour in your garden quickly when you have moved into a new home or to fill in for a season where a perennial plant or shrub has failed, annuals are a great solution.
How to | Gardening for Beginners - Ideal Site and Preparation - What is the best site for a new gardener and how to get started
How to Attract Birds to Your Garden - If you're wondering why other's gardens have birds galore and yours is lacking residents, follow these tips and you'll have a feather filled garden in no time.
Gardening Tips for Growing Vegetables in a Small Space or Town Garden - When you don't have a garden to plant in, you can turn to container gardening to grow your fresh fruit and vegetables. Many people who live in flats in crowded towns and cities still manage to grow great vegetables to enjoy.
Hydrangea Macrophylla Madame E. Mouilliere - For a small garden Madame E. Mouilliere is one of the best mop head hydrangeas available
How to Make Compost - The words composting and organic gardening go together. Compost is a great tool for any gardener but for the organic gardener or no dig gardener it is pure gold.
The History of Suttons Seeds, a story of growth and innovation - How did the company that we know as Suttons Seeds did become so influential and popular in the gardening world
Container Gardening and Planters are not just for Christmas - You know the saying "A puppy is not just for Christmas". The same can be said for containers and planters.
Lawn Mowers are the Sound of July | Proper Mowing and Other July Gardening Tips - If there is one area of the garden that many of us take for granted it is the lawn. After all it grows, we cut it and it just grows again. But grass is a plant and to get the best out of it we need to give it some attention.
Clematis x triternata Rubromarginata - This vigorous clematis has a long pedigree having been raised in 1862 and, in my opinion, has quite rightly been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
The First Years in the Garden | First Year - Little did I know what a difficult gardeners year I had ahead of me
The First Years in the Garden | The Second Year - I made the decision to concentrate on one of the long borders and the first problem encountered was the soil quality. It was clay and, although fertile, in the hot summer of the first year had baked hard and cracked
My Favourite Television Gardening Presenter - A Tribute to Geoff Hamilton - Do you have a favourite television gardening presenter? I don't mean just at the present but all time.
