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Scent and memory

By Kate Bradbury in Gardeners' musings
15 June 2012
Walking around the RHS Plant Marquee at Gardeners' World Live this week brought back many childhood memories. Continue reading...

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Wet weather on the veg plot

By Pippa Greenwood in Grow & eat
12 June 2012
Like so many other gardeners right now I’m despairing, so I think I'll have a good moan and see if it helps. Continue reading...

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By Adam Pasco in Gardeners' musings
11 June 2012
For one week each year, the NEC in Birmingham becomes my home as it plays host to BBC Gardeners' World Live. The event celebrates its 20th anniversary this year [...] Continue reading...

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Plants for a green roof

By Kate Bradbury in Plants
08 June 2012
When I look at my green roof, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry [...] it looks very lush and green, but I wish I’d never planted those red campions. Continue reading...

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Giant beetles

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
06 June 2012
Sitting in the kitchen, chatting to teenage daughter before bed, she suddenly interrupted the conversation with: “That was a stag beetle, wasn’t it?” Continue reading...

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Unpleasant plant smells

By James Alexander-Sinclair in Plants
04 June 2012
[...] one man’s perfume is another man’s stench. My wife, for example, finds the smell of lilies so overpowering, as to be unbearable. Continue reading...

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Native versus non-native plants

By Kate Bradbury in Gardeners' musings
01 June 2012
Many non-native plants are fantastic for many insect species, including common species of butterfly, honeybees and the 10 or so wild bees we might see in our gardens. Continue reading...

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Adopting hens

By Pippa Greenwood in Gardeners' musings
30 May 2012
Last week, we received an email offering us some birds, and on Saturday my son and I went off to collect eight hens [...] Continue reading...

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Scented plants and memory

By Adam Pasco in Plants
28 May 2012
Memories are made of scent, and from now on, whenever I smell lilac, I will be taken back to my weekend at The Willow Festival [...] Continue reading...

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Diarmuid Gavin's Chelsea garden

By Kate Bradbury in Gardeners' musings
25 May 2012
A giant pyramid at the end of Main Avenue, Diarmuid’s creation is less show garden, more adventure playground. Continue reading...

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