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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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Grow & eat
18 May 2012
For weeks now, my tomatoes, peppers and aubergines have been sitting indoors waiting to be planted out... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
11 May 2012
One of my favourite things about gardening is the element of surprise. You can design and plan a garden to the finest detail, but you have no control over what will land in your plot. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
04 May 2012
This year there’s no Sid, no great tits and no blue tits. Just one fat magpie. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
26 April 2012
While frog tadpoles are secretive, hiding in mud and among oxygenators and plant roots, toad tadpoles are more adventurous. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
20 April 2012
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine opened his compost bin and found a hedgehog and her babies staring back at him... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
13 April 2012
Apparently there’s nothing like a foul-smelling bucket of leaves to get dung-flies going... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Allotments
05 April 2012
My colleague Tamsin and I have come to a decision: this year, on the office allotment, we're not going to grow any brassicas. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
29 March 2012
Last summer I developed a bit of an obsession with the ladybird lifecycle. I collected the pupae of harlequin ladybirds, put each one in a jam jar and waited to see what emerged... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
23 March 2012
Yesterday was World Water Day, so to celebrate I spent most of the day worrying about the drought. Continue reading...
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