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Controlling weeds
By Adam Pasco in
Gardeners' musings
30 April 2012
After all this rain I can confidently predict that the next big area of growth will be ... weeds.
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Toad tadpoles
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.
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Plant envy
By Andy Sturgeon in
Gardeners' musings
26 April 2012
The worst thing about this time of year is that, as everything starts growing, I see plants and think ‘I wish I had that’.
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Holly blue butterflies
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
25 April 2012
There is a touching courtship going on around the ivy hedge; the holly blues are playing kiss chase in the sunshine.
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Growing tulips
By James Alexander-Sinclair in
Gardeners' musings
23 April 2012
Something very odd, and not very good, is going on with my tulips.
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Emptying the compost bin
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...
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Informal planting
By Andy Sturgeon in
Plants
18 April 2012
The RHS often asks for planting plans from designers of the show gardens at Chelsea, but I don’t know of any designer who actually produces one.
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Hail damage
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
17 April 2012
We’ve just had two big bouts of hail and my poor old plants have taken a battering.
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Weather damage to plants
By Adam Pasco in
Gardeners' musings
16 April 2012
I've suffered disappointment in the garden already this year, as the hard frosts of the last couple of weeks have damaged new shoots ...
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Dung-flies and rat-tailed maggots
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
13 April 2012
Apparently there’s nothing like a foul-smelling bucket of leaves to get dung-flies going...
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