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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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A gold medal at Chelsea

By Andy Sturgeon in Gardeners' musings
24 May 2012
I was in my hotel room doing some ironing, when my sponsor rang to break the news that the M&G Garden had won gold. Continue reading...

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Rosemary leaf beetle

By Richard Jones in Grow & eat
22 May 2012
The rosemary beetle is so deliciously beautiful, how could it possibly be considered a garden pest? Continue reading...

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Growing aquilegias

By James Alexander-Sinclair in Plants
21 May 2012
Aquilegias are among my favourite plants, mainly because they are so ridiculously easy to grow. Continue reading...

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Planting out tomatoes

By Kate Bradbury in Grow & eat
18 May 2012
For weeks now, my tomatoes, peppers and aubergines have been sitting indoors waiting to be planted out... Continue reading...

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Final preparations for Chelsea

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
17 May 2012
As I write this, it is Monday, the 13th day of the build of my 2012 Chelsea garden. Has it been going well? No, it hasn’t. Continue reading...

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Growing asparagus

By Pippa Greenwood in Grow & eat
16 May 2012
Our latest home-grown spears are all kinked, due to slugs. But I know they’ll taste far, far better than bought asparagus [...] Continue reading...

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Dealing with lily beetle

By Adam Pasco in Gardeners' musings
14 May 2012
Catching lily beetles can be tricky, as they hide or drop off onto the ground at the slightest touch [...] Continue reading...

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