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Whether you’re looking for a bright bedding display, flowers for cutting or reliable border plants, it’s hard to beat the variety offered by dahlias. Dahlias come in many sizes, so there's one for every border, and small forms can also be grown

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cm pots x3SecateursGood quality compostSpring15 minutesJuly - SeptemberCut the bottom from 20cm-diameter plastic pots using secateurs – start by cutting in from one of the drainage holes.After planting, place a bottomless pot (or growing ring) over

I hope you had a good Christmas and a break from your normal routine - maybe a little extra sleep and a lot of extra time in the garden or greenhouse. I’m enjoying the post-Christmas peace and quiet, and the chance to spot some winter birdlife

Not a lot of gardening has gone on across the nation since we last met. We still have about six inches of snow and I am thankful I have three pairs of my warmest socks, otherwise things might be getting a bit cheesy round here.There is not much

.Shrubs and evergreens in the surrounding garden do the same thing, reducing wind speed, cutting down on draughts, and by doing so keeping buildings warmer through winter. Some researchers claim energy consumption could be reduced by up to 25per cent, but more research

, so the birds can feast in peace, I’m keeping the cats in for the couple of hours before dusk…Don't forget, by the way, that this weekend (26-27 January 2013) you can record sightings of garden birds in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

rather miserable, with purple or silvery-grey blotches. As a precautionary measure I cut the canes right back as soon as they’ve finished fruiting in autumn, and I’m careful to gather up every scrap of old cane lying around.To toughen up my raspberry

it cuts down your planting space. This is particularly important in a small garden.Don’t attach the panels to the posts until the concrete is properly dry.There are a number of different sorts of wooden fence. The most readily available are larchlap panel

worked on.Some people are very precious about trees. This is because the tree has become one of the green super-icons of the environmental movement. Very simply — planting trees is good, cutting down trees is bad. Except it’s not that simple