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, which often appear early here, were nowhere to be seen.When they do finally emerge, I’m worried the bulbs will suffer if the freezing temperatures return. So, I’ve been mounding some loose, light wood and bark chippings around the crowns, as a protective

to this the fact that the cider was often more potable than the water and if you freeze cider (easy enough in the snowy winters of the Midwest) then you end up with 60% proof applejack (or apple brandy).Since his death in about 1845 the legend of Johnny Appleseed

about on a summers day it's wonderful to feel the soil running through your fingers. But when it's freezing cold only the most deranged gardeners would lay into a berberis without some protection - a bit like those football fans (always the fattest

was that I heard about parts of the UK being among the coldest places on the planet? It’s all the fault of that brisk north-easterly, bringing with it cold winds, freezing temperatures, and snow!With snow falling, I knew it was cold this morning when I went

paid to any remaining mealybugs.I moved house five times over the next 18 months, so the half-dead orange lived at my partner's mum's, then my mum's, where it picked up a fresh mealybug infestation before I finally brought it home to a flat full of vine

resistance. The fruit freezes well, but is a bit pippy.Good summer-fruiting raspberries'Malling Leo'Fruiting throughout July, this variety is twice the size of a normal raspberry, and produces good, firm berries that have a slight tartness. Highly productive

. These provide birds with instant sources of fat to boost their energy levels and improve their chances of survival.I'm determined that any freezing, starving birds in my neighbourhood can have a good meal at mine if they want it. I've part-filled my feeders