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• Gardening in gales, rain, and hail

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Pippa Greenwood, 13 March 2008, 10.31AM
  

  Like the rest of the country, we have been hit some extraordinary weather in recent days. Even here on my hillside... the extent of the damage to my house and garden is incredible.

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• Weeding songs

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 04 March 2008, 10.54AM
  

  Radios are equally essential for greenhouse and potting shed jobs; pricking out or potting up goes much faster with the radio playing.

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• Garden photography

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Adam Pasco, 03 March 2008, 11.12AM
  

  My local photographer Tim Sandall has been a faithful friend for many years, joining me to take pictures month in and month out, regardless of the weather.

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• Suppressing weeds with carpet

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Jane Moore, 29 February 2008, 11.27AM
  

  Along with the sap rising, the birds cavorting and my enthusiasm surging, the weeds are growing with a vengeance.

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• Persistent weeds

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 26 February 2008, 10.54AM
  

  I have never been good with tangles. Snaggled kite strings drive me dotty...but I rather enjoy the gradual teasing and tickling of bindweed or couch grass roots.

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• Mulch, mulch, mulch

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 19 February 2008, 10.54AM
  

  This week a huge pile of manure arrived. Brown, crumbly and pleasantly pungent it sat on my drive, lightly steaming and awaiting transfer to my newly cut down borders.

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• Plants for winter scent

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 11 February 2008, 10.54AM
  

  Since Christmas the weather has been almost universally ghastly... Over the last couple of days, however, I have noticed everything change; the skies are blue and the sun is shining.

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• Sieving compost

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Pippa Greenwood, 07 February 2008, 11.09AM
  

  Like many gardeners at this time of year, I can normally be found in the garden with my head in a bag of compost.

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