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Gardening between the rain showers
The last couple of weeks in the garden have been a bit of a washout so I haven’t had as much time out there as I would like. However, I have still tried to squeeze in as much as I can in between the showers. Here are some great jobs to do for those times when its wet. Turn your compost. Don’t forget to regularly turn your compost. Once I’ve turned it over, I add some…
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Darling Dahlias are in the ground!
The dahlias are in; I repeat the dahlias are in! I’m going to let you into a little secret; I’m a little behind on my cut flower garden. I knew I was when my potted-up dahlias started to form flower buds! At this point I decided that I really needed to get my act into gear, clear the Spring bulbs and crack on with the Summer flowers. Here’s a quick summary of what last Sunday…
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Don’t forget to ‘cut’ your cut flowers!
First of all – Happy Garden Day, coming up on Sunday 9th May. This day is about celebrating our green spaces whether inside or outside and the hugely positive impact it has on our mental health. Now I maybe not donning a flower crown (I’ll give you Millie instead), but I am going to be spending some time out in my garden and celebrating everything that is wonderful about gardening. Hope you’ll join…
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Cosmic Cosmos
This is one of my favourite Summer blooms and even better, it’s one of the easiest flowers to grow from seed. Also, they grow densely and have a good vase life. It’s always the flower I recommend people giving a go, and now is the time to start thinking about growing them. I therefore thought it would be useful to summarise how I grow mine. How do you grow them? I usually…
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Getting the most out of your flowers and foliage
One of the things I talked about on my Instagram account this week was the different ways of getting the most out of my flowers and foliage. When you receive a bouquet or an arrangement, there will always be flowers that go past their best quicker than others and it can be tempting to just discard the full arrangement. However, this does not need to be the case. Here are some of the things I do to…
