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Many people believe that home gardening has changed little over the years and that traditional ways are the best. Over the last few months in “What’s New in Gardening,” we have learnt just how far from the truth this is, so, as the new catalogues…

Last month we looked at some of the first exciting new plant varieties for us to grow in 2024. As the seed and plant catalogues start to arrive this autumn, online or through our letter boxes, we will take a peep of what’s available to…

Next time you reach for the strimmer to cut back long grass or areas in the garden that have grown a bit wild, STOP and take a few minutes first to check that you are not disturbing sleeping or nesting wildlife, in particular, hedgehogs. Intelligent,…

September is the traditional time for seed and plant catalogues to drop through our letter boxes. Over the next few months we will take an advance look at what’s new for growing in 2024 to make the neighbours jealous! Here are just a couple of…

Last month we talked about the vexing problems of climate change and how we can do our bit in our own gardens to improve things. We also looked at reducing our use of chemicals and in particular pesticides, with subsequent effects on wildlife. In July…