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A simple setup replaces classic tomato canes
Harriet M. Ashford
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A straightforward setup can take the place of traditional canes. Every summer, plenty of hobby gardeners end up annoyed by...
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A simple March ritual that gives Monty Don-style hydrangea flower balls
Harriet M. Ashford
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A small, almost unremarkable March habit is what makes the difference right here. While the beds may still look bare,...
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Bright pink eggs in your pond: golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) warning
Harriet M. Ashford
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More and more amateur gardeners are reporting conspicuous, bright pink clusters of eggs on walls, posts, or directly above the...
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Mobile Rental Garden: A Practical Outdoor Space That Moves With You
Harriet M. Ashford
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Anyone who rents will know the feeling all too well: you’ve spent years potting, sowing and watering, yet when the...
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Remove Moss from Your Lawn: The Rake-and-Aerator Method
Harriet M. Ashford
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Reaching straight for chemicals or expensive machinery only makes the job harder than it needs to be. Garden professionals have...
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Poinsettia care in March and April: avoid one mistake for a strong green plant all summer
Harriet M. Ashford
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Anyone who avoids one specific mistake now can keep their poinsettia as a vigorous green plant all summer. The red...
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Pruning Rosemary: When and How to Cut for Dense, Aromatic Growth
Harriet M. Ashford
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With the right cut, this Mediterranean herb stays compact, intensely fragrant and long-lived. Rosemary thrives on sun, heat and lean...
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White Flowers as a Warning Signal: Keeping Pigeons Away from Gardens and Balconies
Harriet M. Ashford
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Newly planted lettuces, young cabbage plants, carefully arranged window boxes - and then pigeons drop in, tug at plants, scratch...
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Easter Cactus: How to Make It Bloom Every Year
Harriet M. Ashford
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Many Easter cactus owners run into exactly this problem - usually because of one simple mistake made over winter. At...
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Homemade Potting Compost: How to Replace Shop-Bought Peat-Based Soil
Harriet M. Ashford
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When you start getting beds ready in spring, it’s almost automatic to end up in a DIY store, standing in...
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Oleander: the golden rule for abundant flowers
Harriet M. Ashford
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A simple, basic rule changes that. Plenty of hobby gardeners bring a touch of holiday feeling home with an oleander...
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How Eisen(II) sulphate revives your lawn in March
Harriet M. Ashford
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Many keen gardeners face the same sight each spring: washed-out blades, yellow patches, bare areas and a carpet of moss...
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The Correct Lawn Mower Cutting Height for a Healthier Lawn
Harriet M. Ashford
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It’s common to throw more fertiliser, more water and pricey specialist mixes at a lawn - and still end up...
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A Simple Step: Put Up an Owl Nest Box in Your Garden
Harriet M. Ashford
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With one astonishingly simple action, any garden owner can make a real difference. Owls are among Europe’s most captivating birds:...
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Planting potatoes: the right time, soil preparation and pro tips for a bigger harvest
Harriet M. Ashford
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Anyone planning on growing potatoes quickly runs into mixed advice: dates printed on seed packets, your neighbour’s rules of thumb,...
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Houseplants for Better Indoor Air: Plants Against Smoke, Solvents, Odours and Radiation
Harriet M. Ashford
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If you regularly come home feeling exhausted, unusually irritable or with a headache, you probably don’t immediately blame the air...
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Planting Instead of Sowing: The Smart Spring Plan for Potatoes, Garlic, Onions, Shallots, Asparagus and Artichokes
Harriet M. Ashford
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In March and April, gardeners start itching to get going again: sowing, weeding, watering. But for some vegetables, the traditional...
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Neighbour Hedge: The Legal Way Back to Peace
Harriet M. Ashford
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There is a lawful route back to peace and quiet. Anyone with a garden will recognise the scenario: the neighbour’s...
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Perennial sage (Salvia): the hardy perennial for sunny, dry gardens
Harriet M. Ashford
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Longer and longer hot spells, restrictions on watering and lawns scorched brown: many hobby gardeners across German-speaking regions are noticing...
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Upcycling a Fruit Basket into a Hanging Basket for Houseplants
Harriet M. Ashford
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Tucked away at the very back of a cupboard there’s often an old wooden or metal fruit basket, lightly dusty...
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Bergenia ground cover: a simple way to reduce weeds
Harriet M. Ashford
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With the right perennial, keeping weeds under control becomes far less of a battle. Since synthetic weedkillers were banned, many...
