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How to Close Hedge Gaps With a Simple Pruning Trick
Harriet M. Ashford
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A hedge with bare patches immediately looks neglected and see-through. A simple, almost free trick can often close these gaps...
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The 15-Centimetre Trick for More Vegetables in Your Garden
Harriet M. Ashford
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A seemingly tiny gap in a vegetable bed often determines whether weeds take over – or whether you end up...
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Fast-growing flowers: create a colourful garden from March
Harriet M. Ashford
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Winter may still be lingering in your bones and the borders may look tired, yet you are itching to get...
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Plant a Jujube Tree at the End of March: 4 Essential Rules
Harriet M. Ashford
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While many amateur gardeners are still deciding between an apple or cherry tree, an almost forgotten fruit tree is coming...
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Box tree moth: the simple natural check that can save boxwood hedges
Harriet M. Ashford
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When boxwood turns brown overnight, an inconspicuous pest is often to blame. A simple, natural action could still save the...
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Pampas Grass in France: Why It Has Been Banned Since 2023
Harriet M. Ashford
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Pampas grass, with its cream-coloured plumes, can still be found in many gardens, along roadsides and around new-build developments. For...
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Tomato crop rotation: avoid blight with a simple garden rule
Harriet M. Ashford
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Many amateur gardeners plant their tomatoes in the same spot year after year – then wonder why fungal disease appears,...
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Gilia capitata: The blue flower that brings bees and butterflies back to your garden
Harriet M. Ashford
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Spring has arrived, but your garden is silent? One little-known flower could transform that situation completely within just a few...
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Pruning Fruit Trees in April: Is It Too Late?
Harriet M. Ashford
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The buds are breaking, the garden is bursting into life – and many amateur gardeners now reach for the pruning...
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Remove Blackberries from the Garden with the Cardboard Method
Harriet M. Ashford
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Do thorny blackberries turn the garden into a no-go area? A remarkably simple cardboard trick clears them thoroughly while improving...
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Zucchini Seeds: Grandma’s Old Gardening Trick for Better Germination
Harriet M. Ashford
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Many amateur gardeners become frustrated when zucchini seeds simply refuse to germinate – yet an almost forgotten trick from Grandma’s...
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Monty Don’s March Hydrangea Pruning and Mulch Trick for More Flowers
Harriet M. Ashford
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Many gardeners feed and water their hydrangeas faithfully, yet still wonder why the displays become less lavish each year. British...
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Rosemary and Sweet Alyssum: A Natural Defence Against Aphids and Whiteflies
Harriet M. Ashford
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A Mediterranean shrub, an easy-care carpet of flowers – and suddenly aphids, whiteflies and the like are kept firmly in...
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Four-season balcony planter: four hardy perennials instead of geraniums
Harriet M. Ashford
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Keep buying new balcony plants, only for them to perish miserably after the first frost? That does not have to...
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Bird Baths in April: The Simple Way to Control Aphids in Your Vegetable Garden
Harriet M. Ashford
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One inconspicuous step in spring can ensure that aphids are cleared from your vegetable patch almost by themselves – entirely...
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Asiatic Lilies and Juglone: How Risky Is It Really?
Harriet M. Ashford
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How risky is it really? Anyone with a black walnut tree in the garden may know the problem: some plants...
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Pampas Grass Ban in France: What Garden Owners Need to Know
Harriet M. Ashford
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Pampas grass was long regarded as the fashionable plant for front gardens, patios and indoor vases. Since a change in...
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Grafting Fruit Trees: Your First Project Without a Gardening Diploma
Harriet M. Ashford
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The old apple tree in the neighbouring garden stands like a forgotten relative: gnarled branches, a few tired fruits and...
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Build a Scarecrow for Your Garden: Protect Fruit from Birds
Harriet M. Ashford
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Many gardeners know the same frustrating story: after weeks of careful tending, the finest fruit is suddenly pecked at, half...
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Why Tomatoes Split Just Before Harvest
Harriet M. Ashford
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The first rays of morning sunshine, grass still damp with dew, coffee steaming in your hand – and you walk...
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Photinia hedge replacement: why Pittosporum is gaining attention from spring 2026
Harriet M. Ashford
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In countless front gardens, the once-proud Photinia hedge suddenly looks tired: brown patches, bare areas and leaf drop as early...
