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This Month in the Garden – May 2021
This has been a slow spring with much of April continuing cold and dry. This has meant we have been able to enjoy the daffodils over an unusually long period but many things have been slow to get going and … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – April 2021
Making a garden attractive is not just about plants. Major structures like paths and walls, pergolas, fencing and trellis all have a significant part to play. On a smaller scale, ornaments of all sorts can add focal points, visual attractions … Continue reading
Posted in Alpines, Spring
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This Month in the Garden – March 2021
As the weather warms up and Spring moves through its various phases, gardening will once again keep many of us busy and provide the stimulus and relaxation that will keep us happy and fulfilled during lockdown. The therapeutic benefits of … Continue reading
Posted in Seeds, Spring, This month in the garden
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This Month in the Garden – December 2020
The disillusioned philosopher Ecclesiastes writes in the Old Testament “Of making many books there is no end”. This is no less true of gardening than of any other subject and in the run-up to Christmas when there is likely to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Books, This month in the garden, Winter
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This Month in the Garden – November 2020
The quieter winter months are a good time for planning and carrying out a garden project. Two projects that I am hoping to get done, with the help of one of my sons, are replacing broken glass in an old … Continue reading
Posted in Ponds, This month in the garden, Winter
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Lockdown Lettuces
Dear BGA member, We have been approached by scientists from Cranfield University, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and Lancaster University, asking for participants to take part in a scientific study regarding growing lettuces … Participants will receive a … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – August 2020
Because the normal pattern of publication for the Loop is to put July and August together August does not generally get a gardening article to itself so this is its moment of glory; or perhaps not, as August isn’t one … Continue reading
Posted in Plants & Vegetables, Summer, This month in the garden
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Alert – Poisonous Courgettes!
Last Saturday evening we sat down to what should have been a tasty dinner of fish pie, carrots and home-grown courgettes. However as soon as we started eating, it was apparent there was something seriously wrong. An incredibly unpleasant bitter … Continue reading
Posted in Allotments, Plants & Vegetables
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Zoom Meeting for BGA Members (16th June)
Tuesday 16th June 2020 provided a “first” for Biddenham Gardeners Association – our first virtual meeting that is. Who would have thought, this time last year, that we would be doing this. At 7.30 pm thirty three members of the … Continue reading
Posted in My Garden, Photos, Spring, Zoom
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This Month in the Garden – June 2020
Apologies for the late publication of this June article – but as always, it is worth publishing and reading! This month’s publication date of The Loop coincides with the traditional advice that the best date for trimming box topiary is Derby … Continue reading
