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This Month in the Garden – December and January 2021/2022
Perhaps I should have warned you what was coming but this is the last time I shall write “This Month in the Garden”. I have been writing the article for nearly eight years now and, as I enter my late … Continue reading
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 – February 2021
A cold and wet January has not encouraged activity in the garden so gardeners will be raring to go this month. This is particularly true as we face the prospect of another two or three months in Covid-induced lock-down. Last year … Continue reading
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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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This Month in the Garden – October 2020
I am writing this much earlier than usual, on the August bank Holiday Monday, as I shall be away when the Loop deadline falls due. This allows me to round off my comments last month about the extremes of weather … 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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This Month in the Garden – July 2020
Many of us living in Biddenham during the period of Lockdown are lucky enough to have a garden and what a boon that has been! Two months of lovely sunny dry weather was an added bonus and a garden and … Continue reading
Posted in Plants & Vegetables, Summer, This month in the garden, Tools
Tagged Jeremy Arthern
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THIS MONTH IN THE GARDEN – April 20
It is very sad that the celebration of new life at Easter and in springtime that should be the main feature of this month is being dominated by the isolation, illness and fear associated with coronavirus. Many of you may … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – March 2020
When you read this, the snowdrops, the first display of Spring, will very largely be dying down. If you want to have an even bigger and better display next year, or you have been inspired by the idea of having … Continue reading
Posted in Bulbs, Lawns, Snowdrops, Spring, This month in the garden, Winter
Tagged Jeremy Arthern
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