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Category Archives: This month in the garden
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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This Month In The Garden – February 2020
How are your New Year resolutions going? If paying more attention to the garden featured amongst them this is the time to start putting your resolve to the test. Busy times lie ahead and it is a good idea to … Continue reading
Posted in Lawns, This month in the garden, Winter
Tagged Gardening tips for january, Jeremy Arthern
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This Month In The Garden – December 2019/January 2020
Over the next couple of months there are likely to be quite a few days when the weather won’t be conducive to working out- of- doors. There are, however, plenty of jobs to keep you busy if you can get … Continue reading
Posted in Lawns, This month in the garden, Winter
Tagged Gardening tips for january, Jeremy Arthern
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This Month in The Garden – November 2019
As this year draws near to its end we are seeing a repeat of last year’s weather; a long period of drought followed by a wet October. There is a difference though, as the period of drought was neither as … Continue reading
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This Month In The Garden – September 2019
August was the month of the big wind. Most people probably avoided major damage but there was enough to stir things up in the garden. Some of my dahlias were spoiled and I just got to the vegetables in time … Continue reading
Posted in Summer, This month in the garden, Watering
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This Month In The Garden
A couple of days ago we had our first ripe raspberries from the garden. Just four of them, but there is the promise of lots more to come and the rain came at the right time to make them swell. … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – June 2019
At last my front and back lawns are looking like continuous areas of mown grass rather than a random mixture of grass and patches of bare earth. In April I loosened the soil in all the bare patches, sowed lawn … Continue reading
Posted in Lawns, Ponds, Summer, This month in the garden, Watering
Tagged Jeremy Arthern
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This Month in the Garden – May 2019
As I write in mid-April, the vegetables seeds I sowed in March have just begun to germinate. I have needed to water them, though, because we have not had any appreciable rainfall since then. If this continues it will mean … Continue reading
Posted in Clematis, Hosta, Spring, This month in the garden, Watering
Tagged Jeremy Arthern
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This Month in the Garden – April 2019
There are firm historical and theological reasons for having Easter Day on a variable date but it does mean that sometimes the Church’s celebration of new life gets rather widely separated from the new life of spring in the garden. … Continue reading
