-
Recent News items
Recent Comments
- Katie Lee on Plants & Vegetables for Sale in Biddenham
- Paula Church on This Month in the Garden – March 2020
- Admin on Plant Hunting in Eastern Anatolia by Timothy Walker
News Archives
Subscribe via Email
Category Archives: Ponds
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
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
Leave a comment
This Month in the Garden – March 2019
This is the time to come out of hibernation and to start being really active in the garden. There is a lot to be done and a good start now will pay off for the rest of the year. Where … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – February 2019
Here we are again at the start of another gardening year. As usual, we wonder what the year will hold for us and, in particular, what the weather will be like. Already, this year has been unusually dry and many … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – November 2018
After weeks of being passed by when most of the country was getting some rain we have, at last, had a significant amount of rain. The water butts have been filled up and my pond water level is where it … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Clematis, Lawns, Ponds, This month in the garden
Leave a comment
This Month in the Garden – October 2018
Although much of the country has had useful amounts of rain,the drought continues in Bedford and we are likely to enter October with very dry conditions. Cooler weather and a little rain at the end of August and in September … Continue reading
This Month In The Garden – July & August 2018
When misfortune strikes we often say that life isn’t fair. One of my dahlias must be feeling like this at the moment … Last year I ordered five new dahlia mini-plants and they arrived in April. I potted them up … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – April 2018
There is still snow on the grass as I write and a bitter northerly wind. This is not what we should expect near the end of March but we have the prospect of a return to normal temperatures quite soon … Continue reading
Posted in Allotments, Miscellaneous, Ponds, This month in the garden, Winter
Tagged Jeremy Arthern
Leave a comment
This Month in the Garden – March 2018
March is the month to get going again in the garden; the time for real gardening; to be growing things again. This can mean both sowing and planting. If you are starting plants from seed many things will do best … Continue reading
My Garden – 2017
There was a good turnout in January for our first meeting of the year. Members enjoy looking at fellow members’ gardens and hearing about their horticultural challenges and successes. Two near neighbours who both live in Biddenham village had volunteered … Continue reading
