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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
Posted in Seeds, This month in the garden, Winter
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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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‘Designing a Border from Scratch’ with Lucy Hartley
On Tuesday 17th November Lucy Hartley, an award winning Garden Designer based in Stratford-upon-Avon, joined us via Zoom to talk about the principles and pitfalls of designing a border. Lucy started her talk by advising that a border should be … Continue reading
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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Bedford Market – Plants & Flowers
Dear BGA member, We, at the BGA, hope that you and your loved ones are keeping well during these very trying times. We are so pleased to be able to continue with our monthly meetings/ talks via Zoom. It is … 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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MYTHOLOGY OF PLANTS
The speaker at our meeting on 18th February was one of our own members, Joanna Baxter. Joanna is a knowledgeable gardener who specialises in acers and she has spoken to the BGA on a couple of occasions. The subject of … Continue reading
Posted in Laurel, Talks, Winter
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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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