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September's plant of the month is the aster 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
September's plant of the month is the aster, also known as the Michaelmas daisy and a stalwart of the late-summer border with its cheery, daisy-like flowers in shades of mauve, pink and violet. All a...
Give wisteria its summer prune 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Give wisteria its summer prune to keep it within bounds, prevent winter damage and encourage lots of those sumptuous long perfumed flower racemes next spring. Your plant will by now be sprouting a...
Tackle your pond weed 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Tackle your pond weed before it takes over and swamps fish, plants and wildlife. Blanketweed, duckweed and 'pea soup' algae turn your pond green and cover the surface until your pond is completely obs...
Keep chillies growing strongly 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Keep chillies growing strongly by giving them the best possible conditions to form flowers and then fruit to set your tastebuds on fire this autumn. The staff at West Dean Gardens in Chichester ar...
Get water wise 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Get water wise this summer for savings on your water bills and to beat the drought conditions which have afflicted many gardeners in recent months. These days it's hard to tell whether we'll be fa...
August's plant of the month is the Phlox 9 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
August's plant of the month is the phlox, one of those plants no cottage garden border should be without. Quintessentially romantic, its fragrant clusters of pink, white or purple flowers release thei...
What to do in the garden in August: 5 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
The garden is nothing if not colourful this month, what with the day-glo colours of late summer dazzling beneath brilliantly-coloured butterflies. Keep it looking gorgeous with our list of jobs to be ...
Give your garden a late-summer makeover 30 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Give your garden a late-summer makeover to spruce up your borders and encourage a second flush of flowers and foliage to take you into the autumn refreshed and raring to go. Giving a haircut to peren...
Count your butterflies 25 Jul 2013 | 07:57 pm
Count your butterflies for this year's Big Butterfly Count, the initiative run by Butterfly Conservation which draws on ordinary gardeners to help monitor populations of this much-loved but endangered...
Enjoy a celebration of all that's good in gardening this week 19 Jul 2013 | 03:25 pm
Enjoy a celebration of all that's good in gardening this week as one of the country's friendliest garden shows gets under way at Tatton Park near Knutsford in Cheshire. All your favourite features ar...
