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The Potty Plotters: what we are doing in the garden during June
We may have a greenhouse problem… One thing few people know about us is that we are obsessed by greenhouses! Small ones, large ones, green ones, wooden ones - we simply can’t resist them. Most women adore handbags, shoes and jewellery but us
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In search of the perfect rose for summer
There is nothing better than sitting in the garden of a summer evening, sipping on something cool and delicious with the sweet scent of roses in the air. June is a month of summer buds just bursting into bloom, and our famed English roses are no different
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How the colours of plants can make your garden look bigger or smaller
We spend a lot of time and money planning our interiors and exactly how we will decorate each room in our homes, so it makes sense to do the same with our gardens. Most gardeners like to use colour – no matter how bright or muted – to make a statement
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10 things to do in the garden in the month of June
10 things to do in the garden during June Coming up roses As we’ve seen at the Chelsea Flower Show, an English country garden filled with romantic roses never goes out of style. There are some gorgeous varieties to choose from this year, including
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Summer gardening tips for your Cornish garden
Last week I was in the Isles of Scilly and returned with many new ideas to try out at my new design project in Paul. I really love how ornamentals such as Geranium madarense and Echium candicans have harmoniously naturalised amongst UK natives - though
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A year in the life of a wildflower meadow: Funding
Summer beckons but spring wildflowers are still flourishing. Oxlips, cowslips, primroses and buttercups are all now proliferating, with many of them in full bloom. Others are much harder to spot and becoming rarer. Crested cow-wheat, for example, a
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A Somerset grower shows how to produce better food from our vegetable plots
Early May in the Somerset countryside, and the market garden at Homeacres is already promising a rich harvest. Neat, sun-washed rows of vegetables and salad spring from the beds that surround attractive greenhouses and tidy polytunnels. Bees bumble
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Any one for tennis? Get the Wimbledon look for your lawn
June is upon us, and we are into the tennis season in a big way. We’re lucky enough to have world class tennis on our doorstep. The Lexus Ilkley Trophy starts this month and then … Wimbledon. It made me think about the elements of grass court tennis
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Fragrant flowers are a must for any summer garden
Plant specialist Keith Clouting of Taverham Nursery shares his seasonal gardening advice FRAGRANT FLOWERS The garden in June is a delightful place to be with flowers bursting forth from every corner, the hum of bees as they move from flower
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An Officer and A Gentleman The Musical comes to York
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN THE MUSICAL invites you into a world where dreams and destinies intertwine. Don't miss your chance to experience this captivating romance brought to life on stage at the Grand Opera House in York from June 2-8. AN OFFICER
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Gardeners’ World’s Adam Frost shows how to create a farm-to-plate garden
BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost offers tips and tricks about how to create your own farm-to-plate space. 1. Work out your preferred spot “Working out where you’re drawn to in your garden. If you’ve got a little spot that you love
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Do you really need to lift tulips in summer?
So, the last of the tulips are now in flower, but impatient gardeners who want to focus on their summer blooms may be debating whether to lift the tulips that have finished blooming, or leave the bulbs in the ground in the hope they’ll come back next
