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Try hot colours for your borders, beds and containers in summer
If you have a sunny spot in your garden you may like to try creating an exciting, fiery area, such as a border, section of a bed, or container, using ‘hot’ colours of red, orange and yellow. Colours we surround ourselves with have been proven to affect
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A vibrant family garden designed to make the most of our summer months
As residents of this fair isle we are used to the idea that we may not always get the summers we would like. At the time of writing, we’d been through a very wet March, a chilly April, a grey May but the sun is finally making an appearance now!
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Sussex’s leading garden designers share their summer tips
Rather than being all over by August you can have your garden blooming away throughout summer and into autumn by selecting the fittest, all-rounder plants. Growing a handful of ultra-reliable, perennial workhorses is a great starting point. Look for
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Why lavender is a great plant for the garden all year round
Lavenders are one of my favourite plants for the garden, English lavenders in particular, can be planted from March to August and begin blooming from June through the summer. They are hardy and if they are planted in a sunny spot with well drained
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Kent’s leading garden designers share their summer tips
Think your garden will have peaked by August? Think again! You can keep it blooming away happily through the whole of summer and into autumn by selecting the fittest, good-all-rounder plants. Growing a handful of ultra-reliable perennial workhorses
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10 things to do in the garden in the month of July
10 things to do in the garden during July Maintenance work July is one of the hottest months of the year – happy days! Now is the time to really get on top of the general maintenance in your garden. Once you’ve ticked off your checklist, you
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The best evergreen you should have in your summer garden
Plant specialist Keith Clouting of Taverham Nursery shares his seasonal gardening advice FLOWERING SHRUBS Some of the best summer flowering evergreen shrubs are Cistus (Sun or Rock roses) with their succession of flat saucer blooms with thin
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A different vibe for the garden in July
The lush displays of May and June start to fade, July arrives, and a different vibe takes over the garden. The summer solstice has passed and light levels start to change to a reddish tint in the evenings and warm colours come into their own. July
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A year in the life of a wildflower meadow: Seeding
A revolution has quietly been taking place in the world of wildflower seeds. For if you thought that sowing wildflower seeds was as easy as planting alliums still out now, the bright purple sensation for instance or mount everest with its beautiful
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How to make your own cucumber gin and why sweet peas are the smell of summer
Time to get plotting… It seemed like a good idea at the time. Turning a disused corner of our 9.5-acre city centre site at Ashbourne Road and District Allotments into small plots which could be used on an annual basis for ‘Starters’ - people who
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Do you really need a 'bikini body'?
We are halfway through the year and many of you will have holidays planned. For most people - women in particular, but don’t be fooled, it’s men too – the lowering concept of the ‘bikini ready body’ is looming - and we might giving a lot of mental
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A first time cruiser takes a seven day trip from Bristol to Ireland
By first-time cruiser, Andrea Cowan. I have to admit to having never been on a cruise, or even contemplating one, until I was invited earlier this year. What clinched it was when I found out you could actually board a cruise ship from just up the
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A step by step guide to creating a hanging basket for summer
With summer in full swing and all eyes on suntraps, chances are you’re looking to add a riot of colour to spruce up your patio, bijou balcony or front entrance. Best of all, hanging baskets are easy to maintain and won’t take up any precious floor