Gardening

Believe it or not, if you hang your onions up in a leg of an old pair of tights or stockings they last for ages! Simply drop the first onion into the foot then tie a knot to keep it separate. Add the remaining onions repeating the knots and hang. Viola! Read more

The other evening there was a knock at the door. Outside was a man who informed me that the tree in the front garden needed to be Read more

The leaves covered in their unmistakable Geranium fuzz, may have a slightly odd smell about them but a burst of colour emitted from the flowers that shoot forth from these little plants more than make up for its shortcomings.
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It should be safe by now to plant out your Summer Bedding Plants and put up your hanging baskets. Some of the tender herbs such as Basil and French Tarragon can now also be planted outdoors.
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Although March has started with a very cold wind and snow or hail showers, it usually warms up as the months progress. In the veg garden you can now plant out onion sets, these don’t mind frosty weather and will develop a strong root system to grow away strongly when the weather warms up.

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