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Protecting plants from the frost

Plants and shrubs | 20/02/2012

Delicate and new plants can be supsceptible to frost so should be protected where possible. Using mulch is a great way of protecting these plants by insulating the soil from the cold, and with orga...
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Splitting a saxifrage

Plants and shrubs | 06/02/2012

Saxifrage are usually small, low growing, flowering plants but if you find a spot that they really like they can grow to be quite large. Rather than trimming them back, it is easy to split them int...
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Under watering plants

Feeding and watering | 22/01/2012

Not getting enough water can be a major problem for plants. During long hot summers gardens can go without water for several days. This can lead to flowers dying, or not blooming at all, to leaves cur...
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Protecting plants from the frost

Plants and shrubs | 20/02/2012

Delicate and new plants can be supsceptible to frost so should be protected where possible. Using mulch is a great way of protecting these plants by insulating the soil from the cold, and with orga...
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Ants and greenfly

Pests, diseases and other issues | 17/11/2011

Ants climbing on your plants can be a sign of aphid infestation. It is unusual to see ants climbing around on plants so seeing this can be sign of aphid (either greenfly, blackfly or whitefly) infe...
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Splitting a saxifrage

Plants and shrubs | 06/02/2012

Saxifrage are usually small, low growing, flowering plants but if you find a spot that they really like they can grow to be quite large. Rather than trimming them back, it is easy to split them int...
Read more...