Local Nature: The Fast Lady
July 21st, 2019 | by The Town Crier
On a recent walk I was pleased to see my first Painted Lady butterfly of the year in the
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Gardens and the environment
July 21st, 2019 | by The Town Crier
Sometimes it seems that you can hardly read or listen to the news without hearing statistics about the environment, from
What’s in a name?
November 5th, 2018 | by Perrin
The names we give animals and plants is always a fascinating area and many a book has been written on
Buying & planting field-grown trees in winter
November 5th, 2018 | by Perrin
Winter is a great time plant new trees and hedges as long as the ground is not frozen. An advantage
What’s wrong with Rhododendrons?
June 27th, 2018 | by The Town Crier
Towards the end of May I spent two consecutive days garden visiting and there could hardly have been a greater
What are “Invasive” plants?
June 28th, 2017 | by Perrin
Many plants that we grow in our gardens spread vigorously by stems (like Mint) or self-seeding all over the border
Soil Conditioning, what and why
August 24th, 2016 | by Perrin
We are usually still enjoying summer at least at the start of September but soon gardeners’ thoughts will turn
Summerhouses, pergolas and arbour
July 1st, 2016 | by Perrin
You may have noticed that every show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this (and every) year included some sort
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