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• The Lazy Gardener - Creating a Low Maintenance Garden

  

  Geoff from The Guide To Gay Gardening speaks to us about his gardneing ethos. The Lazy Gardener is a piece that aims to tell you the ways you can create a... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Conifers in Containers

  As readers will know, our garden is full of plants and although we find room for more, I am always keen to find new ones for containers. With winter approaching... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Storms & Leaves

  

  The autumn weather is always changeable and already summer seems a long way behind us! The soil is now very wet, making any digging on the allotment impossible... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumn Colour

  

  The garden is still full of colour with plenty more to come before the bare bones of trees and shrubs are exposed after the leaves have fallen. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Allotment Jobs

  I have to say that we have been very pleased with the allotment this year – we have hardly bought any vegetables for months and the store cupboard is... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening That Keeps on Giving

  

  Bridget Elahcene of sowandso.comGardening fan Bridget Elahcene from www.sowandso.com/ wondered if she’d bitten off more than she could chew when she... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Designer Interview: Duncan Heather

  In our series of interviews with garden designers that have a plethora of knowledge and talent, we at Notcutts were lucky enough to have caught up with one of... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Containers

  The temperature has really dropped today as the wind goes around to the north and the leaves are falling thick and fast on the lawns. Every couple of days they... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Revamping Part of the Garden

  

  Border tidied and ready for mulchOne of the borders in our garden has not really been touched for several years. We have kept up with the weeding and pruning... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Designer Interview: Rachel Mathews

  

  With our series of interviews with garden designers coming to a close, we’re proud to share with you the thoughts of Rachel Mathews. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Designer Interview: Jan Johnsen

  

  In our series of interviews with garden designers, we’re proud to share with you the thoughts of Jan Johnsen who has been able to travel the world with he... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Plants for Damp Spots

  

  The bog garden that we planted last year has filled out well and looked a picture through late spring and summer with Astilbes and Candelabra Primulas giving... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Food - Plants for Wildlife

  

  Mahonia Lionel FortescueThe garden is beginning to look more autumnal now that we have had the first of the autumn winds and I am thinking of consigning some... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Designer Interview: Katrina Wells

  

  Now is the time to start tidying up the garden and pruning your flowers in wake of the autumn season, which can spark a few ideas. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumn & Keeping Busy in the Garden

  

  I have been busy pruning back some of the huge amounts of growth that shrubs have put on through the summer months, including the Mexican Orange (Choisya... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Berries in the Garden

  

  Speckled Wood on RudbeckiaThe garden takes on a new dimension when the mornings begin with heavy dew. Spider’s webs and grass flowers glisten in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• On the Allotment

  

  Things are changing rapidly on my allotment. The broad beans were late to start cropping because of the cold spring and we have just eaten the last of them alon... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Lesser Known World of the Horticultural Show

  

  Photo courtesy of Helen JohnstoneHelen Johnstone from The Patient Gardener gives us her personal account of what it truly feels like to exhibit at a... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting Bulbs in Containers

  

  Tulip ChinatownOur garden has plenty of colour now with late perennials including Phlox and the low growing Lysimachia ‘Candela’ full of flower in... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Late Flowering Perennials for Wildlife

  

  At last an explosion of butterflies in the garden and surrounding countryside! A recent visit to Cornwall found us walking amongst sand dunes on the north coast... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME