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Green Fingers: Do a bit for the planet and plant a tree

WITH all the talk about COP 26 and reducing emissions, readers may ponder what extra can they do? One way to help reduce our carbon footprint is to plant more trees. This is something that can be done by almost everyone. This time of year is a great ...

18 Nov 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Perennials pack a punch year after year

Perennials are starting to come into their own at this time of year. Plants that we grew from seed in previous years are really going strong now. It is not too late to grow perennials from seed. Because perennials grow for several years they can be ...

13 May 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Plants that will attract butterflies

Recently a plant in our garden had at least 100 butterflies on it. They all consisted of three or four species. I have never actually seen so many butterflies in one place. And what is the name of this plant I hear you ask? This plant is a ...

26 Aug 2021 at 11:13

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Green Fingers: Enjoy the last of the autumn colour

I love this time of year. If you look about the gardens and hedgerows you see a wonderful display of colour before the trees and shrubs shed their leaves for the winter. If you choose trees and shrubs carefully you can achieve several ...

10 Nov 2019 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Oh Christmas tree.. how do I care for thee

IF YOU are like us in our house you will have performed the annual ritual of decorating a Christmas Tree by now. The tradition of bringing an evergreen tree indoors and decorating it actually has royal origins. Queen Victoria of ...

16 Dec 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Blooming good ideas for the holiday season

If you have been in the supermarkets or shops lately you will see more and more plants for sale. Many of these plants are grown because they are in flower around Christmas time. Some of these plants last years and years. I have ...

02 Dec 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Getting ready for a blooming good summer

AS we look forward to Summer we also look forward to our gardens improving. There are many ways in which we can do this. One way is to buy and plant seasonal flowers. This adds great colour and interest to any part of the ...

18 Apr 2021 at 12:00

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Green Fingers: Enjoying the last days of summer

THE weather this past week has meant that we have been limited in the time we can enjoy ourselves in the garden. It also means, however, that we have less watering to do. This gives us more opportunity to do gardening ...

18 Aug 2019 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Gardening time is hitting its stride

OOUR garden at the moment continues to surprise - though not always pleasant surprises. Frost is still about and is possible until the end of May. We have had young shoots of trees and shrubs ‘burned’ by frosts over ...

25 Apr 2021 at 12:00

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Green Fingers: Save those seeds - pumpkins don’t grow on trees

IF you are like us in our household, you have finished with the fun and horror of Halloween and are now left with a pumpkin and wondering what to do with it. What we have decided to do is place the pumpkin on the ...

04 Nov 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: It’s harvest time again in the veggie patch

WE have continued to collect and eat produce from our garden. We have begun our harvest of red and white onions and main-crop potatoes. We are only digging these potatoes up as we need them and, in this way, ...

16 Sept 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Room to improve - Dividing a garden

THE season continues to carry on and as the evenings get darker we start to focus on planning our gardens for next year. I have bought lots of spring flowering bulbs but, as yet, have not planted any. We ...

22 Sept 2019 at 14:00

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