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Green Fingers: Time is running out to tackle unruly hedges

IF YOU have not already done so, this is a good time to prune over-sized hedges and overgrown shrubs. Firstly, I would like to point out that, under the wildlife act, it is forbidden to cut hedgerows along uncultivated ground for the six months from ...

24 Feb 2022 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Don’t forget our feathered garden visitors

With everybody getting gifts over Christmas we never forget our feathered garden visitors. We have for several weeks been placing bird food outside. We place different types of food out for different types of birds. BLACK SUNFLOWER Black sunflower ...

06 Jan 2022 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 England married a ...

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 a Christmas ...

02 Dec 2021 at 14:00

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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 compost heaps, but first ...

04 Nov 2021 at 14:00

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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 ...

18 Nov 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Getting a handle on overgrown hedges

IF you have not already done so, this is a good time to prune over-sized hedges and overgrown shrubs. Firstly, I would like to point out that, under the wildlife act, it is forbidden to cut hedgerows along uncultivated ground for ...

14 Oct 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Getting to grips with winter containers

WE have not yet had frost in our garden and may not get any for another couple of weeks. Nonetheless, we are seeing the effects of less sunlight and more wind and rain. If you have any hanging baskets, window boxes or containers ...

30 Sept 2021 at 14:00

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Green Fingers: Time to trim those overgrown hedges

IF you have not already done so, this is a good time to prune over-sized hedges and overgrown shrubs. Firstly, I would like to point out that, under the Wildlife Act, it is forbidden to cut hedgerows along uncultivated ground ...

05 Aug 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, only eating them ...

16 Sept 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? ...

26 Aug 2021 at 11:13

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Green Fingers: Cuttings: Something from nothing

I am busy in the garden at the moment taking lots of cuttings. I already have dozens which have rooted and ready to pot on. At different stages of the year we can all take cuttings from plants that we own. In this way we ...

09 Sept 2021 at 14:00

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