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Let in light with crown thinning
One of the most useful pruning jobs you can do in the winter is crown thinning which will let in light to transform a shaded garden. So often garden owners think that tall trees need to be reduced in height because they are shading the garden, but this can only compound the problem. Cutting back branches drastically will result .....
Let in light with crown thinning
One of the most useful pruning jobs you can do in the winter is crown thinning which will let in light to transform a shaded garden. So often garden owners think that tall trees need to be reduced in height because they are shading the garden, but this can only compound the problem. Cutting back branches drastically will result .....
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How to stop seedlings becoming leggy
The last year has seen so many of us growing plants from seed, but the question I'm asked time .....
Sowing veg seeds direct in the soil
As soon as spring starts to warm up there is lots of veg seed sowing that can be direct .....
When is the best time to cut ornamental grasses
When spring growth is starting to get under way, ornamental grasses along with many other types of herbaceous plants, .....
How to grow sweet peas
The scented flowers of sweet peas are the very essence of summer, whether wafting their fragrance through the garden .....
Grow more plants the easy way
Filling a garden, however small, with plants can be a costly business but there is an easy way to .....
Easy hints and tips on how to prune
There is so much more to pruning than simply just chopping plants back and how to prune plants is .....
How to grow chillies and tomatoes for summer
If you want to grow a bumper crop of chillies, sweet peppers, tomatoes or aubergines for summer, then February .....
Best time for bare-root planting
Ask most green fingered gardeners, those with the dirt ingrained up their finger nails, and they'll tell you that .....
Choosing what to grow for summer
Beside my chair in the living room, at the moment, are piles of seed and plant catalogues, along with .....
