10-minute gardener: jobs to do in the garden in bad weather

10-minute gardener: jobs to do in the garden in bad weather

When the weather allows, check over any newly planted shrubs, trees and perennials. The exceptionally heavy rainfall this year might have exposed the roots. If so, put a thick layer of garden soil or loam-based compost over the exposed roots to protect …
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Are you faking it

The tree fungus scare could be a storm in a teacup, says Tim Clapp, head of trees and horticulture for The Garden Centre Group, which represents 129 UK garden centres. “It won't affect our supplies at all,” he says. “Necrosis is nothing new and it's …
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There was a young lady of Leeds…

Success will see the idea broadened out, with vast amounts of room available for edible gardening in a city which has more parkland per head of population than any other in the UK. It may also prompt the return of another 1990s brainwave: the council …
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