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Switching to a glass greenhouse: one year on

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Well, I guess by the end of this month it’s time to stop talking about the new greenhouse… Olive will be one year old! I think there should be cake. So this week, the thought of it being a whole year with our first “proper” greenhouse (polycarbonate didn’t count as […]

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How to collect flower seeds from your garden

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So I’ve been out in the garden with a jam jar this week. And it wasn’t for catching slugs. I’ve been out collecting seeds from the flowers that have passed. As gardeners, we spend a small fortune on seeds and plants for the garden, we always will but a lot […]

Drinks, Food & Drink, Recipe

Winter spiced tea recipe

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Spiced tea was a recent discover for me, and to be honest, at first I wasn’t sure. Now however I am a full on convert. It’s another of those little comforters for the dark cold months we are about to embrace. So where did this come form? Well for me, […]

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Starting carrots in the root trainer

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Way back in March when I was getting the spring planting underway, I spoke to you about the problems I can have getting carrots and beetroot to take. Mostly due to the length of time it takes for the ground to heat up here in Scotland and the fact that […]

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Autumn is the time to give your lawn some love

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You have all joined us on our journey from blocked car park to luscious lawn, so we thought it only fair to share some important autumn tips with you. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, one of the hardest plants to grow and maintain in our […]

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Blossom end rot on my tomatoes for the first time ever

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I’ve a sad story to tell today, we’ve had our very first experience of blossom end rot. Sigh! Thing is, it’s not necessarily unusual for gardeners to experience this with their tomatoes, it’s just the first time we’ve seen it so we thought it would be a great thing to […]

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Deadheading your flowers: why, how and when?

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Deadheading basically just means taking the spent flowers off your plants and there are two good reasons why you should: dead and decaying flowers just don’t look great and can make your whole plant look a bit ropey it can encourage your plant to keep flowering for longer or even […]