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Hollyhock 'beautiful'
Hollyhock does not like dry soil. In the summer months water daily and feed twice a week with Mary and June's Premium Plant Food' for...
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Sep 6, 20211 min read


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Sep 4, 20210 min read


Sunday Allotment. Pumpkins looking healthy.
Sunday Allotment. Pumpkins looking healthy. First time we have tried growing pumpkins. Grown in raised beds, feed the plants fortnightly...
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Aug 31, 20211 min read


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Aug 29, 20210 min read


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Aug 28, 20210 min read


Sunday Allotment - Runner beans a bumper crop, all ready to pick 🌾
Sunday Allotment - Runner beans a bumper crop, all ready to pick 🌾 Runner Beans grow well in a well drained fertile soil. Add some...
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Aug 22, 20211 min read


Beautiful - Lupins are essential for any cottage garden.
Beautiful - Lupins are essential for any cottage garden. Normally Lupins planted in the ground do not need feeding but to extend their...
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Aug 21, 20211 min read


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Aug 7, 20210 min read


Sunday Allotment - Bee's are loving the Sweet Peas.
Sunday Allotment - Bee's are loving the Sweet Peas. The warm weather and occasionally showers, have provided a brillant display. 🐝 Sweet...
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Aug 1, 20211 min read


Brillant White Astilbe🌼 - perfect for a shaded garden.
Brillant White Astilbe🌼 - perfect for a shaded garden. Astilbe need a good 🚿watering especially when planted in areas with more sun....
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Jul 31, 20211 min read


A wonderful colourful display in a reused wine box,🍷
A wonderful colourful display in a reused wine box,🍷 flowering Lavender, nemesia, Calibrachoa, Bacopa, straw flowers, petunias and...
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Jul 31, 20211 min read


Lovely Yellow Calendulas 🏵️.
Lovely Yellow Calendulas . Easy to grow from seed and mature in 6 to 8 weeks after sowing. They are an essential part of a colourful...
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Jul 24, 20211 min read


Sunday Allotment. Potatoes 🥔 growing well
Sunday Allotment. Potatoes growing well, 8 weeks in the ground. Should be ready to pick in about 4 weeks (Early August) need to let...
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Jul 18, 20211 min read


Bee's loving the Heuchera.
Bee's loving the Heuchera. The main appeal of Heuchera is its deep colourful foliage. With varieties ranging from deep purple or...
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Jul 17, 20211 min read


Allotment -😠 Marestail or horsetail is a deep-rooted perennial weed
Allotment - Marestail or horsetail is a deep-rooted perennial weed, very difficult to totally get remove from fruit and vegetables beds,...
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Jul 17, 20211 min read


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Jul 10, 20210 min read


‘Nandina Domestica Obsessed’
‘Nandina Domestica Obsessed’ a compact evergreen shrub’ young leaves are Fiery Red. Colour changes throughout the seasons....
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Jul 1, 20211 min read


Aquilegia looking lovely this evening
Aquilegia looking lovely this evening 🌺 known as Granny's Bonnet ☀️ A cottage garden favourite 🌹 #aquilegia #summertime #summergarden...
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Jun 30, 20211 min read
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