Angela Stanton - my garden in spring

Angela Stanton - my garden in spring

In spring, our garden starts coming back to life.  The lawn greens up, fruit trees begin to bud, and everything feels fresher.  The greenhouse fills with seedlings, and the allotment beyond starts taking shape for the season.  Birds are everywhere, and it finally feels like growing season is here again.


Gardeners' notes - what to do in April

Plant out potatoes Whether you’ve just purchased your potato tubers or you’ve had them chitting away for several weeks, now is the time to get them outside and into the...
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Modern heroes of horticulture - Alexandra Campbell

Alexandra Campbell’s journey into horticulture began long before she ever put pen to paper.  Growing up as the daughter of a diplomat, moving home was a regular occurrence and she...
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Exceptional trees - the Wood Wide Web

In recent years the ability of trees to ‘communicate’ with each other has been well documented.  Researchers have discovered  communication systems amongst trees and far from being passive organisms, it...
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