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Keep plants healthy by dividing

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Splitting plants saves money and helps fill border gaps As we move into the autumn it’s time to start looking at your perennials and seeing...

A bad year for the tomatoes

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Ruth has a theory why her greenhouse plants have failed LAST winter I popped a very ripe homegrown ‘Tigerella’ tomato into a pot of compost...

Looking after meadows and lawns

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Keep it healthy and watch out for pests, says Ruth In the last issue, my colleague Toby Buckland wrote about the joys and pitfalls of...

Making the most of your herbs

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Take cuttings now to increase plant stocks, says Ruth One of my favourite areas of the garden is our collection of herb pots on the...

Planting a late summer container

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Hardy perennials offer the best potted value, says Ruth Early in the summer I planted a couple of patio containers of bedding, with nicotiana, petunia,...

What to tackle during midsummer pruning

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It’s time to give cherries and plums a trim, says Ruth I’m afraid that this issue my pages are going to be rather disease-heavy because...
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