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It is best to pot on tomatoes each time the roots are showing through the drainage holes at the bottom,v into a slightly larger pot. PHOTO: Andreas Göllner/Pixabay

GARDENING: ‘Why it’s wise to pot on tomatoes’

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By Sally Gregson AT last, the warmth has returned to greet the summer, and many gardeners’ thoughts are turning to growing tomatoes, aubergines and peppers...
Delphiniums are the archetypical cottage garden plant photo: RTsocial/ Pixabay

GARDENING: Delphiniums star of June garden

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By Sally Gregson ONE of the highlights of an English garden in June is a bed of towering blue delphiniums. They must be the archetypical...
Dahlia Twynings After Eight

GARDENING ADVICE: Potting up dahlias for summer colour

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by Sally Gregson DESPITE the cold overnight temperatures earlier this week, spring is arriving, if not already here. All the trees are crowned with light...
The flowers of the globe artichoke are a tall, elegant addition to any border, whether it is in the vegetable garden or not

GARDENING ADVICE: Ins and outs of globe artichokes

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by Sally Gregson ONE of the most structural ‘vegetables’ in the kitchen garden, and indeed in garden borders in general, is the globe artichoke. It powers...
The Yarlington House Plant Fair takes place on Saturday, May 13

‘Organic and unusual’ plants on offer at Yarlington House fair this month

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A RANGE of organic and unusual veg plants will be on offer at a plant sale this month. The Yarlington House Plant Fair will take...
Basil is a good candidate for a herb trough but mint, which is a highly invasive bully, isn’t

How to make a summer herb trough

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by Sally Gregson IT’S so useful to have access to fresh herbs right by the kitchen door, that if there’s room outside, a dedicated herb...
Magnolia ‘Lois’ carries beautiful, well-scented primrose-yellow flowers and is quite tolerant of alkaline soils

Magnolias make a magnificent sight

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by Sally Gregson THIS year our long-anticipated spring has been especially good following last year’s very hot summer. The flowering cherries, crab-apples, and especially the magnolias,...
A range of 'soft' plastics will be collected as part of the trial. Picture: Pixabay

Plastic bags and more part of recycling collections trial in Frome

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A PILOT scheme to collect 'soft' plastics - including bags and wrapping - will be rolled out to selected households in Frome next month. Somerset...
Daffodils and tulips at the Spring Flower Show. Picture: SDGA

Blooming marvellous Spring Flower Show for Sherborne gardening group

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IT was a day of exciting exhibits and brilliant blooms at the Sherborne and District Gardeners' Association Spring Flower Show. Open to members, an array...
Dicentra ‘Bacchanal’ and the leaves of epimedium Wildside

Dicentra is tougher than it looks

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by Sally Gregson For months the brittle buds of small dicentras have been tucked away beneath the surface of the soil, biding their time. And...

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GARDENING: ‘Why it’s wise to pot on tomatoes’

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By Sally Gregson AT last, the warmth has returned to greet the summer, and many gardeners’ thoughts are turning to growing tomatoes, aubergines and peppers...

GARDENING: Delphiniums star of June garden

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By Sally Gregson ONE of the highlights of an English garden in June is a bed of towering blue delphiniums. They must be the archetypical...

GARDENING ADVICE: Potting up dahlias for summer colour

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by Sally Gregson DESPITE the cold overnight temperatures earlier this week, spring is arriving, if not already here. All the trees are crowned with light...