GARDENING: ‘Why it’s wise to pot on tomatoes’
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
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
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...
GARDENING ADVICE: Ins and outs of globe artichokes
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...
‘Organic and unusual’ plants on offer at Yarlington House fair this month
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...
How to make a summer herb trough
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...
Magnolias make a magnificent sight
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,...
Plastic bags and more part of recycling collections trial in Frome
A PILOT scheme to collect 'soft' plastics - including bags and wrapping - will be rolled out to selected households in Frome next month.
Somerset...
Blooming marvellous Spring Flower Show for Sherborne gardening group
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 is tougher than it looks
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...
