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Cooked Corn for Phalaenopsis Orchids: A Simple Rescue Trick
Oliver Grant
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If you keep a Phalaenopsis on your windowsill, you may know the familiar problem: no flowers for months, limp leaves...
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Michel’s garden shed: how to respond to a planning letter
Oliver Grant
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A straightforward garden shed put up in a garden can raise planning questions. Michel now needs to act promptly and...
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Plant these four bulb and tuber plants in March to avoid empty beds in early summer
Oliver Grant
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Anyone who fails to act now will be looking at empty beds in early summer. Many amateur gardeners know the...
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Protecting Fruit Trees From Spring Frost
Oliver Grant
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A very brief overnight temperature drop can wipe out an entire crop, just when the trees appear to be growing...
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6 Affordable Plants for a Low-Maintenance Garden Border for Beginners
Oliver Grant
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Many people new to gardening end up discouraged by dried-out pots and bare borders. Costly impulse purchases at the garden...
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Garden furniture: materials that withstand frost, rain and sunshine
Oliver Grant
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Frost, rain and sunshine can quickly weaken certain garden equipment. Before buying, it is worth checking how well it truly...
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Old Wool Jumpers as a Sustainable Slug Barrier
Oliver Grant
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Many keen gardeners know the frustration: newly planted lettuce, young cabbage plants or delicate dahlias can be reduced to a...
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Which plants basil should not grow next to
Oliver Grant
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Basil is widely seen as an easy kitchen herb and is an ideal match for tomatoes, pasta and summer salads....
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Carport dispute: thirteen years later, a neighbour objects
Oliver Grant
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One Saturday in May, as cars quietly came and went in a housing development, an envelope transformed the mood in...
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How to Propagate Devil’s Ivy Cuttings in Water
Oliver Grant
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Propagating your devil’s ivy from cuttings in water is an excellent way to enlarge your urban garden with minimal effort....
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Hardening Off Tomatoes: Avoid the Common Spring Planting Mistake
Oliver Grant
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The calendar says “planting time”, the sun is shining and the young plants look strong – so it is tempting...
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Echium vulgare: Wild Plant of the Year 2026
Oliver Grant
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Among the many wild plants that stand out across European landscapes, Echium vulgare-usually known in the UK as viper’s bugloss,...
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How to protect birds from cats in the garden
Oliver Grant
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Many owners know the uneasy feeling: you adore your cat, enjoy every blackbird in the garden, yet repeatedly find a...
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How to grow supermarket garlic in your garden bed
Oliver Grant
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Garlic transforms almost any meal, but far fewer people realise that a supermarket net of bulbs can also fill an...
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How to Prune a Lemon Tree Correctly
Oliver Grant
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Pruning a lemon tree correctly helps it grow more vigorously, lets more light reach the inside of the canopy and...
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Natural cork stoppers in the garden: practical uses
Oliver Grant
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In spring and again at the end of summer, potted plants need extra care. Water collecting at the bottom of...
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How to Grow Lavender in a Compact Flat
Oliver Grant
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Growing an aromatic plant in a compact flat offers major benefits to the daily routine of anyone with limited free...
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Motorhome Shelter: Philippe Faces a Planning Letter 15 Months Later
Oliver Grant
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When Philippe bought his motorhome, he pictured Friday-evening getaways, coffees drunk beside the sea and holidays without bookings. At the...
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Monty Don’s March Hydrangea Pruning for More Blooms
Oliver Grant
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Many hydrangeas look disappointingly sparse in summer, yet the issue is often simply incorrect pruning in spring. Anyone seeing fewer...
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What to Plant in October for a Better Spring Garden
Oliver Grant
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On October mornings, the lawn is still wet and the cold soil makes your hands tingle slightly. Yet, in well-kept...
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What Having Lots of Plants at Home Says About You
Oliver Grant
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For some people, the first thing you notice when you walk in is neither the sofa nor the wall colour,...
