Harvest water
Hurrah, some rain is forecast. I know it’s June and we all want to be outside enjoying the sun and the last thing we want is rain. But 2019 has been a dry year so far. Down in the South
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Early spring … and more record breaking weather
Once again the news is full of record breaking temperatures. This time it’s the warmest February day on record. Already temperatures have hit 17oC in North Wales and 19 oC in London. The average temperature for this time of year
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Why Carolina allspice loves beetles
Showing its socks off in a shady corner of the Grow Your Own garden at RHS Hampton Court 2018 was an attractive shrub with magenta flowers and spicy fragrance. Judging from the number of visitors asking about its identity, it
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Growing Udo (Aralia cordata)+
You don’t see udo (Aralia cordata) very often in the UK. Its a huge Asian perennial ‘vegetable’ that grows to two to three metres in height. It’s also called Japanese Spikenard because of the spiky bristles on the shoots. Being
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Parsnips – flowers and seeds
What are those yellow flowers? Its a common question asked by visitors to the plot at this time of year. The eye-catching flowers that tower above everything else are parsnips. It’s a shame that more don’t keep their parsnips in
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