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It’s time to get back into the garden
04 June 2009
IT’S FINALLY that time of the year when you can start taking an interest in your garden and planning what direction it will take this year.
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Take the backache out of leaf gathering
06 November 2008
I LIKE gardens when they are small, for mine is small! I like them to be defined, obviously under control in every season, and ideally, enclosed.
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Fairy Rings
30 October 2008
NOVEMBER IS the month when mushrooms and toadstools suddenly appear as if from nowhere.
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Start a blaze of glory
23 October 2008
DECIDING WHETHER to plant a tree or a shrub can be confusing.
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Winter white and coolly bright
16 October 2008
IN THE world of fashion, the Irish have always been wary of wearing white in winter.
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Winter-flowering Pansies
09 October 2008
SPRING BEDDING (which is planted this month) has unfortunately become something of a forgotten theme of 'better' gardening.
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Buried treasure
11 September 2008
If you’re expecting a rant about pirates you’ll be sadly disappointed because this week Charlie Wilkins wants to talk about flower bulb’s for next year’s garden.
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A Cabinet of Curiosities
04 September 2008
September in the garden is like a cabinet of curiosities, for shadows deceive the eye and light plays funny tricks even during the mid-day hours. That’s quite poetic – for Charlie Wilkins.
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More than a sting in its tail
14 August 2008
None of us likes to see nettles in the garden but, as Charlie Wilkins explains, they can bring certain benefits, especially in growing vegetables.
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Mallow down easy
12 June 2008
THE Mallow Home and Garden Show takes place this year over the weekend of Friday 27 June to Sunday 29 June and the threeday event will have all the garden attractions of the past – permanent display gardens, plant specialists, trade stands for pottery, decking specialists, unusual exotics, water plant specialists, plus free demonstrations and presentations (four times daily) from a team of well-known personalities, including a flower arranging expert.
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