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Bulbs Planting In Autumn Ensures A Colourful Spring
In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love Whereas in autumn a gardeners fancy turns to spring...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Autumn Lawn Care Tasks With Tips
Summer officially gives way to autumn on the 22nd of September, which is known as the autumnal equinox, but for the lawn owner autumn begins much earlier...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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The Herbaceous Or Perennial Border, An Option For You?
If I say herbaceous border or perennial border to you, what comes to mind
To many people this conjures up images of gardens filled with colourful blooms all summer, only to become empty and barren of flower or leaf during autumn and winter...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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The Herbaceous Or Perennial Border, Plant Selection And Planting Tips
So, your perennial border is prepared with the requisite quantities of plant food soil and drainage grit if required...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Award Winning Aromatic Plants
I recently was involved in the exhibition of a show garden at the 2006 “Garden Heaven” exhibition I worked along with Terra Garden Ireland based in Claregalway on the bronze medal winning Malaysian themed garden “Neo Nusantara”...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Everybody Can Garden With Containers
Container gardening is fantastic On its own, a terracotta pot is just a container and summer bedding is just some plants...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Rose Tending In June
"O my Luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June" An extract from the 1794 poem "A red, red rose" by Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Guaranteed Gladioli, Summer Colour That Returns
Would you like a summer bedding plant that you do not have to renew year after year Well by planting hybrid Gladiolus corms, you can attain mid to late summer colour year after year with only occasional renewal...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Tip-Top Trailing Plants For Containers
Introducing the top three trailing plants for containers this season
- Bidens ferulifolia
Within your containers, consider planting Bidens ferulifolia commonly known as the "Tickseed" or "Apache beggar tick"...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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How To Keep Your Plants In Bloom With Dead-Heading
"Off with her head" the queen shouted at Alice in the Lewis Carroll story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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How To Conquer Caterpillars
Butterflies, especially the colourfully marked types are very pretty to watch as the undulate through the summer breezes but there are certain varieties that can cause losses in your vegetable garden...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Algae vs. Lichens In The Garden
What is your opinion on algae and lichens within the garden Are you trying to discourage them or are you one of the select few who promote their growth...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Problem Free Patios, Paving And Paths
If you are thinking of creating a patio, courtyard or path within your garden, then I have some helpful information for you...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Hedging For Shade, Discover Why Laurel Is A Great Choice
Sizes and uses
Prunus laurocerasus is commonly known as the Cherry laurel or English laurel It is quite often confused with Laurus noblis (bay laurel or Grecian laurel), which is the victory laurel of ancient Greece...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Leylandii, Pruning, The Law And You
Who of you out there has a fast growing Leylandii hedge (golden or green) Maybe you call it by its Latin name x Cupressocyparis Leylandii or maybe you call it “that damned high maintenance, sunlight blocking hedging”...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Japanese Maples, The Dwarf Acers
I have been known to rant on about how people should try to include more native plants within their garden...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Gardening Through A Drought Or How To Sprinkle Your Water Wisely
So you find yourself in the middle of the worst drought within living memory and your garden occupants are starting to sag, flag and wilt...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Seeding Your Lawn, Laid Bare
I’ve never laid carpet, tiles or lino but there is one floor I do know how to lay and that is the carpeting for the outdoor room...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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Marvellous May Plant Colour
Many plants vie for my attention during the month of May Here are four of my favourites...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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How To Ensure Early Bulbs Bloom, Year After Year
I often notice when visiting gardens the great quantities of Daffodils and other early bulbs that we plant to herald in the spring...
Author: James Kilkelly - Category: Gardening
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