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Grow your own vegetables in the local skip

March 4th, 2010

Gardeners will be able to grow cabbages in skips on building sites and tomatoes in hospital car parks under Government plans to increase the amount of land available for grow-your-own vegetables.

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Snow mould turns lawns pink

February 18th, 2010

Gardeners all over the UK are reporting white blotches or even pink patches appearing on their lawns as a fungus more common in colder climates takes hold after the snowy weather.

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Top weekend courses for gardeners

January 29th, 2010

Put your green fingers to work on a weekend course.

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British society is frightened of gardening, says Alan Titchmarsh

January 22nd, 2010

People have forgotten how to garden because instant technology has left us “afraid of the earth”, according to Alan Titchmarsh.

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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening

January 8th, 2010

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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades is an invaluable resource for any gardener looking to become more knowledgeable and grow better vegetables. The book features basic info on soils, composting, chemical-free fertilizing, efficient water usage, and planning, but it is also filled with up-to-date tips on seed sources and new growing and cultivat[Read More]

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Vegetable Gardening For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))

January 8th, 2010

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The ubiquitous For Dummies series, while not known for pretty illustrations or lush photography, does manage to pack the maximum amount of information into an easy-to-read format--something that gardeners with an eye on the financial bottom line love. For vegetable gardeners, the right information is especially important, because if you don't [Read More]

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Organic Gardening For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))

January 6th, 2010

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Organic Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows readers the way to ensure a healthy harvest from their environmentally friendly garden. It covers information on the newest and safest natural fertilizers and pest control methods, composting, cultivation without chemicals, and how to battle plant diseases. It also has information on updated equipmen[Read More]

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New Year: the ideal time for growing things underground

January 5th, 2010

In Lifeclass this week, Lesley Garner describes a fresh approach to combatting the New Year blues.

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Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener

January 4th, 2010

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Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening has been the go-to resource for gardeners for more than 50 years—and the best tool novices can buy to start applying organic methods to their fruit and vegetable crops, herbs, trees and shrubs, perennials, annuals, and lawns. This thoroughly revised and updated version highlights new organic pes[Read More]

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The New York Times 1000 Gardening Questions and Answers: Based on the New York Times Column Garden Q & A.

January 4th, 2010

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Authoritative, accessible, and engaging, here is a new reference from The New York Times, a comprehensive, nearly 700-page bible of all the garden news that's fit to print. Based on "Gardeners Q&A." the enormously popular syndicated column, 1000 GARDENING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS is like a passionate conversation between gardeners and gardening expert[Read More]

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