Time to top up asparagus beds with compost
Asparagus beds can be topped up with compost now to cover the crowns, and any stems carrying fruiting berries should be removed, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
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Planting and growing organic fruit and vegetables in your own backyard not only has the benefits of the yield at your doorstep, but it is the journey to water and nurture a garden, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON is having a great season keeping the bugs at bay. How did she do it?
Weather was the main player in what success we had in our gardens this year, and what survived our long, cold winter with little sunshine, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
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No-fuss fern that’s a real survivor
Indoor or outdoor, gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON features a no-fuss fern with an "amazing steel-blue colour".
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Get netting, it’s good for fruit
With warmer weather, most fruit trees will begin to ripen in the next few months and will need protection from the birds and wildlife, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
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Clematis, the ordinary plant with a delightful side
Clematis florida is an ordinary plant most of the year, but when it flowers it's a wonderful reminder of why we grow them, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON takes a sniff at a couple of big-fragrance shrubs and shares some tips for making the most of apple and pear trees.
A timeless focal point for a small garden that almost takes little or no room is a trompe l’oeil (a French term meaning "deceive the eye"), says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Long-lasting red hot pokers are becoming popular as a flower for the vase as well as a low-water plant for the garden, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Blueberries can be planted in the garden now in a sheltered spot away from the winds. Photo: Jackie Warburton
Some fertilisers are synthetic and some are organic, and there are also specific fertilisers for plant types, too... it can all get a bit confusing, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Here gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON looks a topiaries, codling moths and maple trees.
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON says flowering trees are coming into their own right now and she's also got some tips about growing a healthy, thick hedge.
"It will take time to train, but wisteria has many seasonal benefits with green summer foliage, autumnal colour and deciduous in winter," writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
So many of types of viburnums grow well in our climate. Some are flowering now and others through the summer, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
The soil is warming and it's an exciting time in the vegetable garden to get crops on the table for the festive season, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON says now's the best time to divide and propagate cranesbill geraniums, a long-flowering, low-growing ground cover.
As spring begins, gardeners will have something to do in the garden every weekend for the next two months, at least, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
