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Carrots: Why Exact Sowing Depth Matters
Gareth Whitfield
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When you prepare the first beds towards the end of winter, you are likely to think about variety selection, frost...
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How to attract a beautiful orchestra of birds to your window?
Gareth Whitfield
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Growing small fruit trees can reconnect daily life with childhood and draw beautiful native bird species looking for food… Read...
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Turn a Lawn into a Vegetable Bed with Cardboard
Gareth Whitfield
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What may initially sound like eccentric advice from next door is actually a remarkably effective permaculture technique. No digging, no...
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Resedá: the ideal tree for planting outside your home in Brazil
Gareth Whitfield
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Choosing a tree to plant outside your home in Brazil calls for at least three practical considerations: roots that will...
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Moles in the Garden: Why Molehills Can Help Your Lawn
Gareth Whitfield
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Chapo: Overnight, the lawn is suddenly covered in molehills – and the first instinct is to go into battle mode....
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Bougainvillea Not Flowering: The Simple Watering Trick
Gareth Whitfield
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Dense green growth, yet not a single flower – many Bougainvillea owners know this frustration all too well. Gardeners are...
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Squirrels in the Garden: Helpful Wildlife Instead of Pests
Gareth Whitfield
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Between vegetable beds, fruit trees and balcony planters, they suddenly appear: darting up a trunk, frantically burying nuts, then vanishing...
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Drought-resistant plants: 6 options for a healthy garden
Gareth Whitfield
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Keeping a garden healthy during prolonged dry spells is a familiar challenge in many parts of Brazil. Where temperatures are...
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Calibrachoa: The Mini-Petunia for Cascading Balcony Flowers
Gareth Whitfield
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Glossy photographs of balconies spilling over with cascades of flowers can seem impossible to recreate. In reality, there is no...
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Pentas: The Easy-Care Flower for Bees and Butterflies
Gareth Whitfield
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Between work, family commitments and limited space, there is often no more than a small balcony or a narrow strip...
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Stabilise a garden slope with plants instead of concrete
Gareth Whitfield
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When faced with a bare slope, most people first think of concrete, costly retaining walls and heavy machinery. Landscape designers...
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Lantana camara: The little-known ornamental plant that blooms all year
Gareth Whitfield
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Lantana camara is a little-known ornamental plant that flowers not merely through summer, but almost continuously in every season. Long...
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How to Keep Your Poinsettia Healthy from March to Summer
Gareth Whitfield
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The red decorative star of Advent often looks tired, pale and half bare by spring. At precisely this point, many...
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Hydrangeas in January: The Simple Winter Trick for More Blooms
Gareth Whitfield
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Many keen gardeners stop working in January and simply wait for spring. Yet this is precisely what costs countless hydrangea...
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Cat- and Bird-Friendly Garden: Protecting Fledglings from Hunting Cats
Gareth Whitfield
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In spring especially, two worlds collide in the garden: the free-roaming pet cat with its hunting instinct and delicate fledglings...
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Dwarf Clematis: Compact Climbers for Small Gardens and City Balconies
Gareth Whitfield
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Rather than relying on bulky planters and sprawling shrubs, cities are increasingly embracing another option: ultra-compact climbing plants that grow...
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How Professionals Prune Roses for More Flowers
Gareth Whitfield
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An experienced nursery grower has established a remarkably simple approach, beginning with a change of perspective: rather than reaching for...
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Washing-up sponge in the garden: four clever spring uses
Gareth Whitfield
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Many amateur gardeners spend money on costly irrigation systems, water-retaining granules or smart sensors. Yet a modest helper is often...
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Plant These Vegetables Instead of Sowing for an Earlier Harvest
Gareth Whitfield
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Anyone eagerly awaiting warmer days in March will often feel impatient to get started: at last, sowing and planting can...
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Japanese Maple: The Simple March Mulch Task for Healthier Growth
Gareth Whitfield
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Burnt leaf edges, dried-out shoot tips and barely any fresh growth: this is the reality for many amateur gardeners with...
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Clean Your Terrace With White Wine Vinegar: A Simple Moss and Algae Method
Gareth Whitfield
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Many homeowners put off terrace cleaning because they picture heavy equipment, costly specialist cleaners and losing half a Saturday. Yet...
