Roses are at their best in summer, but midwinter's a good time for planning, ordering, soil preparation and planting. Put them on your Christmas wish list, or perhaps "buy" some roses for garden- loving friends. What could be better than receiving a rose nursery gift voucher along with a catalogue of sumptuous blooms to dream over? There's nothing wrong with containerised roses, but ordering from a specialist nursery gives you more choice, plus the opportunity to talk through your shortlist with one of the resident experts.
SPRING is a busy time of year in the garden -- it's the window for soil preparation, sowing and planting. Such activities are best suited to the weeks sandwiched between the chilly winter months when the garden lies dormant, and the warmer summer months when the fruits of your labour become evident.
RHUBARB is a peculiarly British fruit which thrives in our cool climate. It is hardy to at least -15C and grows best on moisture retentive soils of high organic content. As it can crop for 20 years, pay attention to soil preparation prior to planting. Choose an open sunny position with plenty of room and incorporate lots of organic manure or compost into your soil.
If your plans for 2009 include cutting down on costs and living a more healthy lifestyle, it's likely you're considering growing your own vegetables. Reaseheath College's Head of Horticulture, Iain Clarke, shows you how. More families than ever are turning to the feel good factor of their own home grown produce - hence the growing popularity of community gardens and allotments.
... mind is that all vegetables hate waterlogged soil, so it's essential that your plot is free draining... Gro-more is applied to the soil as a preparation for sowing or planting in the spring months. Garde...
For thousands of years prairie covered more than a million square miles of the North American Midwest - a vast tapestry of colours and textures made up of tall, swaying grasses and colourful herbaceous perennials. This diverse ecosystem flourished on rich soils with moderate rainfall; it was intensively grazed by herds of bison and deer and, for more than ten thousand years, huge areas were managed and maintained by Native American hunter-gathers like the Sioux using controlled burning. But then came the European settlers and the prairie landscape was transformed - ploughed up and replaced by agricultural crops. Sadly, by the beginning of the 20th century, only scattered remnants of these once vast prairies remained in places too steep or too rocky to accommodate agricultural machinery.
...-style garden Only a minimum of soil preparation is usually required for planting a prairie-style g...
Every year I buy a fresh Christmas tree that ends up being recycled. I'd really like to be more green about it as I have a large garden and could keep it for the next year. What species are best, that won't grow too large and may offer a lovely pine smell? Marjorie Robins, Exeter The most popular trees cut for Christmas are Noble Fir (Abies procera); Nordman Fir (Abies nordmanniana) and the Norway Spruce (Picea abies). Retail outlets are likely to have a variety already in pots on sale. Pot-grown trees have spent much of their lives growing in a pot and therefore have produced a good substantial root system, which will easily transplant after the Christmas period. They have a very high survival rate. Trees that have been "containerised" or "potted" may have only recently been lifted fro...
I see that we're heading for a drought and it's only spring! I want to save water in my garden for (hopefully) the long, hot summer ahead. What plants survive well without much water. My garden gets a lot of sun daily. Mrs Melanie House, Truro Rainfall so far this year has been less than usual and if that continues a "drought" will be on the cards this summer, there is however time enough for that to change, after all we are in the South West! Seriously though, whilst there are plants that will tolerate drier conditions, we have to remember that winters can be cold and wet and therefore the selection of plants will have to be tolerant of those conditions. Good soil preparation is important as this will help to conserve moisture and encourage a good healthy root system. If it's a new bed...
... are easy for young hands to handle when planting. Try growing a Mangetout type-as the pod can be ea...
PLOUGHMEN and women from around the region and beyond will compete at an annual tournament this weekend. The Barton-Upon-Humber and District Ploughing Society is set to stage its 32nd tournament at Northwold Farm, Worlaby Top, on Sunday.
... PLOUGHING is the initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seeds or planting. Its m...
Planting out runner beans This week has been planting out his runner beans. Having sown the chunky seeds of Kelvedon Glory into 9cm pots in the greenhouse at the end of April, he has nurtured a dozen strapping specimens. They are more than ready to get their roots into the soil now that all but a freak risk of frost has passed. A few days prior to planting out, he places his charges outside in the elements during daytime and brings them under cover at night. This "hardening-off " process physically toughens them up in preparation for a busy and hopefully productive summer on the plot. It is also appreciated by greenhouse-raised brassicas (cabbages, kale, Brussels sprouts) and curcubits (cucumbers, squashes, marrows, courgettes) before they go into their final resting places....
Feyorie Tekle Weldegesus adjusts her pink plastic sandals for the 15-mile round trip for water. The soles of her feet are cracked and blistered. Feyorie, 13, is a child of climate change and drought. Beside her, in a charity-shop dress and similar sandals, is six- year-old Wedrasie, her sister. With the help of their 11-year-old brother, Alem, they fit the first of their family's two small donkeys with a jerba - a water-bag made of tent canvas or inner tube. Feyorie ushers her siblings to pick up their tatty school bags and they begin their walk from the village of Kuhli Zibie to the water point at Mikdah. Early morning is normally the time they prepare for their trip, but today the children are late, having waited on us to arrive from Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Communities here fa...
...In another field, children dig rows of soil, in preparation for seed planting. There is a smal...
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