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Good to grow

Good  to grow

8:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

The weather may have sparkled but it’s still too cold to get much done in the garden, finds GINA PARKINSON.

Drop by drop

Drop by drop

6:38am Saturday 6th March 2010

It may still be winter, but spring is stirring and the snowdrops are finally appearing, finds GINA PARKINSON.

Signs of life

Signs of life

8:20am Saturday 27th February 2010

GINA PARKINSON is full of optimism as she looks forward to spring.

It’s got real heart

It’s got real heart

8:20am Saturday 20th February 2010

This Arum is a small plant with a very long name, but it is coming into its own now, writes GINA PARKINSON.

Tough customers in a winter spell

A pittosporum grown as a small tree

8:40am Saturday 13th February 2010

The first snowdrops are emerging and a favourite pittosporum is brushing off the winter, finds GINA PARKINSON.

Early risers

impressive sight: Pulmonaria longifolia “Diana Clare”

11:40am Saturday 6th February 2010

GINA PARKINSON welcomes the appearance of new growth.

On the rise

WINTER REDS: The coloured-stemmed dogwood, Cornus Alba

12:19pm Saturday 30th January 2010

GINA PARKINSON gets excited as spring creeps ever closer.

Lenten lights

Lenten lights

9:56am Saturday 23rd January 2010

Lenten roses are quite expensive to buy, but careful work can produce results with these lovely winter flowers, says GINA PARKINSON.

Bamboo boost

Golden bamboo

8:30am Saturday 16th January 2010

The cold has kept GINA PARKINSON indoors, but a glimpse of a favourite evergreen sets her mind to jobs to do.

A garden in winter

A garden in winter

12:34pm Saturday 9th January 2010

It’s too cold to do much in the garden, but a quick visit outside shows GINA PARKINSON that there are signs of life beneath the frost and snow.






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