Gardening column with Gina Parkinson - York Press

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.

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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.

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Signs of life

8:20am Saturday 27th February 2010

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

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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.

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Tough customers in a winter spell

8:40am Saturday 13th February 2010

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

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Early risers

11:40am Saturday 6th February 2010

GINA PARKINSON welcomes the appearance of new growth.

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On the rise

12:19pm Saturday 30th January 2010

GINA PARKINSON gets excited as spring creeps ever closer.

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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.

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Bamboo boost

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.

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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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