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Leading gardener Alan Titchmarsh is urging gardeners to join a campaign to save trees at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, under threat because of a road-widening scheme.
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A smattering of colour in the lawn is a welcome sight in spring, and many bulbs are quite happy to grow among the grass, seeding themselves freely into quite extensive colonies in time.
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Plant up an indoor hanging basket to add a new dimension to your houseplant display. You’ll find dozens of small foliage plants and flowering houseplants in the garden centre here in Youghal which will love life in a hanging basket community.
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Autumn is a great time to plant new apple trees, and you’ll find trees to fit even the smallest garden here at the garden centre in Youghal.
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A new community urban growing initiative is to transform city spaces across Ireland after workers at Heineken Ireland joined forces with GIY (Grow It Yourself) to set up a network of workplace growing groups.
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Multicoloured daisies are bursting open and filling borders with brilliant colour right now - for this is the season of the aster.
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A new census of hedgehog housing has been launched by Hedgehog Street, the national campaign to reverse the decline in hedgehog numbers. Between now and the 31st October, the Census sets out to find out how hedgehogs live, especially in gardens where hedgehog houses have been installed.
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Tackle vine weevils now, before they take a hold, as early action can make all the difference. Swing into action while the damage is limited to just a few notches in the leaves – the first tell-tale signs that these nasty little bugs are about – and you’ll head off potential disaster: vine weevil grubs can kill a plant outright once they get going.
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