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    Monthly Archive for: "September, 2019"
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     Late Flowering Garden Perennials
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    By Alan Down
    In Hardy perennials, Seasonal Gardening
    Posted September 29, 2019

    Late Flowering Garden Perennials

    Late Flowering Garden Perennials Whether it’s because of drought, summer heat, heavy rain or just bad planning, it can be a challenge to keep gardens looking colourful into the autumn! In a [...]

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     Why Autumn Planting is Best
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    By Alan Down
    In Climbing and Wall Plants, Fruit, Gardening, Gardening tips, Hardy perennials, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs
    Posted September 28, 2019

    Why Autumn Planting is Best

    Autumn Planting is best but why have we got out of the habit? When I left college and started my first job, it was common practice to plant your garden in the autumn. Now we seem to wait for the [...]

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     Layered Bulb Planting in Pots
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbs, Container gardening, Corms, rhizomes,etc, Gardening tips, Seasonal Gardening
    Posted September 26, 2019

    Layered Bulb Planting in Pots

    I call it layered bulb planting but some call this “lasagna planting”. It’s easy to see why. Planting spring flowering bulbs in layers one on top of the other really does extend the flowering [...]

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    About Alan

    Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

    Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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