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Terry's Tips Gardening Articles
The steps needed for all to get a little piece of land to grow your own Read More
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A year in the life of an allotment
Posted by TerryWalton
Thursday 28th August 2008
Category: Terry's Tips
There are twelve months of work on an allotment, they're just not for Summer time. So here's my guide to a year on the allotment... Read More
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Life on the Radio2 Adopted Allotment
Posted by TerryWalton
Wednesday 17th September 2008
Category: Terry's Tips
Life will never be the same on an allotment nestled on a hillside in the Rhondda Valley since its adoption by Jeremy Vine show. Radio 2 had an hour special on allotment gardening and at the end of the show Jeremy said, maybe tongue in cheek, that ... Read More
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Plant a conker - save our iconic Horse Chestnut population!
Posted by PattyMac
Thursday 30th October 2008
Category: Terry's Tips
Many of you tree lovers, like me, will have been greatly concerned by reports over the past couple of years about a virulent form of "bleeding canker" that is spreading and threatening our iconic and much-loved Horse Chestnut trees. What can be done ... Read More
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The Allotment Christmas Past and Present
Posted by TerryWalton
Wednesday 03rd December 2008
Category: Terry's Tips
At this time of year I look back at what Christmas meant to me and how the allotment played a significant part in the festivities. As a young boy, living in the Rhondda in the early 1950’s money was a commodity that was very scarce. Looking ... Read More
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Autumn the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. How apt is that phrase to sum up this time of year in the garden. Read More
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Look around you and admire the beauty of these October days. Why travel all across the Atlantic to savour the glorious colours of the 'fall' when they are right here and now. Read More
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