green up your gaff
spotted dick (nasty bits on your roses)
Words by Jessica Peace BLACK SPOT This is a bit more than a polka dot, not only will your rose drop it’s leafy kit, it will become weak and unable...
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your garden throwin’ shade?
Words by Jessica Peace So you’ve not got that ‘south facing’ gaff, who gives a sh*t? Here’s how to sex up your darker bits… OH YOU PRETTY THINGS B...
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get your tommies going
Words by Jessica Peace Mate, you haven’t lived until you’ve smashed your home grown tommie over your Bloody Mary on a hot summer Sunday - and tommi...
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"feed me seymour" (which fertiliser to use)
Words by Jessica Peace It’s getting warmer, there’s pairs of shorts appearing on the streets - time to get fertilising. Here’s a little science les...
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furry fern babes
Words by Jessica Peace Is there anything cuter to a plant head than those tightly bound, furry spirals? Uhh! Snip off the rusty old fronds and have...
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eww it’s white and sticky: tell powdery mildew to f’off
Words by Jessica Peace It’s gross, white and sticking all over your plants, here’s how to tell powdery mildew it to F’off… WHAT IS IT? It’s a fungu...
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how to garden when you’ve got no f’in space: no 1. bonsai
Words by Jessica Peace You can’t afford a garden, or a balcony and you’ve got no space for a window box - we feel your pain!!! Do not despair, figh...
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make your own meadow
Words by Jessica Peace Wildflower fan? Wildlife lover? Bored of your lawn? Lazy with your mower?... All of these are reasons to get rid of your law...
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baby maker (make a recycled propagator)
Words by Jessica Peace If you’re gagging to start sowing your seeds then it’s time to get all Blue Peter on your windowsill. There are two options ...
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plant porn: wintersweet
Words by Jessica Peace This sexy bush brings the ruckus. NAMECHECK Its posh name is Chimonanthus fragrans and it literally means ‘winter’ (Chimo) -...
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get your chillies in (while it’s chilly)
Words by Jessica Peace Chillies take their sweet time so getting planting now! Grab yourself some seed compost so you don’t burn your chilli seeds;...
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