December Chores, Gift Lists And Plantariums

For me December is a month when I have little time for gardening. What with birthdays for my wife in late November and my daughter at the beginning of December, and then it's time to start the Christmas shopping marathon. Luckily in December the garden can mostly look after itsef. If you want a remi

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Stomping Snails And Non-Toxic Dandelion Killers

A few weeks ago I wrote about an English gardener who was investigating the homing instinct of snails. By marking their shells with a little spot of nail varnish she was able to check whether snails she had moved a certain distance were able to find their way back. It turned out that thirty yards wa

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Garden Gadgets,Topsy Turveys And A Weed Whacker

Garden gadgets always remind me of fishermens' lures which often seem to be designed to catch the angler rather than the fish. But whenever I see a list of the latest garden gadgets I have to take a look to see if there is anything new and of practical use. Today I have found a short list containin

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Fence Top Gardening And The Gas Plant

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Everyone knows that they should avoid touching poison ivy and if they do the result is likely to be rather painful. While poison ivy declares its menace in its name, there are several other plants which can cause a nasty rash as Jane Milliman discovered to her cost. In he

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