Friday, 4 May 2018

Google Alert - garden tips

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Daily update May 4, 2018
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1 Fighting fruit tree pests: Fruit tree borers are moth larvae that eat tree tissues under the bark, causing bark to flake off on the upper side of affected branches and seriously weakening or even killing the trees. Prevent new springtime infestations by spraying apricot, nectarine, peach and plum trees with ...
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Country Living Gardening Editor Paula McWaters shares her top tips on what we need to do in the garden every month. In May, with the extended Bank Holiday weekend ahead of us, it's all about pots, tomatoes and the clematis... In the garden. Liquid feed young plants regularly to keep them growing ...
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Just because you live in a small space doesn't mean you can't have a garden. If you have any kind of outdoor space, you can create a little urban oasis. Whether you want a refreshingly green place to sit or a productive edible space, you'd be amazed what you can do with a small urban patio.
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This spring, planters scattered around downtown Lancaster sprout tall branches dipped in bright pastel paint. Under the branches are purple pansies bred to spread and fill these giant planters. The final piece — the bitter to the sweet ice cream, as Van Binkley puts it — is dormant grass that looks dead.
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n 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12: "Garden Tips to Stimulate the Senses." Explore plants that stimulate the senses. Focusing on fragrance and visual ...
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Now in its eighth year, the tour is sponsored by the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership and focuses on low water-use sustainable landscaping. Tour participants will learn water-saving strategies and garden tips from homeowners while perusing 18 gardens throughout Sonoma and Marin counties.
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This week, I found the first signs of the dreaded disease Black Spot on several leaves on one of my roses, which is a forceful reminder that it is time to take action to prevent a full blown infestation. Local rose plants are now in their spring flush of growth and flowering. But sadly, along with the abundant ...
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As living in Brooklyn becomes more cost-prohibitive, there are fewer and fewer affordable places to live that also offer a relatively seamless commute to Manhattan. Prospect Lefferts Gardens, located just south of Prospect Park and Crown Heights, is one of those standouts—though renters shouldn't ...
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But don't just throw them into your neighbour's garden either, as this could constitute garden waste fly tipping. [Read more: Diarmuid Gavin shares his garden design tips]. The same laws also apply to hedges. If a hedge grows along the boundary between two gardens, both neighbours are responsible ...
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Want to reduce the amount of waste your household is producing? One low-cost way is to divert food waste from landfills and return its nutrients and carbon back to the soil through composting. "Home composting is a great method of reducing your family's waste. Even if you only have a small garden or ...
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