Gardening

Summer is still a busy time for the gardener

BY summer your garden should be blooming; your borders a riot of colour; your lawn a lush green.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Season of mists is time for planting

PLANTING a hedge is an investment that will bring years of benefit and autumn is one of the best times for planting shrubs and trees.

Last updated 19 September 2011
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Get fresh with the fruits of your garden labours

FRESH fruit from the garden – what could be better for you and your family?

Last updated 12 September 2011
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Hedge your bets with natural barrier

EVERY property needs boundaries to mark its limits. Hedges are a wonderful way of putting one in place and at the same time bringing a host of other benefits to the garden.

Last updated 5 September 2011
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Keeping warm colours in autumn

WHATEVER this summer has been like for you, creating a sense of warmth and excitement into September will be appreciated by everyone at home. Red flowering and foliage plants are the perfect choice for achieving this. Look at this fabulous selection of perennials, trees and climbers to help you get started.

Last updated 15 August 2011
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Bamboo is one for the pot

PLANTS in pots give instant impact, so use them to redecorate your patio this summer.

Last updated 29 July 2011
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Grow your five a day

EVERYONE knows the value of eating plenty of fresh fruit. And what could be better than getting some of it in your own garden?

Last updated 25 July 2011
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Turn your plot into a floral paradise

PLANT-filled paradises on backyard plots are becoming the dream of more and more people, and you don’t have to be experts to achieve them.

Last updated 11 July 2011
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Shrub is a garden asset

THE Great British weather has never been reliable at any time of the year. Who can say whether we’ll be singing in the rain or singing the blues in the heat of the night?

Last updated 4 July 2011
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Exotic grasses provide a treat

IF YOU’RE looking for a plant with architectural qualities, a hint of the exotic and very low requirements for care, then ornamental grasses could be your answer.

Last updated 27 June 2011
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Enjoy shrubs which thrive in sunshine

IF July brings out the human sun worshippers, it is also the time to see and enjoy the plants that are happiest when the rays are beating down on them.

Last updated 20 June 2011
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Enjoy summer romance in the garden

FALL in love with roses this summer and have a summer romance that will last for years!

Last updated 13 June 2011
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Time to party in the garden

JUNE is garden party time – are you planning anything for the coming weeks?

Last updated 6 June 2011
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Dig up those spring daffodils

YOUR daffodils will have finished flowering by now and it’s time to move them if you have to.

Last updated 30 May 2011
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Grow your own fruit and veg

WITH waiting lists for allotments growing to record levels, it is clear more and more people are unable to resist the temptation to grow their own fruit and veg.

Last updated 2 May 2011
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Pick your time to plant potatoes

GOOD Friday can fall between March 20 and April 23. The wide range of possible dates shows the fallacy of the old wives’ tale that potatoes should always be planted on Good Friday.

Last updated 11 April 2011
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Dirty hands make your garden grow

50004717H002 IF GARDENING is something you think about rather than something you do, then perhaps you need a helping hand and some inspiration from an expert.

Last updated 30 April 2010
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Getting to grips with gardening

Hxgardparent GARDENING is often considered a relaxing hobby,where a few hours’ work will bring the reward of an armful of fragrant blooms, or pansful of home-grown vegetables simmering on the hob.

Last updated 18 September 2009
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Hidden treasures of the house on top of the hill

AS AN ancient market town, Hexham has many hidden treasures.

Last updated 3 August 2007
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Beyond the tracks...the Garden Station lives on

Relic from past: One of the former station signs. A VICTORIAN railway station trapped in time . . . travellers still standing on the platform. But no trains are ever stopping there . . . only flowers that defy the laws of physics.

Last updated 27 July 2007
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This week in... 1970

Friday, June 19th, 1970

Boreholes were to be sunk on a site destined for old people's flats at West Wylam.

Work was due to start on the houses at the end of August, but Prudhoe Urban Council decided to sanction the test drilling after fears the properties' foundations would need reinforcing because of subsidence.