How to Grow on Tomatoes
Eleanor Clarke OUTDOOR GARDENING How to Grow on Tomatoes So you’ve sown the seeds/bought the mini plants, but what next? If your heart’s set on a productive vegetable garden this…
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How to Grow on Tomatoes
How To Grow on Carrots
Eleanor Clarke OUTDOOR GARDENING How to Grow Carrots Coming in at number 4, on the RHS most popular veg list are carrots. We all love a crisp, sweet carrot. They’re…
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How To Grow on Carrots
10 of the best in April for colour
10 of the best for colour in April It’s the month we’ve all been waiting for here at The Nunhead Gardener when the garden explodes into colour and vibrant green.…
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10 of the best in April for colour
Strawberries
Eleanor Clarke Masterclass: Strawberries Here at The Nunhead Gardener we love strawberry season. We’ve been growing some new varieties to see which are tastiest. Although in truth, any strawberry, perfectly…
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Strawberries
El Santa strawberry – Fragaria ‘El Santa
Delight in homegrown strawberries with the Strawberry Elsanta, one of the most popular varieties for British gardens. Known for its large, sweet, and juicy fruit, this hardy and easy-to-grow plant…
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El Santa strawberry – Fragaria ‘El Santa
April is a good time to …..
Photo: Annie Spratt April is a Good Time to… Grow Your Own Herbs There are a few rules to growing herbs, but they're not tricky. Many of the herbs we…
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April is a good time to …..
Pieris Japonica Scarlet O’Hara
Glossy, bushy and reddish-bronze, the evergreen foliage of this Pieris brings a sense of ‘forest glamour’ worthy of the literary heroine from whom it earns its name. Slow-growing, the Scarlet…
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Pieris Japonica Scarlet O’Hara
How to Avoid a Sad-Looking Lawn
Eleanor Clarke GARDENING How to Avoid a Sad-Looking Lawn We’ve got a lot of time for lawns. But we also recognise they’re not everyone’s cup of tea. We’ve embraced no-mow…
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How to Avoid a Sad-Looking Lawn