Jobs for the garden with Martin Fish If you buy or a given a poinsettia for Christmas, make sure you keep it in a light, warm position. The poinsettia originally comes from Mexico and need a little TLC to keep it healthy and growing. If positioned in a cold, draughty room or unheated conservatory it […]
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Jobs for August’s garden
Posted: 14th August 2020

Hello everyone, I can’t believe it’s August already – the months seem to be flying by! On the weather front, July was a bit of a mixed bag with some high temperatures, cool days, rain and wind. Having said that most things seem to be growing fairly well, although the breeze does dry the soil […]
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Posted: 3rd July 2020

After a wonderful April & May, the weather turned in June and we’ve had a mixture or sunshine, showers and some cool days, which was a bit of a shock to the system after the hot weather. The rain was needed for the garden though and fingers crossed we’ll soon return to warm, sunny weather. […]
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Posted: 4th June 2020

Jobs for June Another dry month with very little rain in May, made even worse by a spell of windy weather that evaporated what little moisture there was in the soil. Make sure any newly planted vegetables, shrubs, perennials, or bedding plants are thoroughly watered in to keep the roots moist. Mulching is another good […]
Read MorePots & Trowels
Posted: 30th November 2019

I’m really pleased to be working again with Sean Riley on our exciting new joint project Pots & Trowels. Sean and I first met many years ago when we both worked for BBC East Midlands Today when I was presenting garden features and Sean was the director. Earlier this summer Sean and I decided we’d […]
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