Archive for May, 2008

Garden pests: Fight back against the bugs

As the weather warms up, the race is on to protect greenhouse plants from insect attack. Jean Vernon chooses some proven bug stoppers Bug eat bug Some of the most persistent greenhouse pests are insecticide-resistant, so a natural remedy that dispatches

Garden design: Education of a gardener

Jonny Beardsall learns how to think big (and blow the budget) on a one-day design course Arts outdoors - five top summer events In Review’Asuccessful garden is one that has a sense of place,’ begins Arne Maynard. I believe him because, in garden design

Garden events: What’s on this week (June 1 - 15)

Your guide to the week’s gardening events, up and down the country June 1-15 The Himalayan Garden Co, Grewelthorpe, North Yorks, has rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and more, open Tue-Sun 10am to 4pm. Entry 5, under 12s free (01765 658 009;

British blooms: Support your local grower

Support local growers for fresh and fabulous seasonal cut flowers, says Sarah Raven Last summer, I made a programme for Gardeners’ World about the British cut-flower industry. We asked why so many of us are concerned that our strawberries are flown in

Chelsea Flower Show: Chinese treasure

Noel Kingsbury and Yue Zhang look behind the bamboo curtain and reveal the secrets of the Chinese garden that won Gold China is very much in the headlines, not least for having won a Gold medal for the dramatic Chinese garden, I Dream, I Seek My Garden,

Clematis macropetala: How to grow

Ursula Buchan on a clematis that needs surprisingly little pruning There is no doubt that new gardeners are put off growing clematis - however much they may admire them - by perceived complications relating to their pruning. I always suggest they start

Bug off

Garden pests: Fight back against the bugsLast Updated: 12:01am BST 30/05/2008 As the weather warms up, the race is on to protect greenhouse plants from insect attack. Jean Vernon chooses some proven bug stoppers Bug eat bug Some of the most persistent

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Countertop Buying Guide

Natural Stone Geology 101 refresher: Granite, marble, limestone, and soapstone are all formed inside the earth under enormous amounts of heat and pressure. So it makes sense that, once turned into countertops, they are particularly resilient. For this

Only one ‘last month’s rent’ can be required

When the tenant gives a notice to move, I require that the current month’s rent be paid and then I refund the original last month’s rent’ after the tenant moves and the security deposit is settled. A prospective tenant says requiring the last month’s