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Collector’s Item: Clematis viticella

July 31, 2010
by F&F
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Clematis are everywhere at this time of year, and that’s no bad thing. Spilling over fences, scampering up obelisks and peeking out between other plants: Clematis viticella are marvellous plants. But this month, we’re not looking at the c
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Garden Update – July ’10

July 31, 2010
by Jules
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Weather wise we’ve been quite lucky here with a good dose of sun and rain. When I went into the garden this morning, tentively  I may say due to a mouse-shaped furry friend I’d spotted, the way that the overnight raindrops glistened on the plants was
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The shiny new F&F

July 31, 2010
by F&F
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Today is a very, very exciting day. Not only does F&F have a gorgeous, shiny new design, but it also has its own community. From today, you can now login as a member of F&F, and upload your photos, share your sage gardening advice and even wr
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Heavy clouds, but no rain

July 30, 2010
by Emma Cooper
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Everytime I think about the garden at the moment, this Sting song comes to mind. It’s actually not one of my favourites but it’s so appropriate. It hasn’t rained properly here in weeks. There have been several days where it felt as
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Pink Fir Apple potato

July 30, 2010
by Rebsie-Fairholm
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In this month’s {Top of the Crops}, Rebsie meets the Pink Fir Apple potato, and discovers that all is not as it seems with this pretty, tasty heritage vegetable. While many heritage vegetables take some effort to seek out, Pink Fir Apple potato
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Garden Update – June ’10

July 30, 2010
by Jules
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Thing are going well with our Edible Garden. The sun is producing a plethora of fine green plants along with small hints of vibrant colour. Tonight we tried the Borage for the first time. It’s such a beautiful flower, almost like a simplified Passion
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Redcurrant Kir

July 30, 2010
by Dave-Warwick
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Taking my inspiration from a posting on the rather excellent My Tiny Plot blog I decided to make use of the redcurrants we picked this morning at our local Pick Your Own farm. The redcurrant bushes were absolutely teeming with these beautiful red jew
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Storing onions

July 28, 2010
by F&F
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I never meant to grow onions this year. If I’m honest, I think they’re a bit of a waste of space as they are so very cheap in the shops, and there isn’t a huge difference in taste between home-grown bulbs and shop-bought. But entice
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Basil Perpetuo

July 27, 2010
by Emma Cooper
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I have a thing for unusual edible plants. It has developed, over several years, into a fairly all-consuming passion. I can appreciate ornamental plants, but I just don’t have the same love for them. I add them into my garden for their wildlife
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Courgette and ricotta roll-ups

July 27, 2010
by Vegalicious
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  Wondering what to do with your glut of courgettes? Fear not – the Vegalicious team have cooked up a storm of appetisers from this fabulous vegetable.
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Cherry-aid

July 26, 2010
by F&F
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This year, the cherry tree in our garden gave us a mythical-sized crop. The fat waddling wood pigeon who normally scoffs every single fruit on the branches has disappeared to some great orchard elsewhere, and so in the evenings after work, I clambere
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My first garden

July 25, 2010
by ameliawhite
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When I was a child, my mother gave me a patch of earth. It wasn’t quite as grand as Mary’s ‘bit of earth’ in The Secret Garden, but it was where I grew my first pumpkin, and my first radishes. The former was a lumpen thing tha
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