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October 30, 2013

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Product Review - Gro-Sure Smart Ground Cover

I was asked a few weeks ago if I wanted to trial some Gro-Smart Ground Cover, which is made by Westland. I hesitated a little before agreeing as I am not someone who generally mulches areas of the garden. One look at my weed population will confirm this but I do like to have self-seeders and mulches will keep them controlled as well as the weeds. After some thought I realised that it could be really useful in my vegetable borders where I do want to restrict self-seeders from colonising. A short time later a bag duly arrived.
The first thing I noticed is that it is incredibly light. I braced myself to lift the bag and it was really easy to lift.

Then I set to spreading it out where I am growing beans this year. I am not growing a lot of veg this year but nothing beats the taste of freshly picked french beans.
I spread it so it was a few centimetres thick as the instructions stated. I made sure the bed was well weeded and I also picked a day after we had had quite a lot of rain.…

How we can help support closed nurseries, gardens and gardeners

Never has the word 'unprecedented' been used so much as it is at the moment. We are living in the strangest and darkest times for decades. Public places including gardens are closed, no gatherings of more than two people are allowed and non-essential businesses are closed. We have to do this, we know that we must keep safe from Covid-19 but we also know that millions of people from every part of life have lost their livelihood overnight. I thought I would gather a few things together that will give support to struggling gardeners and horticultural based businesses and also help us who are social distancing and self-isolating feel a bit less distant and isolated.
The charity https://perennial.org.uk/has been supporting horticultural workers for 180 years. As I write this their freephone helpline is working as usual and they are provide free and confidential support to anyone who has worked in or is working in the horticultural industry in the UK. They also provide help to…

A plant buying trip to Avondale Nursery

Some of my favourite words particularly when put together - plant. buying. trip. Add in the company of a good friend (socially distancing obvs) and you have the components for a good morning. Now that my area of Leicester has been released from the tighter lockdown restrictions the need to get out and about is overwhelming. A quick twitter exchange and the morning was planned, I had some time off work and we were going out. One of our favourite nurseries to visit is Avondale Nursery just outside Coventry. It is a 30 minute hop from home and seemed the perfect place to spend a couple of hours. When we arrived we decided to wander around the Library Garden first. After some chatting we decided we have not been around this garden at this time of year previously. It is always interesting seeing gardens at different points in the year. The scent from phlox was wafting across the garden. It was all looking very good. It isn't a massive garden and shows well what can be done with li…

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