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Planting season is upon us!

There is an air of new season excitement at Thorngrove this month. You can’t keep a good gardener down, no matter how much rain...

Allotment update: February was soggy : The Voice of the Allotment

The greenhouse is an oasis amid the continuing deluge, says Barry Cuff – but the jobs, like the veg, just keep coming It is raining...

It’s time to get moving

At last, there are jobs waiting on your list this month – Pete Harcom suggests a good start now will prevent things getting out...

Feeling the garden

As gardeners wait for the earth to warm, Pete Harcom considers ways to make an outdoor space stimulating and healing for every sense As I...

A beautifully different Valentine’s bouquet

Say NO to roses that literally cost the earth – Charlotte Tombs considers 700 years of Valentine’s, and how to enjoy it with a...

What to do for wildlife in your garden in February

It’s not hard to give the wildlife in your garden an extra helping hand at this time of year, says Mitch Perkins, DWT’s wilder...

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A day at the sales

Doug Procter takes us with him from his 3am Dorset start to Tattersalls in search of a mare – and returns with one very...

December’s BV – and a formal apology from the BV Team.

After a year-long internal review, we regret to report that The BV has repeatedly caused unexpectedly high levels of enthusiasm across rural Dorset. Findings include: •...