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Help them thrive! | Garden jobs for May

Yes, the warmer weather is coming but be wary until frosts are gone and ensure optimum siting for plants to bloom, says Pete Harcom. May...

A diary of April on the allotment | The voice of the allotment

This month Barry Cuff thought it might be interesting to share his month of activity on the allotment, along with his daily notes on...

Beautiful spring turbans!

Originally a wildflower from Asia, Europe’s love for tulips meant that some bulbs were worth more than a house during the height of the...

It’s a new year on the allotment | Voice of the Allotment

Barry Cuff shares what’s happening on the allotment this month - what he’s cropping and what he’s planted - plus a few of his...

Come on, soil your pants!

Soil testing is often expensive and usually unfathomable - but there is another way to check your soil health says expert Charlotte Tombs. Soil your...

It’s time to find the first mushrooms and your crop of hairy bittercress

April sees the start of mushroom season, and expert forager Carl Mintern says you definitely have hairy bittercress in your garden right now. As we...

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The Bridleways We’re Losing – And What you Can Do About It.

How many of us have met barriers at the end of a bridlepath, usually where the Parish boundary has turned the route into a...
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Your chance to comment on changes to the West Wincanton development plan

Amendments to the 650-home West Wincanton housing development, proposed by LVA (Land Value Alliances), have been published by Somerset Council. Concerned local people and...