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Garden jobs for December 2021

Here are this month’s jobs from Sherborne gardener Pete Harcom - perfect for a mild crisp December winter’s day. Winter digging can continue This is...

The pagan history of the Christmas wreath

One of our favourite signs of Christmas dates back thousands of years, says Charlotte Tombs. I am worse than a toddler at this time of...

How to be blooming gorgeous!

Autumn gardening is all about planning and protecting plants in order for them to give joy and excitement next year, says Charlotte Tombs It may...

Fighting for (or with!) our footpaths

My husband looks more like Indiana Jones than a rural dog walker, always armed with secateurs to hack back bully-boy brambles and nettles or...

Garden jobs for November | 2021

Here are this month’s jobs from Sherborne gardener Pete Harcom for you to get on and do in the garden before the Christmas rush! •...

The voice of the allotment | November 2021

The key to plentiful vegetables from your garden are top quality seeds and the best varieties. Barry Cuff spills the beans. Our plot continued supplying...

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Mud, rain, mud …

Lucy Procter is in the midst of the highs and lows of managing a rain-soaked foaling season ‘I’m just so over this wet weather! When...

A little cheer on a gloomy day

Victoria Sturgess has a clutch of comic classics to remind us that misfortune, misunderstanding and absurdity make great entertainment Let us use the coming of...

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