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Bee friendly garden

Alan Cole — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:57:51 +0000

We’ve had another busy weekend in the garden here. The weather wasn’t great on Saturday but I got lots done. I had mowed the lawn on Friday so I had plenty of time to work on cleaning up a few things following on from the conservatory build. I then created a new flower border along...

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Building a Raised, Graveled Seating Area

Alan Cole — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:50:31 +0000

As you may have read in a previous post I’ve been wanting to transform the garden a little and give it a garden makeover. Rather than just a piece of grass surrounded by shrubs and flowers I want to create a garden that leads you on and encourages to explore a little further. I want...

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A ‘Proper’ Bank Holiday Weekend – Garden DIY

Alan Cole — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:03:40 +0000

I don’t normally do Bank Holiday weekends as I never used to have the chance. When I worked as a Zookeeper then Bank Holidays were always very busy so there was no chance of a day off. The same was true whilst I was a Beach lifeguard in North Devon, and as a student in...

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Coastal Gardening – Wind

Alan Cole — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:04:20 +0000

When you think of the problems affecting coastal gardens the first issue that springs to mind is the wind. Living on the coast means that there is an uninterrupted flow of wind from the sea straight into your garden and the affects can be dramatic. Very few people live right on the coast and it...

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