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My garden in pictures July

Mandy Watson - 3rd August 2020

Blog: A month of uninspiring weather... July's been a bit of a disappointment - mostly cool, cloudy, more rain than usual (at least that cut down on watering). However, the weather did liven up with a spate of gales near...

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BLOGS, MY GARDEN, VIDEOS

Why have my courgettes only got male flowers?

Pruning stone fruits in summer: plums, apricots, cherries, peaches

Claire Austin roses in need of deadheading

Why deadheading is dead important

Growing blackcurrants for beginners: experiment pays off

My garden in pictures June

LATEST POSTS

Pitmuies Gardens, Angus and Dundee. Picture; SGS

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme starts to reopen after lockdown

Mandy Watson - 31st July 2020

Book review: I Want To Like My Garden by Rachel McCartain

Mandy Watson - 29th July 2020

Why have my courgettes only got male flowers?

Mandy Watson - 27th July 2020

Agricultural heritage. Picture; Beamish Museum

Beamish Museum to reopen and how to book tickets

Mandy Watson - 22nd July 2020

How to take part in the Big Butterfly Count

Mandy Watson - 21st July 2020

GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS

‘Instant’ fresh veg from your windowsill

Mandy Watson - 19th April 2018

Bursts of flavour from Johnsons Microgreens Even if you just have a windowsill at your disposal, try growing Microgreens from Johnsons Seeds. They’re the perfect answer...

MandyCanUDigIt: welcome to my gardening website

Mandy Watson - 18th June 2019

Inspiration that kickstarted a lifelong love of growing plants The statistics say that most people take up gardening in middle age or later - not...

Darlac’s Take-Anywhere Tap for just over a tenner

RHS Chatsworth Cosmos mass planting 2018. Picture; RHS/Tim Sandall

RHS Flower Shows at Cardiff and Chatsworth cancelled in 2021

The Garden Museum - the Sackler Garden and extension

The Garden Museum and Cafe to reopen after lockdown

I won't be doing this in September... me with iTip Wheelbarrows at 2019's Glee

Glee at Birmingham NEC cancelled for a ‘virtual environment’ instead

Beamish Museum launches fundraising appeal to ‘secure its future’

DT Brown's biggest-ever summer catalogue

DT Brown’s biggest summer catalogue mailing targets younger gardeners

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, COMMENT

How to take part in the Big Butterfly Count

Environment and health Mandy Watson - 21st July 2020

Become a citizen scientist in the world's biggest survey of butterflies, July 17-August 9 Butterflies are important indicators of biodiversity in our ecosystem and their...