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GREEN FINGERS: Your garden is bursting into life

Isle of Wight Observer Feb 27, 2026

You might be considering growing something a little different this year, maybe seaweed or rice, following the relentless rainfall we…

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GREEN FINGERS: Spring is on the way!

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 16, 2026

We are well into the new year now, so it won’t be too long until spring is here. However, it…

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GREEN FINGERS: Looking back at the year

Isle of Wight Observer Dec 24, 2025

Seasons’ Greetings to you all. We are now into the season of winter, when gardens would, in the past, have…

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GREEN FINGERS: Winter isn’t far away

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 24, 2025

This week we’ve finally felt the first sign of winter on the horizon, with a distinctly chilly nip in the…

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GREEN FINGES: Our gardens welcome the rain – even if we don’t!

Isle of Wight Observer Sep 22, 2025

There has definitely been in a shift in the weather of late, with far more unsettled conditions, some experiencing rainfall…

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GREEN FINGERS: This is a long dry summer!

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The warm summer is continuing with very little in the way of rainfall, which is so different to this time…

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GREEN FINGERS: Time to enjoy your hard work

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As per usual, I’ll start off with a mention about the weather. What a summer we are having! There’s lots…

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GREEN FINGERS: Summertime – and the livin’ is easy

Isle of Wight Observer Jun 25, 2025

Summer is definitely in full swing now. We’ve had some lovely weather just recently and although we’ve not seen a…

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GREEN FINGERS: What a difference a year makes!

Isle of Wight Observer May 16, 2025

This time last year the sun had only just decided to make an appearance, whereas this year we’ve seen one…

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GREEN FINGERS: Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security – watch out for frosts

Isle of Wight Observer Apr 18, 2025

Well, we’ve certainly been treated to some unseasonably warm and dry weather over the last few weeks. With all the…

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GREEN FINGERS: Warm sunshine – but it’s not summer yet

Isle of Wight Observer Mar 21, 2025

At last we’ve seen some welcome sunshine in the garden. In fact, we’ve seen some unusually high temperatures in early…

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GREEN FINGERS: Getting to work for the new gardening year

Isle of Wight Observer Feb 21, 2025

This time last year, we had been battered by damaging winds and heavy rainfall. However, the last few weeks have…

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GREEN FINGERS: A new gardening year awaits

Isle of Wight Observer Jan 17, 2025

Happy New Year to all you gardeners out there. Well, as always, I’ll start off with a comment about the…

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GREEN FINGERS: A look back at the gardening year

Isle of Wight Observer Dec 20, 2024

Seasons Greetings to you all. As it’s my last article of the year I thought I’d round things off with…

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GREEN FINGERS: What a difference a year makes!

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 15, 2024

This time last year I wrote in my article how no two years are the same – and these last…

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GREEN FINGERS: October jobs for your garden

Isle of Wight Observer Oct 22, 2024

If anyone was in any doubt about whether summer was over, the recent weather has certainly shown us that autumn…

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