GREEN FINGERS: What a difference a year makes!
Isle of Wight ObserverThis time last year I wrote in my article how no two years are the same – and these last…
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If anyone was in any doubt about whether summer was over, the recent weather has certainly shown us that autumn…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Goodbye Summer – Hello Autumn!
Well, the summer has slipped away and it’s hardly been a memorable one. With only a few particularly warm days,…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Some sunshine – at last!
It has taken long enough but the summer has finally arrived. Maybe not the searing hot temperatures we’d expect at…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Summer is on its way… surely!
Well as usual, I start off with a round-up of the recent weather that affects all us gardeners. What a…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Don’t be too keen to get everything planted out
It’s been a long time coming, but at last we’ve had some lovely warm sunshine. Our gardens are starting to…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Work in the garden can start in earnest
Just as I thought the weather was beginning to improve, as I write this article, we are being battered by…
Read MoreGreen Fingers with Darren Everest: Getting ready for the growing season
Freshwater Horticultural Society kicked off the flower show season, with its Spring Show Saturday. Not only were there flowers but…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Spring is on the way
The weather has certainly been a mixed bag over the last month. We’ve had some lovely days but, just recently,…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: A wet start to gardening year
As is customary, I like to give a round-up of the weather over the last month, as it plays such…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Still things to do in the garden!
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s a good opportunity to look back at what grew well in your garden…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: What a wet and dreary last few weeks we’ve had!
I usually start off my article with a comment about the weather and, this month, there is no exception. After…
Read MoreGREENFINGERS: The weather is playing up – again!
I think it’s fair to say that no two years are the same, and that is certainly true where Mother…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: You can never trust the weather!
Don’t you just love the Great British weather! We’ve spent the last couple of months struggling to get into the…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: This time last year…
I’ve just had a look at my article from last August and what a difference a year makes. This time…
Read MoreHigh standards at Freshwater show
Last Saturday’s Freshwater Summer Show was pronounced a huge success, with hundreds of visitors to the Jubilee Field, next to…
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