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One to watch out for if you grow fuchsias - Fuchsia Magellanica 'Hawkshead' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1763823168279-UA0YUMI3HY32MKBJ4XQX/fuchia+army+nurse.jpg Blog posts - One to watch out for if you grow fuchsias - Fuchsia 'Army Nurse' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/3db75a70-daca-4001-a888-6ee8b3ef8761/fuchsia+gall+mite.jpg Blog posts - One to watch out for if you grow fuchsias Over the winter I was pleased to see some frosts, so was hopeful that the mites had been killed off. Sadly not, this year some of the Hawkshead didn’t come up at all, some very weakly, and some that came up well with plenty of leafy growth had many fewer flowers than usual. Worst of all one of the Fuchsia ‘Army Nurse’ plants has been affected too. Clearly the mites survived the cold, so I went back to the RHS for the latest advice. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/autumn-colour-at-a-mysterious-castle monthly 0.5 2025-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/5ac3c4c0-b2c7-456d-b1c2-a8fc7917e51a/ardross3.jpg Blog posts - Autumn colour at a mysterious castle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1762350356996-PK5G9LYB141219XXMYTC/ardross5.jpg Blog posts - Autumn colour at a mysterious castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1762350615612-VX0VN2TAE42EA4X7BD8F/ardross4.jpg Blog posts - Autumn colour at a mysterious castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1762350588719-51TC9JSWHP5NHQUDZ1G5/ardross6.jpg Blog posts - Autumn colour at a mysterious castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1762351408509-7K5B5AOCM0LW47NBD8ZC/ardross7.jpg Blog posts - Autumn colour at a mysterious castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1762351408360-5OLHABH8T5S6LNS50ZYH/ardross8.jpg Blog posts - Autumn colour at a mysterious castle https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/a-visit-to-rhs-bridgewater monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/d5cd178c-f917-4085-a43b-754d92c422f6/moonBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - At the beginning of July this year, Jane and Alison B journeyed up to Salford to see the newest RHS garden, Bridgewater. We were not blessed with the best of weather as it was overcast but this didn’t reduce our enjoyment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756123064807-OO6H647SSWWID40JTDWK/cottagegardenBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - The Cottage garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756123065046-575QSXDPE3D84MCPDPAL/chimneyBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - The Bothy Chimney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756123067325-N32EO6PFK6NBARK9TOHL/glasshousesBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - The rebuilt Glasshouses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a8d4948c-55b6-4206-a4ea-6666a338fcb0/pigs.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - The pigs get to work in 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756126196276-3O5RIHRF51SLRT1O4Z6P/communitygardenBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - Community Wellbeing Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756126625213-HCC44PRQ8XBG49VC0FSH/growgardenBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - Grow Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756126829050-XJTUY0KRZPYGOFSJPD88/wildflowerBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - Wildflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756129083571-3LUC3Q9S96753K0YSQUC/beesbutterfiesBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater - Bees & Butterflies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756127180263-M1TF4LE4MJ46Y4W8KKQ5/paradiseBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756127235636-M3QLEZ8YT68U1CSTBZ6C/paradisepotsBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756127973728-RL37THZ9E5R4C9BSHGQA/pagoda.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756127977769-TSDSEFT9XET6NTGQ819K/waterfallBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1756127974143-GMFJSHRFGKBBX55PPYON/chinesesbridgeBW.jpg Blog posts - A visit to RHS Bridgewater https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/monets-garden-in-april monthly 0.5 2025-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748781846134-VYIEA6UZM2R5E23TIN7G/monet3.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748781885855-ZM9LFTFMAP2NOC0PPDFZ/Monet2.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748781865999-7J6FEYKZX0NAAK261RFK/Claude_Monet_056.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748712632084-9XRJVBUF30JWGOCTJVB0/Giverny+tulips+%283%29.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748712686535-Z893OQ04VKD92TEYXHR2/Giverny+tulips+%284%29.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748712754522-5Y5N5QSMABJ1ESBYUTB2/Giverny.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748713178956-RSRWJ6COFA4P54P1T8JB/Giverny+water+garden+%283%29.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748713180429-HXOATXV0K833HPG51LDZ/Giverny+water+garden.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748713357054-O0EPPYMWBHG6OKPWOUI2/Giverny+water+garden+%287%29.jpg Blog posts - Monet’s Garden in April https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/asian-hornet-aka-yellow-legged-hornet monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1745262165099-ISWY7LK0H5PQF94NXRQA/asianhornet.jpg Blog posts - Asian Hornet aka Yellow Legged Hornet - Yellow Legged Hornet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1745261595345-SQYRPD8VH9YUTUX1SUFK/langleyhornetnest.jpg Blog posts - Asian Hornet aka Yellow Legged Hornet - The embryo nest in Langley https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/plant-of-the-month-magnolia-stellata monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1424286e-56c6-4db7-86e0-8dc8459ce8ef/Magnoliastella1.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Magnolia stellata In common, I suspect, with most gardeners, spring is definitely my favourite time of year. Everything is bursting into life and I’ve yet to become demoralised over the state of the garden. To me nothing shouts ‘spring’ quite like magnolias. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1743349645023-7BC3X4QZ8A6NCVBX72ZD/MagnoliaStellata5.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Magnolia stellata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1743349645041-0R49L79EDCZSKQKC9ZEN/MagnoliaStellat3.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Magnolia stellata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1743350417196-PKP910YDS5SX2BFLZ95P/MagnoliaStellata3.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Magnolia stellata https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/book-reviews monthly 0.5 2025-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1733062325655-QPHKGYLM7NFFB1JPG4BB/book1.jpg Blog posts - Book reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1733062325485-TGAURCGTD4Q1GUV1YNQO/book2.jpg Blog posts - Book reviews https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/plant-of-the-the-month/euonymous-alatus monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1730285931380-SIK17QQ8QIUR97U6CNGW/Euonymus+4+.jpg Blog posts - Euonymus alatus  - “Burning Bush” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1730285937937-CBZ1H4VUFADGTCTCRL9T/Euonymus+2+copy.jpg Blog posts - Euonymus alatus  - “Burning Bush” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1730285932774-G0P5JIHT8BTQ6CSM38YJ/Euonymus+3+copy.jpg Blog posts - Euonymus alatus  - “Burning Bush” https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/mad-about-tulips monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727024305609-8VPN06W2QV5UUA44S0GH/b1c61483-4bd9-4a78-b555-bcd16020afd0.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Vendee Globe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727024207229-GL184YXO9W6HKX5P90EJ/lilac%2Bperfection.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Lilac perfection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727088236260-DMJ627DAHYTZ5U90UHMN/Tulip_Spring_Green_11-12cm_0003260_4__34165.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Viridiflora - Spring Green https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727087453123-NSYHMO7XUPLV2E3310I5/Tulip_Blushing_Apeldoorn_10-11cm_0000650_3__12250.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Blushing Apeldoorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727461039618-MD9IFZQZ8Z4FJMURCDWE/Tulips+2+copy+2.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Sue's combination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727468935392-V9FXIUY0N7XK61XNYXTQ/sylvestris.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Tulip sylvestris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727640890417-FIT0UK5ADM3BIGUVEFBO/purissima-tulip.jpg Blog posts - Mad about tulips - Purissima https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/rudbeckiafulgidagoldsturm monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/876f29e2-abf2-4539-a762-6857ed446b2d/Rudbeckia+2+copy.jpg Blog posts - Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ - In late summer the daisy family really seems to come into its own, providing interest and colour in the garden as we move into Autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1725214071077-VPDDXYWS0IKV095SZVMJ/Rudbeckia+1+copy.jpg Blog posts - Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1725214066771-S674PT1X6ABEZKZLDD54/Rudbeckia1.jpg Blog posts - Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1725214071907-T9ODBKE9FLX1JB1TWTW2/Rudbeckia+5+copy.jpg Blog posts - Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/the-bee-walk monthly 0.5 2024-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/41bb540f-b49d-4c4e-8de1-e10d3932369b/bumblebee.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk - A wakeup call about a well loved garden visitor On the 20th of August six of us from MHS were lucky to be taken on a Bee Walk in Marden Meadow by Jessica Holdway from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. If you were like me, you might have thought there is only one species of bumblebee: big and fluffy with clear yellow and black stripes, like the one pictured. Not so! The UK is home to 24 species of bumblebee, of different sizes, hairiness and patterning. In common with most insect life, numbers are falling and 8 of our 24 species are endangered, with 2 further species having become extinct since the 1940’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724599503233-WY85HQVJV0DOPJZMQG3R/salvia+uliginosa.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724600046401-FMPBQKII20KETM4GDWRU/sunfloweralys.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724599503327-WLDFKZ2KWTYYRP4MZMNK/salvia+nemorosa.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724600004111-TRYJGVBE6C668O3M480G/irisred.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724600403928-O8X71APIOG6LTJRXT9W3/alys+garden.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724600442598-L5J4JVL8VMYLP4XY6XXC/alliumsplus.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724600442678-90H0G64FB1JWMDUSGJCT/cat+and+nepeta.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1724600500751-L2VQ8182J4A80JNFTRME/alys+garden.jpg Blog posts - The Bee Walk https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/sempervivums-houseleeks monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722460583555-Z48V3DR7ZINYMB1HNOAP/Sempervivum+4+.jpg Blog posts - Sempervivums (Houseleeks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722460590124-JH6YU33OQN6P1YHOOGJQ/Sempervivum+1+.jpg Blog posts - Sempervivums (Houseleeks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722460588624-BEYIUUAFTNP8BOE47TXF/Sempervivum+2+.jpg Blog posts - Sempervivums (Houseleeks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722460585891-G8YIFZDV0WTOVMTIL304/Sempervivum+5+.jpg Blog posts - Sempervivums (Houseleeks) https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/phuopsis-stylosa-large-styled-or-caucasian-crosswort monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1719916302532-UAZ5JEIQNLP8S9NWPGO0/Phuopsis+2.jpg Blog posts - Phuopsis stylosa - Large-styled or Caucasian crosswort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1719916318515-HS5THW1BQ9VHBUN5DL5L/Phuopsis1.jpg Blog posts - Phuopsis stylosa - Large-styled or Caucasian crosswort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1719916395366-NPHXCRXINAI6GG6XW8S1/Phuopsis4.jpg Blog posts - Phuopsis stylosa - Large-styled or Caucasian crosswort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1719916409212-EUUYLWRZ3DOK04I3M6Z7/Phuopsis3.jpg Blog posts - Phuopsis stylosa - Large-styled or Caucasian crosswort https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/balm-leaved-deadnettle-lamium-orvala monthly 0.5 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714498829889-B4LQMPFCSPP9CNX7LOZQ/lamium1.jpg Blog posts - Balm-leaved Deadnettle (Lamium orvala) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714498862818-TRUMZAYYAU9SRJ05529O/lamium2.jpg Blog posts - Balm-leaved Deadnettle (Lamium orvala) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714498896982-49EBC9HSTHBVE4DHDUN1/lamium3.jpg Blog posts - Balm-leaved Deadnettle (Lamium orvala) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714498923620-9ZWJSLFUZEGF4GX43N29/lamium4.jpg Blog posts - Balm-leaved Deadnettle (Lamium orvala) https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/flying-milkmaids-surely-not monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/bc6a602b-3b4d-42e7-916f-416af8cf70c6/ladysmock2.jpg Blog posts - Flying milkmaids? Surely not. - This plant, an even earlier opener this year in response to our rapidly heating climate, is Cardamine pratensis and was snapped locally by Lou Carpenter. It’s regaled by an assortment of names depending on where the viewer hales from: Milkmaids, Lady’s Smock, Cuckoo Flower and no doubt many more. According to the Kent Wildlife Trust: The common name 'Lady's-smock' arises from the cupped shape of the flowers. However, 'smock' was once a slang term for a woman and the name may have alluded to certain springtime activities in the meadows! If this allusion to a widespread country pastime of yesteryear means what I think it does (do any lads and lasses – aka blokes and smocks, I suppose - frolic in meadows anymore?), then there is another etymological connection with Cuckoo Flower and cuckold. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/symphytum-grandiflorum-creeping-comfrey monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711456946572-4QMF9UPTPODM0WD54FFA/comfreyblueflowers.jpg Blog posts - Symphytum grandiflorum – Creeping comfrey - Hidcote Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711456968768-EJX7TFR3XB3M6OB68QXG/comfreyenmasse.jpg Blog posts - Symphytum grandiflorum – Creeping comfrey - Good ground cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711456925705-H1TM9NRYQBWVAJ1KDX66/comfreypinkbuds.jpg Blog posts - Symphytum grandiflorum – Creeping comfrey - Hidcote Pink https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/spuds-and-the-artistic-fletchers monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/44ff4dec-514d-48af-8bc3-c59ec4cc3992/angels.jpg Blog posts - Spuds and the artistic Fletchers - The Fletchers My grandfather was the cartoonist for the Civil Service Magazine. All his children were artistic with the youngest, my beloved Uncle Paul creating this peak of the angels over the choir in Bath Abbey. This skill seems to have passed me by until this year's potato harvest… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1700924585021-46U17427U02SMVIW8T9K/Drunken%2Bor%2Blegless%2Brabbit%2B.jpg Blog posts - Spuds and the artistic Fletchers - Legless rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1700924452688-QFAGMZJT7IYDGP315FG8/Big+fat+Mama.jpg Blog posts - Spuds and the artistic Fletchers - Big fat mama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1700924480360-FNVTEY0HIIGF991GEVPZ/mouse+.jpg Blog posts - Spuds and the artistic Fletchers - Mouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/6cf2fed6-970a-40c3-a4ae-bcc4dda894f3/Henry+Moore.jpg Blog posts - Spuds and the artistic Fletchers Incidentally Paul worked with Henry Moore. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/do-your-roots-need-doing monthly 0.5 2023-12-03 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/the-asian-hornet-whats-the-problem monthly 0.5 2023-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/976fb0c1-2bef-425a-82d6-d821d234bb7d/asianhornet.jpg Blog posts - The Asian Hornet - what’s the problem? - ASIAN HORNET (Vespa velutina) Queen up to 30mm long, worker up to 25mm long  Legs yellow at the ends  Dark brown / black abdomen with a yellow / orange band on 4th segment  Head dark from above, orange from front  Dark coloured antennae  Entirely black velvety thorax  Never active at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/755055a9-a5b7-4f98-9de2-05c401f5a469/european-hornet-7540762_640.jpg Blog posts - The Asian Hornet - what’s the problem? - EUROPEAN HORNET (Vespa crabro)  Queen up to 35mm long, worker up to 30mm long  Legs brown at the ends  Yellow abdomen marked with brown on the upper part, not banded  Head yellow from above, yellow from front  Yellow antennae  Thorax black with extensive brown markings  May be active at night https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/hyde-halls-dry-garden monthly 0.5 2023-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693500909124-Q8240HFV9F7XLFWKWGA2/Hydeview1.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693586588199-LSM7OJL7RGDJE75SZ3L4/hydeview.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693643945090-48WJOPCW9PG2VJESC6GB/hydeaeoniums.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693586609516-7J27S982A7QBDHZX7NKG/hydeview4.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693586655368-JS8OQNVOD9V4PO0XYGT5/hydeview5.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693643917319-7VHUYD10RG7N4T2EJBVS/hyde1.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693586696269-TU657UJJE42SIHI6JZM7/hydeview7.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693586734184-MXKBF64OBXJ250MWP2SF/hydeview2.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693644086310-M1F8JAGFJDDCZY5M42TA/hyde3.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693587053906-C0FUO8VBSEHFNK21F6LX/hydeview10.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1693644008599-K213PXAOBV14OOVNI395/hyde2.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a3b6a01b-f044-48f1-9ab2-a3aa45f72cb5/hydeview11.jpg Blog posts - The Dry Garden at Hyde Hall - With that advice and a head full of ideas, it was time to head for the cafe… https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/visit-to-year1 monthly 0.5 2023-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/0cd9801f-7571-4550-8755-222c3ddb4030/zubflower.jpg Blog posts - Visit to year 1 - Jill Nichols, Gwen Nabbs and myself had a delightful visit to Year 1 at Marden Primary Academy to chat about plants. I had decanted seeds into little ramekin dishes and covered them with cling film so they could be seen and stuck the seed packet on the back. The children were delighted to see the different sizes and shapes of seeds from beans to poppy seeds. I also took in seed heads which even though I’d shaken still exploded in the class! 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I wish I’d never planted that… - Phygelius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1680038422637-TTHM597V6L33VN3SQREZ/acanthus-mollis.jpg Blog posts - I wish I’d never planted that… - Acanthus mollis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1680038445218-K97R9OEC7I65YHUUMDAN/japaneseanemone.jpg Blog posts - I wish I’d never planted that… - Japanese anemone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1680039163047-AR7BM8YJVEWVWONFWO8F/katsura-leaves.jpg Blog posts - I wish I’d never planted that… - Katsura leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1680039102493-ZY73UU14KN34VCRO3WMC/bamboo.jpg Blog posts - I wish I’d never planted that… - Bamboo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1680039119733-E7YBE17PPA5LU1TB59P6/alstromeria.jpg Blog posts - I wish I’d never planted that… - Alstromeria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1680350418202-12N21IL3I7UHUFDXIJPI/crocus.jpg Blog posts - 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I love them both, and they are both drought tolerant, but they are prolific self- seeders. Sisyrinchium, at least, is easy to dig up but the Phlomis is the devil to dig out if you let it get too big. Sue Pennicott Do you have anything you wished you had never planted? 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We know instinctively how important these little creatures are, even if we haven’t visited Down House in N. Kent where Darwin conducted 40years of worm experiments. 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I enjoy looking through the Chiltern Seeds catalogue as they have more unusual varieties and give plenty of information and advice. (I noticed Monty Don sowing some of their seeds the other day.) https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/to-dig-or-not-to-dig monthly 0.5 2022-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1667038854917-92730PKYRJ7FQ03VZ0OI/No+Dig+1.jpg Blog posts - To dig or not to dig? - 1. Making a start https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1667038880481-KTFCSX33M8UDC6UB0ZSD/No+Dig+2.jpg Blog posts - To dig or not to dig? - 2 . Some of the cardboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1667039715837-ENS3D9BQ6MH31ZKVNU8S/No%2BDig%2B3.jpg Blog posts - To dig or not to dig? - 3. Adding the compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1667039343147-H0V73OSM59F2JCIVCTY6/No+Dig+4.jpg Blog posts - To dig or not to dig? - 4. 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Progress to date https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/rifling-raspberries monthly 0.5 2022-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/2b04a509-ce8e-4ce0-9313-1c057d2080fc/blackbird+chart.jpg Blog posts - Rifling raspberries - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a01c38f6-7f13-49a6-b0f7-662418d00223/blackbird2.jpg Blog posts - Rifling raspberries - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/drought-planting-survivors-and-thrivers monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661794956522-0LXOWXUJ484IMPVE4P7R/crocosmialucifer.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Crocosmia Lucifer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661806707488-WGFVOSE2868QX86MXDR1/rudbeckiagoldsturm.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Rudbeckia Goldsturm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661855846805-UJA7G32NU3XO3TXKUL25/cotinus.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Cotinus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661855872123-T060QFQ1BP5VVZL6CYKW/sunflower.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Helianthus maximiliani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661855891030-82OZA23YXDSE2IFNPR94/euonymus.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Euonymus japonicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661855919591-TGX9ELP93AUG9TC71YPO/hardygeraniums.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Hardy geraniums https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661855965048-WJG0ONH8174H4XU5Z7BM/sedumphormium.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Sedum and phormium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661856080935-43KAAK77FC8SNEWNXZH5/nandina.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Nandina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661856294200-B8EHW3I9HGIRGB10PM95/astersplus.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Asters and Pleioblastus bamboo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661857298628-POPV3ZO7WFO20CTZ1GZG/stipa2.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Stipa tenuissima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661857344868-8878YTCICG0L2CJH85QB/echinops.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Echinops and achillea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1661857366713-692FK3UGH53MFZFUT5RE/fennel.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Fennel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1662320816127-C75L1QRIUOOQRRI4NPMT/Leycesteria+Formosa.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Leycesteria Formosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1662321173954-AL5YINVS6I0J2X8JYJOZ/helenium.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Helenium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1662321215197-IMI9TS8YW9S9X4OPIC23/gloryvine.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Chilean Glory Flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1662321311188-ERAGABQ7BJ8NRBA0SQ5X/fuchsiamagellanica.jpg Blog posts - Drought plants - Survivors and Thrivers - Fuchsia Magellanica https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/seed-saving monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/870ea9a1-a47e-4ca9-a867-bbda5aa0d650/seedsaving2.jpg Blog posts - Seed saving - Make it stand out Saving 5 varieties of tomato seeds using the fermentation method, waiting for mould to form on the top (yes, really). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/44db7b5a-21d2-46da-bb0e-731d2257a6f1/DIY+Envelope+v1_0+copy.jpg Blog posts - Seed saving - Click on this link to the file to print the seed packet. Then follow the instructions. Label with the type and variety of seed, the date collected and any special information for sowing . https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/tomatoes-and-me monthly 0.5 2022-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/0266eafe-ff14-47b7-9f2b-8a3c637d1f92/tomatoesamanda2.jpg Blog posts - Tomatoes and me - Yes – 8 varieties. You may well ask why! It’s all to do with the very different flavours different varieties have. Some are much sweeter than others, making them ideal for eating straight from the plant. But others have much more umami in their flavour, and it’s those which are a better choice for cooking. James Wong, in his book “Grow for Flavour” goes into this in detail. In the end though, flavour is subjective. So I grow what I like to eat. But over the years I have also chosen different colours of tomatoes – from pale orange, through to deep red, with one favourite that is still green when fully ripe. Not only does that give an interesting mix of flavours, I just love the colours of a mixed tomato salad. Varieties shown here are Sungold, Yellow Pear, Piccolo, French Black and Green Zebra. There might be a ‘Tiger Tom’ in there as well ! https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/alison-storyofmygarden3 monthly 0.5 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655763833837-FOWCCGFY5MK8ETVFASWB/winter+view+1.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655764272733-N8KD62JD32RCYY5S49T1/Overfaced.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655764080623-6IE6VVXTBBR3E66TPCC8/grass+pre+leather+jackets.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655764653797-O32388IJF7TN9O5GABI4/hanging+chair.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655764670222-4IBB3KC2SV9PSWRR9TZ5/view+from+hanging+chair.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655764705077-AGEII5B21HBC99OW71EK/garden+warming+1.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/89a0a2d6-e78c-4aea-93bb-477f1c1c00c1/plaque.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/drought monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/fe133679-ffd1-4684-ac94-74f0e8397b78/judytank.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - This is my 1000ltr water tank, I got it from the Marden Gardeners Reuse/Recycle page when a local farm added 4 tanks free of charge, they had contained harmless chicken supplement. I recently got our builder to make a stand for it from left over railway sleepers and he's going to adapt the outlet tap which is huge and in the wrong place to fit a normal tap that I can use to fill a watering can. I have a pump in it with a long pipe that I use to refill the water barrels that stand by the greenhouse. I must admit we got the idea for a pump from Cynthia and Graham Baker who have a similar set up in their garden. The tank is connected to a small pent roof shed and it's amazing how quickly it fills up when we have steady rain. Judy Taylor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/00df9ce9-0afb-47d8-b462-752552e0412d/Janetank.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - This 1340ltr water tank has been in our garden for many years. We bought it on line from Tanks Direct, if I remember rightly. The main difficulty when it arrived was getting it into the back garden over the side gate as it is so large. But once installed on a platform of breeze blocks and attached to a nearby roof, it has worked extremely well. I don’t think it has ever actually run dry as there has always been a downpour in the nick of time. With a low level tap it is easy to fill a watering can and I can even fill another water butt at the top of the garden, by connecting the two taps together with a hose and turning on both taps until the other water butt is full. Jane Cunningham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/7b6b5c16-44c7-48bd-a828-9ad014f2b4ce/2butts.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - If space allows, an easy and cost effective way to collect more water is to link standard water butts together. Two or more butts can be joined together and filled from one down pipe with a rainsaver attached. They can be linked with a special joining hose as shown here. Or two butts can be simply joined by a hose between their taps and both taps turned on until they are full. In either case the butts will fill up together to the level of the rainsaver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1653919639411-DLKHVCR4W2DYYIS2MNSN/watering+system.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - Watering system from a mains tap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1653929290319-QWMXOKITL4OBQGZ86W8J/gwenbottle.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - Perforated bottle sunk in a pot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1653920158493-TDF5TRQYDAG6V7TV1DSL/bottle.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - An old drinks bottle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1653929231305-3M5XQOL69OHKW8C8KMFR/sunk+pot.jpg Blog posts - Water Wise - A sunken plant pot https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/beat-the-bugs-natural-pest-control monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/our-changing-climate monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651509585916-OEHN9S2NH347BRB3HPTC/flood.jpg Blog posts - Our changing climate - an overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651509263373-998ZMBJ87JSN8WVHPAOE/drought.jpeg Blog posts - Our changing climate - an overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651515239658-CFP7NIO0FECI6BSGZHCB/summerdrink.jpg Blog posts - Our changing climate - an overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651517469336-MLE07KAT11V0CLJ4ZHTK/stormdamage.jpg Blog posts - Our changing climate - an overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/24ecb33e-f762-4ffe-861d-2247118d188d/Screenshot+2022-05-02+at+12.04.44.jpg Blog posts - Our changing climate - an overview - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/alison-storyofmygarden2 monthly 0.5 2022-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651429139149-83X1ZSNZ5RFKKAB47UY2/2014-09-06+19.27.46+-+Copy+copy.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651429177471-AO269TU4GUOWSZA38CG1/alison2b.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651429218581-SOVJRNVIWNC12QLBLLO6/alison2c.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651430059578-V6PQ86P1Y4X47I7K5MPZ/alison2d.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651429579664-TWP50PZZ7UNFCE0EXJBO/alison2g.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651431120201-OGIR0EXSLXG5VMGNYQ2K/ALISONA.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651431192834-8ZN0NQQV8WAM0ND3734Z/alison2h.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651431234665-P4B5K0YZ1YSQYZEPQC9W/alison2j.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1651431215113-2W7ZRPKEADLP2OTWBKQC/ALISONB.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 2 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/alison-storyofmygarden1 monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1648805750789-IP4JB63UNMHBQMQF4WVB/alison1.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1648805767809-LSFBCCUYCOV2VKHB420P/alison2.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1648805781052-0RFCD5PAQRXC5QONH932/alison3.jpg Blog posts - The story of my garden - Part 1 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/punching-above-their-weight monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/some-sad-news-but-a-surprise-from-the-past monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/058ce542-05c5-4bcc-a650-a709690cee83/certaffRHS.jpg Blog posts - A sad message, a certificate and gardening memories ‘My father Dennis Sims was once Treasurer of the Marden Horticultural Society. He recently passed away and I have been sorting out his papers and found the certificate of affiliation for the society (to the Royal Horticultural Society) from 1967. I would be happy to send it to you if you would like the document for your archive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c332769f-a042-400b-83c7-25df327001d2/sims.jpg Blog posts - A sad message, a certificate and gardening memories - Although we left Marden almost 18 years ago, there may still be a few people who remember Dad, as he was very active in the society and in other groups such as short mat bowls. My mum Jean, who is now 93, was also a member and was active in the WI. We have very fond memories of Marden with its vibrant and active community groups and I am glad to hear that the Horticultural Society is still going strong ’. Gill Holt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c233fad9-f633-46dd-a242-69dbf0953b8d/autumnshow.jpg Blog posts - A sad message, a certificate and gardening memories - The competitor who gained the most points throughout the whole year would be awarded the President’s Challenge Cup. Now that was serious gardening! https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/hormone-rooting-powder-an-experiment monthly 0.5 2022-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/e3bed74f-da47-4384-a8ee-f7db2bf6f3bf/hrp.jpg Blog posts - Hormone rooting powder - does it work? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/dont-bin-ituse-it monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/96264a98-da63-4fe2-af0b-d7b1f99c98ca/beanpoles.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it - An old water butt Sink an approx. 30cm slice from an old water butt into the ground and refill the ring with the soil you have dug out, adding fertiliser/compost/manure as necessary. Put up bean poles and any strings needed, then plant within the ring for the plants to twine up the poles. Watering is easy and directed straight to the roots. In the event of a late frost, the plants can be protected by wrapping fleece or bubble wrap round the outside. Sent in by Jane Cunningham from an idea by Carol Edwards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/fac21df9-732d-4edb-8be5-b3a3d90781e7/plantlabels.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it - An old milk bottle Here's how I make my plant labels using empty milk bottles. A permanent marker is best to write on them. They're quick and easy to make and you're recycling plastic! If anyone already makes these or would like to make some, we would welcome any spares for use at the plant sale. Sent in by Gwen Nabbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/b0e189b4-adcd-4f9a-8be1-7a3dc8c53c6b/gwenplasticpot.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it - A plastic bag Here is a cutting I have potted up in a plastic bag. The type that can stand up without support. This was a bag of nuts (a Christmas pack!) Pierce a few holes in the bottom for drainage. The good thing is, once the plant is potted on, you can rinse out the bag and use it again. It stores completely flat and it takes up no room at all in the shed. Sent in by Gwen Nabbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/8906b61f-7ba1-4131-83f4-08bf818c6a39/plasticpots.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it - Yoghurt pots and similar In different sizes they make excellent plant pots for raising seeds and potting on. Just punch a few holes in the bottom for drainage. Or if you want a bit of excitement heat a skewer in a fire and burn holes through the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/43005968-a8e2-422a-9633-f1bef8231ec2/potsjill.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it A variety of pots, planted up and ready for the Plant Sale. Someone has been eating a lot of yoghurt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/ba883f6a-66a0-467b-b84b-bb3833736638/bottle.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it - Drinks bottles Good for watering to the roots of plants like courgettes and artichokes - it saves water too. Remove the cap, and cut away the bottom of the bottle. Make an indentation in the soil and push the neck of the bottle in until firm. A bamboo cane helps keep it in place - then fill the bottle with water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/e9e1d08b-f4f9-4eba-b7d4-ecc1d87fcc66/grapepacks.jpg Blog posts - Don’t bin it…use it - Clear plastic fruit boxes Make perfect seed trays - holding a good number of seeds for an average garden, not taking up much space and stacking neatly when not in use. The deeper ones, eg. grape boxes, already have drainage holes in the bottom. Less deep ones are perfect for using as covers until the seedlings emerge. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/gardening-with-peat-free-compost monthly 0.5 2022-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/390c20ce-b5c4-4117-bd37-8e6f0d9ddc04/moor-g6f4d10494_1920.jpg Blog posts - Gardening with peat-free compost - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/how-do-we-make-compost monthly 0.5 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/e652ec8e-e0b1-4b0e-bf52-2e29d8d3116b/lizbins.jpg Blog posts - Making our own compost These are mine, nothing special but they do work - lovely compost at the bottom of the container. When you take the lids off little voles look out at you. Liz Simmons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1642283037190-UAJYNZ382VVS4ZJLHJ1W/20220115_132208+copy.jpg Blog posts - Making our own compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1642283055786-X3L77RZVP4Q8XI62PB2Z/20220115_132239+copy.jpg Blog posts - Making our own compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1642283075894-TEV9RLE6WPAC8QDFWQI4/20220115_132321+copy.jpg Blog posts - Making our own compost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/0989366f-b245-4c37-9eef-00317a4d03be/janecompost.jpg Blog posts - Making our own compost I’ve tried Dalek bins & a hot bin, but the 3 bin system is just right for my garden & veg patch. Garden & kitchen waste goes into bin 1. After a year the contents are turned over into bin 2 & covered with old carpet. The next year the contents of bin 2 are turned over into bin 3 which is covered & left for a year. Then the finished compost is sieved into the dust bin ready for use. Any remaining big lumps are put back into bin 1 to join the new waste starting its cycle. It makes lovely compost, though there is quite a lot of shovelling involved. 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This has connections to my daughter’s partner. From this lovely place, we explored Romsey, Mottisfont Abbey (NT) and nearby woods. However, the highlight for us was a day spent at Sir Harold Hillier’s Arboretum and Gardens; 180 acres of delight with only 42,000 trees and shrubs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641133224913-DYNLL1E0KVB8KIM8WBCR/hillier1.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641133245048-VZQGW5EGAD5NUJ62EYB9/hillier2.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641133263281-2L71IBDU5WIN67RC8O5C/hillier3.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641135085159-6AZ2FTZDD5X0NFXAR29J/hillier11.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641133829729-SVJY16IB078WK6V9PC1H/hillier+4.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641133936648-HNVGILFROILENFM6W69T/Untitled+4.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641133971439-I87JKB3E1FVHR85IFY3H/hillier5.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641134141708-H3CJXVKSW5SCITQAPC1X/hillier7.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641134532977-YUQQ317N3N1GYNOHMRLR/hillier8.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641134598626-6UHKOXQ2D2FQH9BZWYKZ/hillier9.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641134615450-CUXEV4VU2HR1EZFDIQO6/hillier10.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641135630746-WJ9KU2J1DNGR3PC2PJIM/hillier12.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641135648304-ZCOF9IB5VNRSPYMLQ39D/hillier13.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/e9718ae7-c840-472a-ae02-8cdd1124ee60/hillier14.jpg Blog posts - A garden to remember - Make it stand out To give some background to all this, the Hillier family started as gardeners in 1883. By 1921 they were running a garden nursery, until Sir Harold Hillier came to this site in 1951 and the family lived in Jermyn House there. His ethos was ‘Inspiring green living spaces – for now and the future.’ Sir Harold Hillier’s Garden and Arboretum was given to Hampshire County Council and is run as a charity, with the fifth generation of Hilliers at the organisational helm and the 6th waiting in the wings. What a heritage to leave. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/jill-at-the-helm-2017-2022 monthly 0.5 2021-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1639079341912-OB96LZ64PFDDV5E2ITW1/IMG_1764+copy.jpg Blog posts - I’m stepping down… - Leonardslee 2nd June 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1638901173572-ISJFE05UNJVC6FKSW4PP/IMG_4130+copy.jpg Blog posts - I’m stepping down… - Cheers! 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The roots should be, ideally, at least as thick as a pencil (I have had some success using thinner root material but use longer lengths). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/ce9da53d-0787-4df4-8007-2181b0d20c6a/Image+2+copy.jpg Blog posts - How to take root cuttings - STAGE 2 Cut the roots into about 5cm lengths. To make sure that you plant the cuttings the right way up, cut the bottom of each cutting at an angle and cut the top straight across. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c381530e-9e4d-48bc-9c01-45faf884ba6f/Image+3+copy.jpg Blog posts - How to take root cuttings - STAGE 3 Insert the cuttings vertically, angled end down, into gritty compost with the top of each cutting level with the surface of the compost. (Thinner cuttings should be laid horizontally on the surface, about 2.5cm apart, then covered with 1cm of compost). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/3cfc5dfd-d8b3-49f8-8120-8c5061145b5f/Image+4.jpg Blog posts - How to take root cuttings - STAGE 4 Then add a layer of grit about 1cm thick. Place in a cold frame or sheltered place and water lightly. Do not allow to dry out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/037e7f7f-3074-485a-b9c3-166fd7b3c4e1/Image+5.jpg Blog posts - How to take root cuttings - STAGE 5 There should be signs of new growth by the following spring when the cuttings can be individually potted up and grown on until they are big enough to plant out. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/our-special-house-plants monthly 0.5 2022-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641145962358-MK3MBKO17F85ZD5IXLTW/orchid1.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641146025720-89A8DRGQEZ90LWU7E0N8/orchid3.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1641146050047-DVK5TXU3VCDN9SJUMAXU/orchid2.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1637178137821-3Z9GZZV93E8LKIJRBZIM/IMG_0725.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Calathea orbifolia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1637178154426-E1XLLS2I2IZ7LDBCMHCK/IMG_0729.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Syngonium Arrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1637178179940-5D1NSTOK9J3K6OIS2KHJ/IMG_0731.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Spathiphylium Peace Lily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/fc3592a7-0353-486c-a45f-426cf7da22d7/5865C30D-8DF5-497E-861A-0C9D71DB2156_1_105_c.jpeg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Our “Volcano” cactus We were on holiday, self-catering at the foot of Mount Etna in 2002, when this cactus joined us. It was about 1 inch high and was given away free at the local grocery with our bag of shopping. I’m not a house plant person but, rather than throw it away, we brought it home. Etna erupted spectacularly while we were there. And back home in Marden so has the cactus - it is now 30 inches tall with virtually no care at all. I love it! Jane Cunningham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/ec895f7c-e503-4405-9e58-16b6c9d25cbd/IMG_2278.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - My “Pinch Me” plant This is the perfect house plant for me as it thrives on almost no attention and just keeps going. I particularly like the way that the new growth is bright and variegated, and its generally trailing habit. It is a succulent but I have no idea what it is called, nor where or when I pinched the first little stem of it. It rooted perfectly and at one point grew so large in the bathroom that we couldn’t get into the bath. As it roots so readily I have taken many cuttings - just break a bit off, stick it in compost and off it goes. Anyone would be very welcome to a pinch of it. Carol Edwards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1636035140478-UEIXR0L2FD8H56U0ZKSW/krinkle+rose.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Krinkle Rose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1636034497722-3DJNBWYE1PQY91VMULIF/mature+fishbone.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Fishbone cactus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1636034535321-GM1H0RNIDWN1JDZPEX2B/fishbone+cactus.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - Cutting of Fishbone Cactus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c42835f5-e4ae-4374-8103-f1a9eae42f3a/IMG20211020211355.jpg Blog posts - Our special house plants - A Mystery Plant A good friend of mine has this houseplant. She has no idea of the name and neither do I. Can anyone help? 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Next, she donned her bee suit, making sure that the trousers were well tucked into her wellies; sting-proof gloves were on and covers put over the wrists to prevent angry bees getting inside. Finally, the hood went on, securely zipped and velcro-ed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1631308876074-OLT6CLNJ8F7ZAOQMQ8JA/IMG_2012.jpeg Blog posts - A taste of honey? - Fully kitted out and armed with her smoker, Judy headed to the hives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1631309443774-GSGARP3FSCMZ8Q3OQYXX/IMG_2017.jpeg Blog posts - A taste of honey? - With the smoker aimed at the hive, Judy lifted the hive roof off. The next thing was to remove the crown board off the top ‘super’ which is where the bees store the honey in honeycombs attached to frames. The aim today was to see how much honey had been stored. If there was plenty, ensuring that there was still enough left behind to feed the hive over winter, extracting would be possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1631311060833-5KM9CUSTEJW6D4S0EYUN/IMG_2019.jpeg Blog posts - A taste of honey? - Only about a third of the cells in this frame capped off! So, not a great result and a similar story in each of the frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1631389505873-1KJWEAHYOIYRWOHWCCN8/IMG_2023.jpeg Blog posts - A taste of honey? - With all the frames in the supers inspected, it was time to inspect the brood box below in order to check on the queen bee. Judy took off the queen excluder (the square, mesh-covered frame on the right) which keeps the large queen down in the brood box while allowing the smaller workers the full run of the hive. I decided to film this stage… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1631390654067-PKFFAA8UQTDO0XMWI7MS/IMG_2039.jpeg Blog posts - A taste of honey? - The final thing Judy did to this hive was to put a lid on the brood box with a one way valve so that any bees going down into it couldn’t get out again. This is done in order to clear the super, making make it easier to collect the frames tomorrow to take away for extraction. In order Judy added a one-way valve to the lid of the brood box to allow https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/plant-of-the-month-sunflower-84kty monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/garden-foe-tomato-blight monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632516007699-1YVYK2IDHE7MVNVN2BAN/IMG_3360.jpg Blog posts - Garden foe - tomato blight - On the fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632516038761-II50Z46SL5HSVLOQWG23/IMG_3362.jpg Blog posts - Garden foe - tomato blight - On the stems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632516072431-CD4DH9QKO1GJJZQYWJJ0/IMG_3363.jpg Blog posts - Garden foe - tomato blight - On the leaves https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/garden-visits monthly 0.5 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632742394314-IMCTY1Z087SPT343PD6A/image_16907265.JPG Blog posts - Holiday garden visits - I spent time looking at their new alpine garden learning how the clay pots are plunged into sand to maintain an even temperature and moisture with a fan to imitate the windy mountain conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632743060530-TWQD3EBD8F1JXDO36GWP/image_67508993.jpg Blog posts - Holiday garden visits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632743167126-HYQD08J5CQ4AOTJE5LEM/image_67194113.jpg Blog posts - Holiday garden visits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632743426692-EV8R9LAVD4L1DSUYM1IJ/image_67191041.jpg Blog posts - Holiday garden visits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632746735064-03314MPRZB8QTED9B94Z/PHOTO-2021-09-15-15-03-18.jpg Blog posts - Holiday garden visits - When we then travelled to Hexham in Northumberland, we expected spectacular scenery and, of course, Hadrian’s Wall but we weren’t expecting to find a piece of horticultural history right in the centre of the town as you can see from the photo… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632746896550-OXML9DLGF5EDVC29PDLT/image_67199233.JPG Blog posts - Holiday garden visits - Reminding us all of how much our gardens have meant to us in the past year. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/plant-of-the-month-salvias monthly 0.5 2021-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630150316677-5ZF0WBKHH8BJK5SANBJU/Hot+Lips.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the month - Salvias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630150337786-50ZG5IVZJBVA19XVYGYA/Pink+Salvia.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the month - Salvias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630150372618-GL5WO52G2HALFL47207L/Salvia+%27Bordeaux%27+seedling.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the month - Salvias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630150392803-DXG06QGMEUL88S9AT0MJ/Pink+Salvia+3.jpg Blog posts - Plant of the month - Salvias https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/return-of-the-leather-jackets monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629482923524-SRUPB4402DSB36G514BW/leatherjacket+small.jpg Blog posts - Return of the leather jackets? In the spring, many Marden lawns suffered from a plague of leatherjackets eating away at the roots of the grass and killing it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629482637339-6C6BPI139G5IYCMC8OSG/cranefly-4230710_1280.jpg Blog posts - Return of the leather jackets? However, it is danger time again because, in the life cycle of the leatherjackets, the adult Crane Flies, will soon be emerging from pupation in the soil. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/photo-comp-container monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1628283327006-4QW75NPLGREYG58TBFED/20200520_104749.jpeg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1628283578672-SHFCQKMXZ3FR62PG7ALQ/IMG_5718.jpeg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1628283603112-ZHIJ22PV0KMDBMYGG6CO/IMG_5720.jpeg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1628284671170-TX4CW4A90GXGF4X6KAH4/IMG_1793.jpeg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629494349599-YHPWJWV5C30KER46X5QS/image0.jpg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629748840512-WUDCHT0E4XIDC1XDQ030/IMG_1960.jpg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629809284463-GSXVNL3YX6TO6O6XFEVQ/IMG_0458.jpg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629920490389-ER7HCGGOMCF39010OPJT/IMG_0581c.jpg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630007743423-KII9R4O896GHY6TTQFSY/Hanging+basket%2C+Cambridge.jpg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630075057756-GJOI3GVPBH3YDK8JM099/MHS+photocomp.jpg Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 10 - the winner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630515436351-N92S3CEQQ4KHQAPKOTNR/Memorial+Hall+Left+Aug+21.JPG Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630515464416-GS2GTX8R50AGFUUAIB4V/Memorial+Hall+Planter+right+Aug+21.JPG Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1630515501412-D6B25W9EAW1V3848NS8V/Railing+Planters+Aug+21.JPG Blog posts - Summer 2021 photographic competition, “Container planting” - No. 13 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/potm-wildflowers monthly 0.5 2021-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627848538217-6S10FLM9SS9FL1JHXKZ0/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.08.36.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Ribwort Plantain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627848780076-UOTAYAK4C2DRF33DH3HR/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.09.50.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Ox eye daisy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627848818821-RXYS6ANNCDE0VZ0DF9IK/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.13.30.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Kidney vetch Kidney vetch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627849270098-XI8QOYW1YNCFRXYG8JLB/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.20.54.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Red campion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627849352777-4BLE7Q1GCCJY32DD7G00/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.22.27.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Foxglove & ox eye daisy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627849425209-3NB2B3PPFX3JB923KFM8/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.23.31.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Teasel, knapweed & yarrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627849578076-PFZMVZXE6ZQY1POLFA49/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.26.02.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Betony & cornflower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627850208546-PCTDB9O1P6VIJ2N91RWZ/Screenshot+2021-08-01+at+21.36.41.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Wildflowers - Wild carrot https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/time-for-the-chop monthly 0.5 2021-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627490985542-3HZ570G89LLFWNR16GKN/IMG_1882.jpeg Blog posts - Time for the chop - Strimming the long grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627491116049-J1NGE8QDWQCEF8RHCY85/IMG_1885.jpeg Blog posts - Time for the chop - Raking and removing the cut grass Raking off the cut grass and remove it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627494905762-1RFDQREHCAH0H7K3QDR9/IMG_1890.jpeg Blog posts - Time for the chop - Set the height of the mower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627492000743-5JVIHZGE7PH9R2UWU1JN/IMG_1887.jpeg Blog posts - Time for the chop - Mow off the rough grass Mow off the rough grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627586278861-BOBJSC9RKKGI5ZLXSP3P/IMG_1901.jpeg Blog posts - Time for the chop - Scuffing the bare soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627586303720-LZYBBO5LGK82T36YUK79/IMG_1899.jpeg Blog posts - Time for the chop - Sowing fresh seed https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/garden-friend-or-foe monthly 0.5 2021-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627155921992-QH5KAQQDC481DNVZC2HR/IMG_1845.jpeg Blog posts - Garden friend or foe? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1627155951364-12ULC1JQQDLEXLV9M57B/IMG_1846.jpeg Blog posts - Garden friend or foe? https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/succulent-theatre monthly 0.5 2021-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626813404739-N2W5UNPYH42M1PYF0NZN/IMG_1853.jpg Blog posts - A Succulent Theatre - Make it stand out https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/hampton-court-flower-show monthly 0.5 2021-07-19 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/69fi3pmsqe5vzh08vzbgfqzc9xltsn monthly 0.5 2021-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626299139435-XX1Q23XE0K3N56RT69JH/IMG_1831.jpeg Blog posts - Roses looking sad? - Balled blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626299173180-P5I0VD7W2PL8JS3M9CEA/IMG_1839.jpeg Blog posts - Roses looking sad? - Remove bloom at stem joint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626299194266-ENQ2T8IJ5VMJEFV29XPV/IMG_1832.jpeg Blog posts - Roses looking sad? - Cut off spent spray https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626459326190-1TP73F256WJXOPSR0E97/IMG_1833.jpeg Blog posts - Roses looking sad? - Black spot on leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626459342623-MM7HK2W6GL03M5CI9H3Q/IMG_1848.jpg Blog posts - Roses looking sad? - Remove all infected leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1626459771073-TSL56RIQZRDJ4PGOMLOV/IMG_1841.jpeg Blog posts - Roses looking sad? - Foliar feed https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/marden-in-bloom monthly 0.5 2021-06-28 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/still-no-mow monthly 0.5 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1624526562774-8YLNIT5M9R6SW78K3455/IMG_1732.jpg Blog posts - Still no Mow? Let the grass grow for a month to give lawn flowers time to flower and provide pollen, then mow as usual, but in the meantime mow and trim the edges and paths weekly, or as required. This keeps the borders clear and defined - it seems to be the best of both worlds, and I’m happy with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1624484410818-B2UJY1G8NXWCJCSPZA4T/20210623_133524.jpeg Blog posts - Still no Mow? In the corner of the recreation ground nearest to Cranham Court by the football pitch there are different levels of mowing as though some experimentation is taking place. Daisies and dandelions are flowering. This was spotted by Alison Simpson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1624485052114-LXZ7LKYNQZQZQ8JVSQ10/image_67504897.jpeg Blog posts - Still no Mow? And here in Jane Stevens’ garden, the grass hasn’t been cut all year. Wildflowers are blooming. It is a peaceful wildlife haven much enjoyed by Lulu, the cat, and her owners. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/courgettes-lots-of-them monthly 0.5 2021-06-28 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/plant-of-the-month-nasturtiums monthly 0.5 2021-06-21 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/your-bearded-irises-might-need-rejuvenating monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625050525005-EOA7VHYZY89RE5DHL20A/IMG_1751.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - An overcrowded bed of iris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625050540507-BH3LR8IF1COO06T0BY7T/IMG_1752.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Trim off the leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625050562652-0JCX394U2UOSCLPO0TTU/IMG_1761.jpeg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Gently remove the clump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625053081452-N7VLXF40JXWEPSESK8UN/IMG_1771.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Improve the soil & drainage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625053194834-1GKPCV814FN6OAO8L2X6/IMG_1773.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Firm the soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625053207163-4C5AHH0R9J1JUG4FVV1Q/IMG_1775.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Fork over the surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625053437008-SSH23Q3ZQZHCF4FI9I0F/IMG_1765.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Gently pull clumps apart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625053694018-6B4T3PV1I9FVNKPJZ393/IMG_1785.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Remove old parts of rhizome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625053707307-FTX2KMLXTEZWKA0B2J0Z/IMG_1786.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Leaving only new growth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625059879777-WL8DQK5YZ7Y8CP4ENBCO/IMG_1787.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Lay out out facing the sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625059977759-MMT1EAVNU6YWQK7FNR2U/IMG_1789.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Dig a small dip for each one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625060419854-RBT6I0JSD7K5CS2B5SD2/IMG_1791.jpg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - Only bury the roots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1625062398239-BQ8EVEIPAR5KJDKPKNA6/IMG_1703.jpeg Blog posts - Your bearded irises might need rejuvenating - You will no doubt find that you have lots of viable rhizomes left over. I certainly have right now, so if you would like some please contact me on jane.y.c@icloud.com https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/making-elderflower-cordial monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1623350423551-0Z1QNKNB0K7LZ6IS7ZKP/IMG_1706.jpg Blog posts - Making elderflower cordial - Easy, delicious and practically free https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/how-to-manage-your-tomatoes monthly 0.5 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1623255055331-FNCDI5H8CE1V8LQPV891/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-18-27.jpg Blog posts - How to - manage your tomatoes - 1. Find the shoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1623255007231-E5MB6HJY1BOBUBGX9VN4/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-18-27-1.jpg Blog posts - How to - manage your tomatoes - 2. Pinch out the shoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1623255072522-Q9FKBTAC0RMNW39ICLT2/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-18-27-2.jpg Blog posts - How to - manage your tomatoes - 3. Tie the stem to a cane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1623255203193-JW8BM6RJMWRBCV7KXV1N/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-18-27-4.jpg Blog posts - How to - manage your tomatoes - 4. Continue tying in as the plants grow https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/plant-of-the-month-roses monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621968740132-2IMUJUI8PFWLOSE4RDDO/PastedGraphic-2.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Canary Bird This yellow, single flowered, rose is for me an indication that the rose season is about to begin. One of its parents is the China rose, Rosa Xanthina, and whilst it only flowers once in late spring, it has a graceful arching habit and a strong delightful scent when grown against a warm wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621968896805-RKVMONQ7JM7XT2NTKV35/PastedGraphic-3.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Fantin Latour The double pink, cup shaped, very fragrant flowers of this rose appear once in summer only. the blooms are those of a centifolia rose and experts say the perfume is that of an Alba so unsurprisingly its history is unclear. It is, however, a beautiful shrub and one of my favourites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621969485444-EVA26SS8GVWRCTUR7T0U/PastedGraphic-4.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Buff Beauty Hybrid musk roses were developed by Rev Joseph Pemberton and his gardener, Mr Bentall, in the early part of the 20th century. They produced excellent roses the best of which, in my view, is Buff Beauty. It is a medium-sized spreading shrub which flowers throughout summer and has fragrant yellow peach double blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621969704188-XQJMR3KSN11GPH69IUPB/PastedGraphic-5.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Souvenir de la Malmaison We grow this rose on a west facing wall as a climber. It has double, fairly large, salmon pink flat flowers which are very fragrant and repeat through the summer. In the right conditions, it is one of the best bourbon roses with fabulous flowers. However, it isn't always happy in wet weather so fingers crossed for this year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621969862954-P3N5Y2IL8HSVN22VQK8J/PastedGraphic-6.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Madam Alfred Carriere During the 19th century, a series of roses were hybridised by John Champneys and his friend Philippe Noisette. They are known as Noisette roses and Alfred Carriere is one of the best. It is a vigorous rose which flowers continuously through summer. It has just about every other virtue that you could wish for, has a wonderful fragrance and, as a climber, has the particular advantage that it will grow against a north wall - as it does in our garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621970033835-NVD0RCV47TTZ0JZV5ZN8/PastedGraphic-7.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Desprez a Fleurs Jaune This tall climber with double, small yellow apricot flowers blooms almost continuously through the summer. It’s best planted in a warm spot and is in bloom now on the south facing back wall of our house. With strong disease resistance, this is a delightful rose produced from Blush Noisette and Parks Yellow China in 1835. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621970617039-Q3EX5TKRYGZ9604JI8FP/PastedGraphic-8.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Gloire de Dijon Tea roses are one parent of the hybrid teas are that are so widely planted today but there are a few teas that remain available as climbers and are super roses. Tea roses first appeared in the 1830s through crosses between, on the one hand, two of the old china varieties (Hume’s blush and Parks yellow tea scented china) and on the other, Bourbons and Noisettes. The name ‘Tea Rose’ may be due to the fact that they were first brought to the West in East India tea clippers or that their perfume is redolent of tea. In any event, Gloire de Dijon is widely regarded as being one of the most beautiful roses in the world. Its flowers are a delightful peachy colour and whilst it needs care and is prone to blackspot, it repeats throughout summer and is very fragrant indeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621970845738-SLWJOKW6K7X9O434UAER/PastedGraphic-9.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Sombreuil It is likely that tea roses fell out of favour because most are not completely hardy. Those that have survived, and are available today, are the small number which are reliable, have something special about them and are able to thrive as climbers. Sombreuil is arguably not fully tea rose because of its parentage. However, it has beautiful double medium-sized white blooms opening flat with the most superb tightly crumpled centres. It has a delightful scent and is repeat flowering. Best of all perhaps, it is relatively disease-free and completely hardy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621970958779-7PN0SPWKHFQGXPUAAN10/PastedGraphic-10.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Climbing Lady Hillingdon This rose is probably my all-time favourite. It grows on the south facing back wall of our house, is disease-free and has attractive long pointed buds which open to medium-size, semi-double apricot flowers. The blooms have a strong tea fragrance and it repeat flowers all through summer. A truly wonderful rose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621971179270-V5N9BMRNCSEFTMLW63UN/PastedGraphic-11.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Madame Hardy M. Hardy was a distinguished rose grower and curator of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. He bred and named the rose in 1832 after his wife. Its downside is that it flowers once only in summer. Against that, this medium size shrub produces the most beautiful double, medium-white with green eyed blooms in the summer which have the most wonderful fragrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621971295698-K4XY4FIJ6S1OH2H197XK/PastedGraphic-12.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Aloha This is one of the few modern climbers that we have in the garden. Bred in 1949 in the USA, it produces medium to large double rose pink blooms which have a strong fragrance. It has excellent disease and pest resistance and flowers continuously during the summer. I think it is almost the perfect modern rose and is ideal growing on a pillar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621971420918-WE1DCBLN6FIFOCM0S09F/PastedGraphic-13.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Leverkusen We grow this modern climber next to our porch. Bred by Kordes in Germany in 1954, it is a low to medium-size climber with large double cream-yellow flowers and moderate fragrance. Whilst this rose might not tick all the boxes, its advantages are that it is continuous flowering during summer, it grows on a north facing wall and has excellent disease assistance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621971586577-4ZFPFWJ1RFEO67RV3LKE/PastedGraphic-14.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Maigold This rose is the other modern climber that we grow and has the advantage that it succeeds on a north-facing fence. When it's in flower, I know that spring has truly arrived. It competes with Canary Bird for the privilege of being the earliest flowering rose in most parts of England. Whilst it is a beautiful rose with large semi-double rich golden-yellow blooms with gold stamens, strong fragrance and great disease resistance, its flowering period in short. Although it doesn’t have the repeat flowering characteristics of most modern climbers, that’s a small price to pay for such a beautiful plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621971814761-RXP0RAKRU1T9DQ4TWPFI/PastedGraphic-15.png Blog posts - Plant of the Month - Roses - Alberic Barbier Over the years, we have grown quite a number of Ramblers but we now only have four in the garden of which this rose is, in my view, the best. The downsides of Ramblers are that, typically, they are more prone to mildew and, in virtually all cases, flower only once during summer. Alberic Barbier has medium to large double cream blooms in small clusters which are very fragrant. It also has excellent disease resistance. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/dandelions-weed-or-wonder monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621760755133-7YCV59FQ0CBS828OET0C/Screenshot%2B2021-05-23%2Bat%2B10.02.00.jpg Blog posts - Dandelions - weed or wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1622367351085-E1MI2BZYDWL246EE2Z49/IMG_1675.jpg Blog posts - Dandelions - weed or wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1622396565465-5VY6TPNSABCIH3W63NWN/glassdandelion.jpg Blog posts - Dandelions - weed or wonder? https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/75zudhqegs0tyy56nyisyqssndn29g monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621179097866-2AL04BHIBRCFJG19PP7Z/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-52.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621184932960-3STNX1OP4SVH3M5QKF2L/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-52-2.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621179550253-4E75X2P6BS1PZ7DWJTXN/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-52.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621185405306-NK3ZBRHIP3A1HYV8CX8O/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-53.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621185428958-I5470SRDS29U8COJ495Y/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-57.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621185450617-G6NFBTI4TMZD5R9TIGDK/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-57-1.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621185711479-IKFCYFK2QI5KJNMT2T0Y/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-16-57-2.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621185725328-I6XI02Q1EXUGSFD6CKTV/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-17-00.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621185915531-PW5CZCQ5FKUKMJ7L4KEW/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-17-00-1.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621186294876-0HEH5HYKVRBCSWSFAMWU/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-17-00-2.jpg Blog posts - How to take softwood cuttings - Keep the compost moist, in a well-lit place which is frost free. In a few weeks you should find the cuttings have rooted and made new top growth. That is the time to pot them on by tipping them out, gently teasing the roots apart to separate each new plant. Then repot each one into its own individual pot. Once the new plants are showing signs of roots coming out of the bottom of their pots, they are ready to be planted out in the garden. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/how-to-support-peas monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621175848392-4MZ08YP9UD486MBCVZM4/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-20-20.jpg Blog posts - How to support peas - Pea seedings have been sown in modules, hardened off and are ready for planting out. Collect some twiggy branches that are flexible enough to weave together Pea seedings have been sown in modules, hardened off and are ready for planting out. Collect some twiggy Hazel branches that are flexible enough to weave together and push the cut ends firmly into the bed of soil you have prepared, making a circle of sticks. Plant the seedlings inside the circle of sticks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621176810833-IASKFYBEMM7OTMLT4UYI/PHOTO-2021-05-12-18-20-20.jpg Blog posts - How to support peas - Make it stand out Weave the tops of the twigs together to make a firm structure. The peas will grow up through the sticks. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog/no-mow-may-1 monthly 0.5 2021-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1620676971716-7P7ORE1AQ3ZJZBOZ6457/IMG_1605.jpg Blog posts - No Mow May - as it happened - May 1st 2021 Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1620677601915-PH974I9N6FRV3JXV04ZK/IMG_1626.jpg Blog posts - No Mow May - as it happened - May 8th 2021 Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621159874733-XW7IIALY5TO7FRA015XI/IMG_1630.jpg Blog posts - No Mow May - as it happened - 15th May 2021 Two weeks in and still raining! Everything looking green and lush. At this point I would usually be thinking “That lawn definitely needs a cut!” but is it really that bad? The edges are a bit tatty but I never got round to trimming them so it isn’t a fair test. No sign of any wildflowers, probably because weedkiller has been applied up to now. Would really like a few daisies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621698437457-EO51B3U1AF86M3CBC5DW/IMG_1672.jpg Blog posts - No Mow May - as it happened - 22nd May 2021 The day after the storm. Well, it is definitely looking scruffy now and there is quite a bit of storm debris from the trees which the lawn mower would hoover up nicely. It is getting to the gritting my teeth stage now! 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The hedgehogs look like a good weight and are fit and healthy. We have observed them eating slugs and walking around the pond. They do a brilliant job of keeping slugs and other pests at bay! https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-1/mothsarepollnatorstoo monthly 0.5 2023-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690568175709-ZI1XBFU9L41ZT5Y1F08L/pink+moth.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Elephant Hawk Moth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690568196551-E8W2SHWYXBSF6MSD7N6E/furry+moth.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Pale Tussock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690568311317-DXK07B5O6WD5FZQEE717/brownmoth.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Angle Shades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690568348734-MSFKNUQ3NXJFM40EJQKY/stripedmoth.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Jersey Tiger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690570128815-OFWV4P3BFULZ278N7K78/ermine+moth.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Ermine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690570152299-XH5Z90G2OPFL6466EBFI/twig+moth.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Buff Tip (thinks it’s a twig) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c17a99b0-d51c-4f2b-ba8b-11668e71a8d9/moth+box.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - Moths are pollinators too - Anyone with an outside space (even a balcony) with access to a power supply can set a moth trap. They come in various price ranges and sizes and the recommended model for a novice is the Skinner Trap. Traps can be purchased second hand on eBay but it’s preferable to purchase through a reputable shop such as Anglian Lepidopterist Supplies www.angleps.com The traps work via an actinic light bulb suspended over a sturdy box with uni-directional Perspex flaps. The box is manually filled with used egg boxes before being plugged in and switched on. The moths are attracted to the light, fly into the box and settle on the boxes. In the morning the unharmed moths can be removed by picking up the egg boxes, the resident moths then are photographed with a mobile phone and recorded. It’s exciting to think that such a simple and fun project can help to change the way we understand the natural biodiversity of not just our little patch of rural Kent, but also the UK. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-1/our-pollinators-in-july monthly 0.5 2023-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/310f65fb-aa4c-4154-8085-cbc4f53bbed9/helenpatiojuly.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - July, and the garden explodes! - The garden in July is an explosion of colour and life and our work on creating a wildlife garden is becoming fully realised. During July we counted 6 species of butterfly, the froglets have left the pond, we have blackbird chicks being raised in the native honeysuckle and all this is underscored by the low, constant hum of bees and hoverflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690571435014-DM8HVIPILUSCI2JHTD1N/helenjuly2.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - July, and the garden explodes! - Comma butterfly on Buddleia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690571803558-9JUGE5VT2HQEZ3FLKIQ5/helenjuly4.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - July, and the garden explodes! - Red Admiral on Hemp Agrimony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690571614907-203NL90GZKOI50BFRVL9/helenjuly3.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - July, and the garden explodes! - Honey bee on allium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1690571942995-N1MNOPKIAWTSW9CAYO5K/helenjuly5.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - July, and the garden explodes! - Bumblebee on Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’ https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-1/mays-colourful-pollinatorsand-slugs monthly 0.5 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685535352032-WHYIEZR1B46L6SJP59VT/violas.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685535368662-RI7GRQ63VS9XAT696H6O/geum.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685535383326-AVHAH0TFCGM3VT8RBTW4/salvia.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685560329559-S64GBOM6I1I0BGOV1CMZ/Aquilegia.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685560352645-JD63L26V7LY6JTYMQ97G/aqueligea.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685560373649-24WWBDIFUIOI81IWCIBD/cerinthe2.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/62e87414-8ce9-4246-b877-2900eae6b2e5/lava_slugs.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - May’s colourful pollinator plants…and slugs - Lava Light. 6/10 (pictured with dahlia) Lava light is a finely-crushed gravel which should be spread at least 10cm wide around the base of the plants. This does seem to work but mainly when sprinkled liberally around the base of plants such as dahlias in pots. It’s far less effective when placed around the base of plants in flower beds and can look unsightly as it’s a pale grey colour. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-1/helen-april23 monthly 0.5 2023-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a6b53852-952a-4fc8-9241-d43b0df11d3c/tulips.jpg Helen and Dan's pollinator garden - April in the pollinator garden April is the month where finally the patient work of the Autumn and Winter comes to spectacular fruition in the wildlife garden. Now in its 4th year, for the first time the garden is starting to look less of a ‘work in progress’ and closer to a mature landscape. It’s easy sometimes, (especially in the Marden mud!) to get bogged down with the disappointments, such as plants lost to the winter snow, lawns turning into a quagmire akin to Glastonbury festival, and the first new shoots of the dahlias you’ve been steadfastly monitoring being razed to the ground by hungry slugs overnight. 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Vegging over and out - September - Insect damage to the broccoli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727192227043-6KOE2B43BJYGAFXRKXEP/tunnel.jpg Vegging out - Vegging over and out - September - Saved by a netting tunnel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727192256929-FU34GAOIOQGHZEE64O45/leaf+beet+.jpg Vegging out - Vegging over and out - September - And Strulch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727193548081-GH1XMDN3X9MSJMWBSJ4K/final+harvest.jpg Vegging out - Vegging over and out - September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1727193905079-7T75Y6J5BK4KSFDARFD8/sad+tomato.jpg Vegging out - Vegging over and out - September https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/vegging-out-july monthly 0.5 2024-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c8c86313-fb3b-4bdd-9405-e27a6ec63d4d/colander.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - August - It has been productive in the veg garden this month, with plenty to harvest and enjoy, but not very productive in terms of time in the garden. First another chest infection laid me low for a week, then a wedding away and preparing for a birthday here took my attention. And it was the school holidays with more time with our little one who turned 3 this month. She loves being in the garden but an eagle eye is needed to stop her hurting herself or wreaking havoc - little helper status is yet to come. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/vegging-out-july-age35 monthly 0.5 2024-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/ddc328b0-74d0-446e-b690-020fdc42fc95/bcjam.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July - The fruit bushes however are going great guns, the blueberries and raspberries are still coming, particularly now I’ve found the entry point in the fruit cage for the one bird who is always in there. I’ve harvested all but one of the blackcurrant bushes (which not in the fruit cage as the birds don’t go for blackcurrants) and made jam. The blackcurrant bushes have since had a much needed prune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1720899585395-DUT4N3LEPGTQ8L23ZNEV/parsniproots.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1720898997223-CNN55CLOIRB18M1NE431/peas3.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1720899585398-37BWP5PIU5DPHOYPJWAW/powderymildew.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722105704710-1TI3AK5E5AXFVIGFPUJP/parsnip+rolls.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722105704670-T39R80IQYL0OD7GWI0P8/basil.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722105661531-4QZSKGNZ3TLILHGP2QS3/first+tomato.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722258716695-G18C9CG78N5ZBWG37BQD/cucumber.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July - Cucumbers at last (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722258715650-ZCE9ZBYH6U246O3057FB/compostdalek.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July - New compost bin (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722258486052-BNK9AEJPMKA8BJEJ6BIM/tangle+of+beans.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July - A tangle of beans and peas (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1722258715629-2AO68F4KW5Z2N08CBHCL/tiny+parsnip.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - July - Tiny parsnip in Strulch (Copy) https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/vegging-out-june monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718540907699-L1K5DO8T8SUE819LJY69/sweetcorn2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Sweetcorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718540498097-4ICTFNSSP5ZP9VDCMKZ5/cf+beans.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Climbing french beans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718540580100-FS2RJ8D0P9C4TXAP57VB/red+russian+kale.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Red Russian Kale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718571758918-UNE5RFTJ1G47X9PR1ARK/courgette.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Courgette https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718571703417-GSI6G56Y92SSLXJD8L3C/peas2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Peas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718571725359-63IIUNTWUOW8BZYFC5V7/broadbeans.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Broad beans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718571781065-FN1M4AUMLWL9L9WX1L2K/artichoke2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Artichoke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718542574977-ZLDKMB5K3Z6PKNG3F3DP/raspberry.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Raspberries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718542623364-8R2T882GK3FUS721UPCK/blueberry2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Blueberries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718542663071-X1JV0DG459I5Y0YX6F4X/redcurrants.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Redcurrants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1718542731579-Z9QYS2RP8JEE4Z5FM0HH/backcurrants.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June - Blackcurrants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/e4c6babf-902e-4816-a783-9f5ae6e71fea/parsnips2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - June Finally, after the earlier sowing failed, I re-sowed Parsnip Countess (with new seed) following Judy’s advice: https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/vegging-out-may monthly 0.5 2024-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1716414820561-REN6NILHURQN0CPZGKH6/tomatoesthrive.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1716414850023-EQPV192QU9TNXTFCBONH/legumes.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/42c0bb2c-027d-4d11-8e13-e915c34b45c8/sweetcorn_slug.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - May - The slugs take over One by one all the family have come down with Covid. Then it is my turn, and the plants have to more or less fend for themselves. It couldn’t have come at a worse time - every year, the middle of May is the time when I feel everything should be out in the ground. The tomatoes are still languishing in their pots, so are the cucumbers, most of the courgettes and several squashes. By the time I do venture out the slugs have taken over, eating the sweetcorn, all of the emerging runner beans, and all but one of the climbing and dwarf French beans which had been reasonable sized plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/96440b2a-08f0-4093-81c0-232156f13846/autopots.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - May - But there is progress Bit by bit the greenhouse is rearranged and tidied. With Lester’s help the shading is put up and the tomato plants - Black Russian, San Marzano, Sungold and Piccolo, and Ailsa Craig (thank you, Sue) - are potted up with Grow Bag compost into Auto Pots, and put into the trays. Then it was time to link up the valves to the reservoirs with the tubing. We have done it many times before, but it took ages to work it out this time - it must be that Covid has addled our brains. Finally, we did it and the reservoirs are filled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1716918060184-0A4F69UQFI7YVSXIVA4L/eggshells.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1716898109682-63MFI5RFEPFNB8M5ZCVO/strulchwool2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - May https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/vegging-out-april monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1712525606611-JRUQN41MNAK55C05VUOA/parsnip2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1712525629523-MQ8WUBUGBFVF6C5UPOGO/asparagus.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1713216543767-LFT5SQEQWASDF54AM0E7/grosure.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1713216556127-73I7F2MNKGIFBLT54RBN/grosure2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714510532291-29OKGK6NZY5EFP86ADPI/trescolabels.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714510555936-RXS3WI4X9YQW48U4VDNP/trescocompost.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1714510585030-MYC1GAWG75YF0V1AKNOI/3+cornedleek.jpeg Vegging out - Vegging out - April https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/vegging-out-march monthly 0.5 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711490643095-5RB50JT9MBMAPS4YKVYC/artichoke.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Globe artichoke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711490662461-7HZ3KNUX12AFBYJP1WBA/blueberry.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Blueberry buds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711490682980-GY7F5Y2ME2NTT6G4CGIB/Raspberry+.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Raspberry Glen Coe showing leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711489792179-X08ZPMQ0C1ZH22ZOVX7L/beanpoles2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Ready for peas and beans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711489813733-EHV9SRFV517ZW5D7HNZW/traytoms.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Tomatoes pricked out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/8fd6cbf3-bab4-45b3-b41e-135aa940c9bd/leggy1.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - While quite a few of the curcubit seeds failed to germinate those that did shot up and have started to sprawl: Squash Sweetmax was 13cm tall in a matter of days. Mixed weather this week seems to have given the purple sprouting broccoli a new lease of life, even the plants that the pigeons had devoured are sprouting again - better cover them up. Meanwhile most of the other seedlings are doing well though the aubergine seedlings are struggling and I’ve given up on the the fennel seeds ever germinating. Need to make more compost. This makes me think that I should be sowing direct outdoors more than I do, rather than starting everything off in pots. The benefits of perennial vegetables are on my mind and I’ve been Googling them - when things are back in stock, I might take the plunge and order one or two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711494673717-N4HD6H9NN3KOG1UJ5D75/floppy.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Squashes Day One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711494698238-Q60BHI7B5ENAIL1X7BI8/leggy2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Squashes Day Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1711494724880-PVOO1I27JDLI8ZWFJVLA/tomatoes2.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - March - Tomatoes doing well https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/february monthly 0.5 2024-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/41fa8351-19e8-4d96-8881-80d2a313b928/raisedbedrot.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - Up until now I have sown broad beans in one of the raised beds, where the soil is soft and friable but, as yet another of the wooden raised beds is rotting, I’m planning to phase them out. They look neat and are great for organising crop rotation, but are expensive to replace and, with recent very hot summers, they dry out really quickly after watering. It is probably better to just plant in the ground, but clearly some work has to be done on the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a575e803-a8e1-4453-8086-978ca87c9674/savedtomatoseeds.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - This year I am determined to sow tomatoes early, because a spring sown crop is later than I would like. Also a very keen tomato grower in her nineties, who always beats me to the first crops, tells me that February is the time to do it. In 2022 I followed Amanda’s advice in the blog about saving tomato seed, and saved Sungold seeds, with a fantastic germination rate. So, completely hooked, I saved all my tomato seeds last year and also some Piccolo seeds from bought tomatoes. Over the weekend I sowed 5 seeds in 10cm pots of each of the following: Sungold, San Marzano, Black Russian, Lizzano and Piccolo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1708726784417-UQLHY23S13F0A3LDZKZ5/brocnetted.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - Netted broccoli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1708726806650-YWDORXZSZTU1UV0ZXYIV/brocunnetted.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - Unnetted broccoli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1709317517438-1AMP85HDSL6LTYCCHLEV/cherrytoms.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - Cherry tomato seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1709317589285-M036GZFW4PU85TC9WNCZ/sorrel.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - Sorrel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1709317620935-IVZSBBSK3QH3S93JFCK6/tarragon.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - French tarragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1709317660071-KKCTYR77ETI0AR45E664/brbeanseedlings.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - February - Broad beans are up! https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/january monthly 0.5 2024-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1704739078682-G3IGKTZADVPCBA0FI7QT/IMG_4058.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Hope the right hand PSB will recover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1704739116021-O9TXZTPT2ERVH1U40H6A/greenhouse+clean.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Greenhouse clean but not tidy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1704739345691-OLD22GITUDF1FBR0F0GG/trays.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Rain washing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706567525497-MWRBG0SW8585KH30D0O7/sheduntidy.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Shed before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706569113899-PJNLCZFSNF4O6GYFZ7YS/shedtidy.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Shed after https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706567559427-HYTB1JO7VB5G8ZPJQY8A/propagator.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - In the propagator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/3d4f8e8a-87b1-4a32-b584-5e4f1562bea6/greenhouseinsulatetent.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Frosty in the greenhouse down to almost -5C. Not happy with heating the greenhouse, but needs must. In the past have tried an arrangement with terracotta pots and candles (sooty and needed lots of tending) then a paraffin heater (very sooty and still needed tending). Then Lester installed a little 40watt electric heater which we enclose within a bubble wrap tent (this is clean and can be switched on and off from the house overnight - it’s brilliant). The stir fry greens have sprouted. Also the Red Russian Kale which is sharing a tray with the fennel which hasn’t - should have thought that one through! Will have to take the tray out of the propagator and move to a window ledge. Because of the overnight frosts still haven’t sown the autumn planting broad beans and peas… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706890486894-UOAPE3ISXWDOIZPHQXMJ/stirfryseedlings.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Stirfry greens coming along https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706890569666-7OUPI9Z68MYEVEHJ4KE2/wateringbeans.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - Watering in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706890601578-N26ZEM6AC9IJY69ASMQP/bean+label.jpg Vegging out - Vegging out - January - At last! https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-2/blog-post-title-one-njpbf monthly 0.5 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/04a825f5-4355-448f-bac5-8943b5c0cf86/IMG_4056+copy.jpg Vegging out - Thoughts on a wet day just after New Year - Clearly I need to get organised! Another thing on my mind is to sow peppers and chillis. Last year I sowed them too late to get any sort of crop, so a lesson has been learnt. Of course these will have to be under glass, so there is a job to be done reorganising the greenhouse for this. I’m hoping to get away without heating it this year, so if the weather does turn very cold some things might have to move in to the house. 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They really lift your spirits on a dull January day when everything else is mushy and brown. I'm still not ready to pay much more than £10 for one though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/8f6eeb70-b766-4922-9412-b5181b636317/winter25%3A6-no4-judytaylor.jpg Photo Competitions - Winter 2025/26 in my garden - Make it stand out Photograph 4 - taken 17th February 2026 Snowdrops and Crocus competing for the limelight with a Hellebore trying to sneak in behind. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-photocompetions/blog-post-title-one-pdhg6-ll88e-kehma monthly 0.5 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/8c474436-9891-476d-8200-eb82e40f7787/Summer25-no1-jane+cunningham.jpg Photo Competitions - Autumn 2025 in my garden - Photograph 1 - taken 17th November 2025 Ahh! So many leaves to clear, but I shall be grateful when they have turned into leafmould in a couple of year’s time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/45b98e89-10e2-4751-a6c0-c3bf64a5b621/autumn25+-no2-jillnicols.jpg Photo Competitions - Autumn 2025 in my garden - Photograph 2 - taken 25th October 2025 Photograph 4 - taken 24th July 2025 A chance encounter with this garden visitor happened when he landed on our patio doors and I was able to snap him from inside the living room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/78f63f1d-1c35-49a5-8830-bca014e16d82/autumn25-no3+-annemariegiles.jpg Photo Competitions - Autumn 2025 in my garden - Make it stand out Photograph 3 - taken 12th November 2025 It was a lovely warm afternoon and made even better with my little helper posing for a picture ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/8d2100b5-d6e9-412a-8de9-08904d385711/autumn25-no4-judytaylor.jpg Photo Competitions - Autumn 2025 in my garden - Make it stand out Photograph 4 - taken 1st November 2025 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-photocompetions/blog-post-title-one-pdhg6-ll88e monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/57655794-77b3-4b28-86e2-8bf14fda8f89/Summer2025_no1_Judy_Taylor.jpg Photo Competitions - Summer 2025 in my garden - Photograph 1 - taken 1st June 2025 Rose Charles De Mills, flowers for three weeks with a fabulous perfume but does like to travel through the beds popping up everywhere! I have a love/hate relationship with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/593946bb-cf1a-46bb-9065-2be78dc00fc9/summer25-no2-simonlane.jpg Photo Competitions - Summer 2025 in my garden - Photograph 2 - taken 18th August 2025 "A new arrival at the pond". The moorhens raised a second brood this summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/fcfa1cac-989c-4efd-85e8-713b2a5f2f7d/summer25-no3-suepennicott.jpg Photo Competitions - Summer 2025 in my garden - Make it stand out Photograph 3 - taken 18th August 2025 Our garden has not been at all photogenic this year, sadly, so instead I've been trying to capture the insects that call it home. This is a Large White butterfly on Verbena bonariensis - both very common species in gardens, but no less lovely for being 'ordinary' (in my opinion)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/f269735c-e24b-43a0-9389-6054cfff7fcc/Summer25-no4-janecunningham.jpg Photo Competitions - Summer 2025 in my garden - Photograph 4 - taken 24th July 2025 Photograph 4 - taken 24th July 2025 A chance encounter with this garden visitor happened when he landed on our patio doors and I was able to snap him from inside the living room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/25e15c73-d581-4af2-816d-65543c7bdbae/summer25-no5-juliablanks.jpg Photo Competitions - Summer 2025 in my garden - Photograph 5 - taken 2nd July 2025 Calendula in my veg border kept away the carrot fly and I was able to grow baby carrots for the first time. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-photocompetions/blog-post-title-one-pdhg6 monthly 0.5 2025-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1749310692006-70LGM7COK3LH45GEGRWF/photocompSpring25-judytaylor1.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1748442688685-AWV857UO93U47M3YF4MS/photocompSpring25-2+.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 2. Allium 'Purple Sensation' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1749060938299-VYWOIF2VEXGC4SYPWHM3/photocompSpring+25-3.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 3. The Pink Border in Late Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1749061688053-CUBDAMYKNDVMU21Q6LQF/PhotocompSpring25-4.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 4. Wisteria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1749062025344-U2OZQ0D0XR4KRQSDM3BF/PhotocompSpring25-5.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1749062337788-FXDTU968537RM1JSBQ4M/PhotocompSpring25-6.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 6. A guest in the potting shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1749062668984-Y7Y1C2NVP29GJXWZ46CL/PhotocompSpring25-7.jpg Photo Competitions - Spring 2025 in my garden - 7. 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Hands up if you need me to translate the name of this marvellous moth from the French. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/506448fd-9565-489a-904a-2df090748d56/MdJ+Virginia+Gibbons+copy.jpg Wildlife in your garden - The Marvel of the Day – but which one? - This is how many of Kent’s moth recorders come across this moth nowadays – packed in an egg box in the bottom of the moth trap they left out overnight to sample the local population. But, in this case, perhaps the real marvel of the day is the fact that the ‘traditional’ Kentish folk tale printed above was not handed down by word of mouth over centuries of contact with nature, but in a matter of seconds by the AI program on my computer. This is how many of Kent’s moth recorders come across this moth nowadays – packed in an egg box in the bottom of the moth trap they left out overnight to sample the local population. But, in this case, perhaps the real marvel of the day is the fact that the ‘traditional’ Kentish folk tale printed above was not handed down by word of mouth over centuries of contact with nature, but in a matter of seconds by the AI program on my computer. A marvel, perhaps, to be wary of. Ray Morris https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tawny-owls-sleepless-nights-and-mixed-metaphors monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/5ead27c1-167e-4f27-8801-b384558862dd/owl.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Tawny Owls – sleepless nights and mixed metaphors? The beginning of Autumn is bad news for insomniacs and babies. The former must bear the additional night-time burden of hooting owls as it’s this time of the year when Tawny Owl families start preparing for their next breeding season. This involves a lot of intrusive twitting and twoo-ing, loved or hated in equal measure by nature-lovers and the superstitious among us. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/saved-by-the-bottle monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/38b6aeb5-4ee6-4f78-8664-3bc19408ff4a/blackbird-berries.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Saved by the bottle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/nk9hpout6zytc2owb2xkgl058b5fph monthly 0.5 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/32f0a473-8e61-4ed5-924e-16938614aaa3/devil%27s+bit+wood+mwg.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Doomscrolling doesn’t work, but could this? - Make it stand out Devil’s bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) MHS-grown plant in its new woodland-edge habitat. Only found on one local site- until now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/114f4c74-4c0f-440e-b783-91fb0bc863b3/chequer+mwg.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Doomscrolling doesn’t work, but could this? - Make it stand out Chequer, Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis) In full bloom in a local wood. We’re raising seeds from this scarce tree, so is Westonbirt National Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a857515b-ecb1-44ce-9ef6-291817e778aa/Dyers+mwg.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Doomscrolling doesn’t work, but could this? - Make it stand out Dyer’s Greenweed (Genista tinctoria) Classic plant of Marden Meadow SSSI- Kew/Wakehurst is also raising this from wild-collected seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/4fb9442c-8aee-4e4f-946b-eb5fca33dc5a/betony+mwg.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Doomscrolling doesn’t work, but could this? - Make it stand out Betony (Betonica officinalis) A declining favourite of hedgerows. This plant’s parent lives in Staplehurst, it’s now happily settled in Marden after MHS grew it from seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/c4abe41b-7b3f-4d51-9914-ecd53d8446c3/Sneezewort+mwg.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Doomscrolling doesn’t work, but could this? - Make it stand out Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica) Much prettier than the cultivated forms of this. Another scarce Wealden plant only known in one location in Marden – so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/8da4b62e-225f-4e71-a6ff-157a425307fd/guelder+rose+mwg.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Doomscrolling doesn’t work, but could this? - Make it stand out Although Guelder Rose (Viburnum Opulus) is regularly seen in gardens, Kent Botany advises this is usually not our true native plant. Our plants are. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/swifts-are-flying-around-the-farleighs monthly 0.5 2023-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685193259129-FZAWC1ACSZU99SFTY02X/swift2.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Swifts are flying around the Farleighs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1685193236368-X24CS3692HRF6NWQW0GL/swift.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Swifts are flying around the Farleighs https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/bullfinches monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1677704207627-OYDAXG2N5JSR8U27F1PQ/servicetree.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Are Bullfinches boozy birds? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1677704234502-PGK4AQDUO17UBISUYNCU/service%2Btree%2Bleaves.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Are Bullfinches boozy birds? https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/water-off-a-ducks-back monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/bird-brained monthly 0.5 2022-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1667062109713-LL7FHN0JDO0ZW8KVVCD0/ring-ouzel.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Bird Brained - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/it-was-a-devil-to-catch monthly 0.5 2022-07-26 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/the-noisy-garden monthly 0.5 2022-06-28 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/my-blackbirds-a-tail-of-two-pretties monthly 0.5 2022-01-31 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/macbeth-or-milne monthly 0.5 2021-10-31 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/the-purple-world-of-the-blackcap monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1632514161060-QUQ5GBPT66OTID53IC83/Black-cap+%28Sylvia+atricapilla%29+leaving+the+hand+after+ringing.JPG Wildlife in your garden - The purple world of the blackcap - Make it stand out Photograph of a bird being released after ringing, taken by Simon Lane (Pennicott) https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/two-birds-no-words monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629393174855-SDLF99ON9CZYVYP6TN61/PastedGraphic-1.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Two birds, no words https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1629393201009-RLO3N5D5Z08UNVZ5GHJS/PastedGraphic-2.jpg Wildlife in your garden - Two birds, no words https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/outfoxed monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/baby-pigeon-rescue monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1621959404076-RMKNCY4SQFSXTRYR3KCH/PastedGraphic-1.png Wildlife in your garden - Baby pigeon rescue When a pigeon squab tumbled out of its nest three storeys up in Maidstone's Bank Street, life's odds were suddenly stacked against it. Naked but for a few downy tufts, and barely recognisable as the offspring of the Chaplinesque adults that strut their stuff pecking at morsels of discarded takeaways, it soon drew the attention of concerned passers-by. “Is it dead?” “Someone call the RSPCA!” were two of the more constructive responses. As returning it to its nest was not an option, ‘Banksy’ was promptly scooped up, stowed in a handbag and transported to East Farleigh’s very own Dr Dolittle. AKA Gary. Known not just for his patience and ingenuity, but also his fascination for doves, Gary set himself the onerous task of raising Banksy as any pigeon parent would - on pigeon milk. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/2021-census-whos-moved-on monthly 0.5 2021-04-26 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/birdphotography monthly 0.5 2021-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1617653862565-E1P45P2RN4CBN8H3BTAL/GREATER+SPOTTED+WOODPECKER+2.jpg Wildlife in your garden - A lockdown opportunity - Greater spotted woodpecker Greater spotted woodpecker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1617653889398-QU3LBN4HDG2UR8QH4MPM/LONG+TAILED+TIT.jpg Wildlife in your garden - A lockdown opportunity - Long tailed tit Log tailed tit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1617654051786-3T6HO473KXMRQE43CRWU/JUVENILE+GOLDFINCH.jpg Wildlife in your garden - A lockdown opportunity - Juvenile goldfinch Juvenile goldfinch https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/nesting-time monthly 0.5 2021-03-20 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/category/Garden+friend monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/category/Wildlife+garden monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/category/Eco+garden monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/geese monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/habitat monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/owl monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/starlings monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/turtledove monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/birds monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/virus monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/fox monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/robin monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/spring monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/habitat+loss monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/butterfly monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/blackbird monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/bird monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/oak monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/scrub+land monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/French+hens monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/nesting monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/robins monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/folk+lore monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/wild+service+tree monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/seeds monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/swan monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/partridge monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/bullfinch monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/dunnock monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/wildflowers monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/birdfeeder monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/migration monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/swifts monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/bird+feeder monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/apples monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/photography monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/blog-3-4/tag/territory monthly 0.5 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/programme daily 0.75 2026-02-01 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/disclaimer daily 0.75 2021-02-18 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/nurseries-and-garden-centres daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/terms-conditions-3 daily 0.75 2021-02-11 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/contact daily 0.75 2021-09-16 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/garden-supplies daily 0.75 2024-01-07 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/calendar daily 0.75 2021-05-30 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/sponsors daily 0.75 2026-03-07 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/home daily 1.0 2025-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/0aee0af4-cd0c-4c2a-b922-7242530e4665/zucchini.jpg Home - PLANT OF THE MONTH - POINSETTIA We are a community of gardeners living in the village of Marden, Kent, meeting together to enjoy, share and learn more about our gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/3745afba-c75a-4a5e-9d1c-0a99350c00ed/plantLabels.jpg Home https://www.mardengardeners.uk/garden-services1 daily 0.75 2022-10-12 https://www.mardengardeners.uk/history daily 0.75 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612715508359-7M8G9M1XK70FYW5DY1JG/Pasted%252BGraphic.jpg Our history - Our history The origins of the present Marden Horticultural Society go back to the Marden Cottage Gardeners Mutual Improvement Society which existed in the 1920’s and 1930’s when the main event of the year was the Annual flower Show in August with separate classes for Professionals, Amateurs and Cottagers! The 1939 - 45 war turned the old order upside down and after the war a group of keen young gardeners founded the Marden Produce Association. Monthly meetings took place in local pubs, competitive shows were arranged and the society became affiliated to the Kent Federation of Horticultural Societies. About 1960 this became Marden Horticultural Society and the name has been retained to the present day. Gradually the meetings and shows were moved to the Memorial Hall and much more recently in 2008, to the Vestry Hall.The competitive shows fell away and now the emphasis is on providing interesting speakers at our monthly meetings with the occasional members Competition; we also arrange several visits to gardens and places of interest each year. The society remains affiliated to the Kent Federation of Horticultural Societies and also the Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/jmallion daily 0.75 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612786581977-9JZMH5VH4HXXRSRWU1F5/IMG_3991-e1529425277500.jpg Jenny Mallion Jenny with her grandson at the 2017 Plant Sale https://www.mardengardeners.uk/adurnford daily 0.75 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612788429721-5ALGNLG76S8A5MHZYQKF/IMG_1684-768x576.jpeg Angela Durnford Angela at the 2019 Plant Sale running the Advice Desk https://www.mardengardeners.uk/competition-winners daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612978825324-T1MKV60HKVV7F3043UDD/IMG_0066.jpeg Competition Winners Paul Darcy wins the photographic competition with his picture of a rose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612981759695-O935PNGBCAKFCQ7T3RUW/IMG_3763.jpeg Competition Winners Jean Stratton wins the photographic competition with her picture of a shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612983451231-PHX0R8BMHD0C2KWOURQ9/IMG_2980.jpeg Competition Winners Cynthia Baker wins the photographic competition with her picture of a gate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612988025523-D9NIB9UBN9RQEA4GR2H7/IMG_0988.jpeg Competition Winners Mike Norman wins the photographic competition with his picture of a robin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1706564079368-VCNYHGDTBGMR02E0O9F4/Waxwing%2C+Marden+December+2023+copy.jpg Competition Winners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1732032053204-CO9LSTVS6H2U1NQRKWKL/cbpc25kp.jpg Competition Winners Jointly, Helen Montague won the Caryn Bird Photographic Competition 'Seedheads, Berries or Fruit' with her photograph of dandelion seedheads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1773745911114-DPQALS0ER1056MVTSVBR/springflowercomp26-1st.jpg Competition Winners Chris Beardshaw presents Judy Taylor with the 1st Prize in the Vase of Spring Flowers Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612958507442-S2EAYZ7ZA1V8JFKEVII9/IMG_0015.jpeg Competition Winners Jill Nicols win the Vase of Spring Flowers Competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612974156231-EIJ26YEN6VLKK8BHS2LO/IMG_3877.jpeg Competition Winners Cynthia Baker wins the Vase of Spring Flowers competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612983236090-4FHNQ11LMW1P3I1BLXTP/IMG_3762.jpeg Competition Winners Judy Taylor receives the trophy for the Vase of Spring Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612988655393-W47RJFYQ7LPQC9YKVP5Z/IMG_2426.jpeg Competition Winners Jill Nicols wins the Seasonal Produce competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612956646397-YRHT2KRZGR98KUB2ZB67/IMG_0377-e1581507329887-225x300.jpeg Competition Winners Stephanie Gallier wins the photographic competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1655117905784-D31UGV6JUXVV39A8S2EY/rosesp.jpg Competition Winners Sue Pennicott won the Caryn Bird Photographic competition 'The Rose' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/532e67b5-f4ca-410a-b7ca-55b7fec377bf/simontrophy24.jpg Competition Winners Simon Lane wins the Caryn Bird photographic competition 'Wildlife in the Garden' with his photograph of a waxwing. Simon also won the Display of Seasonal produce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1773745952097-SC6RS8W9LXSMROON6HET/springflowercomp26-2nd.jpg Competition Winners Chris Beardshaw presents Kim Head with the 2nd Prize in the Vase of Spring Flowers Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612958366143-SPGRJRRVINCWA1S438XY/IMG_0574.jpeg Competition Winners Judy Taylor wins the Plate of Garden Produce Competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612974000988-EAG9IZW4ZW3FMHBRVS4E/IMG_4292.jpeg Competition Winners Amanda Abbitt wins the Plate of Seasonal Produce competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1613241522213-6EA5MRFWQ9VMJKEBTGI4/IMG_3385.jpg Competition Winners There were no entries for the Plate of Seasonal Produce competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612998413446-PL20ZI49E41RMJZEGY80/The-Empty-Vase-300x300.jpg Competition Winners Jill Nicols won the Vase of Spring Flowers competition, but we have no photograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612987063809-S4RKWU53S12LGFFF74FF/PastedGraphic-1.png Competition Winners Stephanie's winning entry "Trees in Evening Light" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1673305269813-J0NDGK9GNP2TJF5Y2S7H/Black+Bird+in+Pyracantha.jpg Competition Winners Judy Taylor won the Caryn Bird Photographic competition "The Winter Garden" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/3a63b7fe-3e23-4638-be7b-ad3f997101fb/jillvasespringflowers24.jpg Competition Winners Jill Nicols wins the Vase of Spring Flowers competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1736016961384-UF3G3CKQW1E5U8MKSCR1/Frost+and+Fire-simon.jpg Competition Winners Jointly, Simon Lane won the Caryn Bird Photographic Competition 'Seedheads, Berries or Fruit' with his photograph of rosehips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612958936475-PP20LYCM7AQDB24EEGKS/IMG_0857-e1546556657633-225x300.jpg Competition Winners Zubeida Roberts wins the Seasonal Table Decoration Competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612973819910-PGUACBY1H7TZRCFJ0J35/IMG_4382.jpeg Competition Winners Caroline Stracey wins the Seasonal Table Decoration competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1612982947654-SL99IZOY6YNG4R81EVP4/IMG_3661.jpeg Competition Winners Cynthia Baker wins the Seasonal Table Decoration competition 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the Plate of Seasonal Vegetables but we forgot to take a photograph! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/35d8161f-ff0b-43e2-999e-59c09bd8f1ff/Sue+%2B+trophy.jpg Competition Winners Sue Pennicott wins the Seasonal Table Decoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/9dcaec91-6528-46b6-94aa-23fdb7855de1/juliaspringflowercomp.jpg Competition Winners Julia Elgie wins the Vase of Spring Flowers competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/d3b13bb5-119c-4c4b-8317-276ffd818e1f/DDAED72D-8F17-4B06-B4E6-8FF9A5AB12F3.jpeg Competition Winners Due to heavy snow the December meeting and the Seasonal Table Decoration competition were both cancelled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/01d24647-7ae6-444e-b587-2295dfe5c3d9/75cc6906-c7e2-4f1e-bede-39e3aa1f41d9.JPG Competition Winners Simon Lane wins the Display of Seasonal Produce Competition 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Will collect. Email: info@mardengardeners.uk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/abe92ce5-58d4-40b1-b5d2-e16c4576b53c/mantistiller.jpg Reuse-Recycle - MANTIS TILLER Petrol, free to collect from Marden. Email: info@mardengardeners.uk MANTIS TILLER Petrol, free to collect from Marden. Email: info@mardengardeners.uk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1619208195461-2KHSRE0I7FO9ZLM5G9SN/IMG_0219.jpg Reuse-Recycle - HEDGEHOG HOUSE (not for sale) This is Sally Fletcher’s hedgehog house. Old freezer basket, hole cut in side, tiles on top and he comes every night for his evening meal, safe from any predators. HEDGEHOG HOUSE (not for sale) This is Sally Fletcher’s hedgehog house. 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Email: info@mardengardeners.uk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/41767682-f2cc-44c7-9f6d-0278bc7dedd0/lawnmower-HB.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out QUALCAST ELECTRIC LAWNMOWER TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/e41691c9-2a59-4444-bab7-8be8053dbb6a/growhouse-ab.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out 4 TIER GREENHOUSE TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/721098c0-087b-461f-9686-e5b073b088e0/pop-upplantprotection.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out POP UP PLANT PROTECTION TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a8c5ec66-335e-47ca-b0d4-a5813f713438/bubble+wrap.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out BUBBLE WRAP TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/cc5d47f5-aaa2-46fe-b309-1a915a68046d/lizrhsmags.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out 60+ VINTAGE RHS MAGS TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/52b5ff1b-24dd-43c7-b709-979cd9bd2c9f/pennisetum.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out PENNISETUM VILLOSUM TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/53dfc6bd-d02b-476b-ac92-f08252922782/pots1.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/3f923bd9-6380-4689-8a13-de0526b9cdf1/pots3.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/b09eb57f-1930-4dbb-9b8f-e2d8451e03c6/pots2.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - SELECTION OF POTS SELECTION OF POTS (above) TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/4c1a89aa-8580-4271-a495-85480b9323a6/bootrack.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out STYLISH BOOT RACK FOR 4 PAIRS TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/99f49c35-48db-40f8-90b9-68c863a58ed7/kevin+3.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out VEGETABLE GROWING BOOKS TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/a4cbd82e-d4bf-4b95-945d-bfa6d1b66412/sallyswellies.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out SIZE 8 WELLIES TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/7e10f320-f2e1-4be9-85de-b2f986dca3f5/image0.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out COMPOST BIN TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/737ad0ca-64f5-4acd-b4af-c34e503e6f0f/IMG_0444.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) - Make it stand out WATERING OSCILLATING SPRINKLER TAKEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600beddbf983552f0a54db1d/1619208195461-2KHSRE0I7FO9ZLM5G9SN/IMG_0219.jpg Reuse Recycle (Copy) Brilliant idea! HEDGEHOG HOUSE (not for sale) This is Sally Fletcher’s hedgehog house. Old freezer basket, hole cut in side, tiles on top and he comes every night for his evening meal, safe from any predators. https://www.mardengardeners.uk/sponsors-3 daily 0.75 2026-03-07