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Gardening: Brian Kidd's jobs for the weekend. straight from the potting shed

This week Brian explains how to replenish your stock of favourite shrubs.

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Bidens ferulifolia cascading from a hanging basket.

Brian Kidd's top tips for hanging basket heaven

Thank you so much for all your letters. I try to answer every one, either here in your gardening feature or to you personally.

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Pond-dipping at the Southsea Green community garden

Thanks to Nigel and Tom from Southsea Green who hosted Southsea Wildlife Watch’s ‘Looking For Pond Creatures’ event.

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This is what 1,000 can fetch you across the UK

This is what you can rent for £1,000 per month across the UK

Renting prices and what you could bag yourself for a £1,000 vary wildly across the UK.

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For sale: Stunning £1.3m home with spectacular views over Portsmouth Harbour

Portsdown Lodge occupies a commanding position on the top of Portsdown Hill with panoramic views over Portchester Castle, Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent.

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A very fat pigeon. Picture: Shutterstock.

Brian Kidd solves your gardening problems

Our horticultural hotshot delves into his post bag and inbox.

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Gardening jobs to do this weekend

Our horticultural hotshot sets you to work.

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Water, feed and dead-head - your hanging basket routine. Picture: Shutterstock

GARDENING: How to achieve perfect hanging baskets

The hanging baskets are looking good. This is because they have been watered regularly and fed. A little liquid food every other day, using the minimum amount is the best idea because the plants are in a very small amount of compost.

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Brian Kidd answers your gardening queries

This week Brian tackles what appears to be sickly garlic and an upcycled aquarium.

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Now's the time to take six-inch cuttings of indoor pelargoniums.

Gardening jobs for the weekend, with Brian Kidd

Now’s the time to increase your plant stock by taking cuttings.

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This £1.6m Hampshire home is up for sale – and it has its own cricket pitch

Cricket’s World Cup being held in the UK is concentrating attention on the game at present, so what could be better for fans of the traditional English sport than settling into a home in the very cradle of cricket?

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Pittosporum tenuifolium makes a good hedge, particularly at Hayling Island.

Gardeners' question time with Brian Kidd

Want to grow a hedge from seed? Brian has the answer.

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It's not too late to sow sweet Williams' seed.

Your gardening jobs for the weekend with Brian Kidd

From head-heading to leaf curling, and how to deal with it.

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A fond farewell to the community garden - Southsea Green

Some readers may recall, in the early days of the community garden, I wrote of moving from a house in Drayton to a flat in Southsea to be nearer the sea and away from the chore of garden maintenance.

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Dead-head your roses to keep them looking tip top - Brian Kidd

Roses are looking wonderful this year and it’s a good idea to tend them properly and regularly, in particular to prune out the dead blooms.

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Rabbits make great pets, but can you compost their droppings? Picture: Shutterstock

Will high winds ruin petunias? Brian Kidd answers your questions

Readers’ queries range from apricots to rabbits this week.

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Aubretia: now's the time to take cuttings. Picture Shutterstock

Gardening jobs for the weekend with Brian Kidd... whatever the weather

Our horticultural hotshot with this week’s to-do list.

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Get down to Southsea this Sunday and see the Dig For Victory garden.

Get along to Southsea Green's Dig for Victory event on Sunday

According to government figures 200,000 of us have not had a chat lately with anyone and I’m already missing the camaraderie of our D-Day commemorations.

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