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Gardeners’ question time with Brian Kidd, Dec 16

Can you grow strawberries in a growing bag?

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Gardening with Brian Kidd – your jobs for this weekend

Plan ahead and prepare the ground for summer cabbages.

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Elaeagnus pungens maculata Aurea, a splash of winter colour.

Garden looking dull in winter? Brighten it with these shrubs – Brian Kidd

Have a look at your garden, does it look interesting during the winter? A couple of evergreen shrubs could make a difference, especially if we can find some with golden leaves.

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I’m so proud of what Southsea Green has achieved

What a turbulent year it’s been, in so many ways. I wonder where we’ll be in a few weeks?

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If you’ve got time for gardening this weekend, here’s Brian Kidd’s to-do list

Beware slippery paths.

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Gardeners’ question time with Brian Kidd

This week: from pickled beetroot to rotting turf.

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Yes, you CAN grown them. Cyclamen brightening a windowsill.

Think you’re a natural born cyclamen killer? Think again, says Brian Kidd

I don’t know about you but these miserable days with all the wind and rain are making me feel a bit fed up. But I always try to be a happy bunny, so, instead of looking out at all the weather we decided to go out to the garden centre and walk around to see the indoor plants.

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You CAN have an azalea which looks like this.

Gardening jobs for this weekend, weather permitting – Brian Kidd

Last call for tulip-planting.

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Gardeners’ question time with Brian Kidd

Our gardening expert solves your horticultural problems.

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Treat your soil right and your allotment could look like this.

How to improve your allotment soil – Brian Kidd

I was pleased to receive letters from several readers who have been allocated an allotment, each one asking for advice on how to make a start on what seems to be an area half as big as a football pitch.

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jpwm-ACH-031118-kiddo Southsea Greenhouse HIRES

Dig For Victory plot will appear for D-Day 75 commemoration next year

A bunch of us visited Highbridge community farm near Eastleigh at the weekend – what an experience!

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Movingshrubs and larger plants around the garden should be done with care.

Organise your garden with Brian Kidd

It’s time to get yourself organised and re-arrange your garden.

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Brian answers questions about potatoes being planted in tubs.

Brian Kidd solves your plant problems

Our horticultural hotshot delves into his inbox and post bag.

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Get your hands on some shallots while you can, says Brian Kidd.

Brian Kidd has your weekend to-do list sorted

Tick these off as you go...

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Rotten nuts will kill blue tits, so make sure yours are fresh.

Gardening this weekend? Here are Brian Kidd’s jobs to be getting on with

If you feed the birds, beware rotten nuts.

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If you haven't sheared your lavender, do it now!

Gardeners’ question time with Brian Kidd

This week: from lavender to mistletoe.

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Southsea gardens inspired me as a child – Brian Kidd

Do you love tulips? This flower has always been in the forefront of my mind. It started when I was a little boy when my mum and dad took me to see the gardens at Southsea just after the war and Burgoyne Gardens and The Dell were magnificent.

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Seems like only yesterday it was summer – Southsea Green

Where did summer go? We had such heat the lawns turned brown and we wondered if they’d ever be the same again. Shrubs wilted, roses flowered for a few days and were gone.

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