Gardening
Hidden treasures of the house on top of the hill
AS AN ancient market town, Hexham has many hidden treasures.
Beyond the tracks...the Garden Station lives on
A VICTORIAN railway station trapped in time . . . travellers still standing on the platform. But no trains are ever stopping there . . . only flowers that defy the laws of physics.
Secret garden that was transformed from dump
FOR years it lay forgotten and forlorn, given over to vicious stinging nettles, enormous thistles and an impenetrable tangle of brambles.
Life’s a bed of roses at the castle
PICK a number between one and 3,000.
Treasure hidden gems of hall and lodge
A ROSE by any other name would smell as sweet, wrote Shakespeare in one of his more romantic frames of mind.
There’s time for a dip at Styford Hall
THEY say calm comes before a storm, but with all the unseasonal weather we’ve been having this month, it’s about time we had some calm after a storm.
Nunwick’s a heaven for hostas
THERE’S a sight waiting for you in Tynedale that you’d be hard-pressed to see any where else in the world.
Whitfield’s colourful past and present
GARDENING is something we normally undertake because it’s fulfilling, relaxing and brings cheer into our lives.
Sit back and admire nature at work
WHY on earth would anyone spend hours in the garden giving all that tender loving care to their plants, only to stand back and blast anything they don’t like the look of with all sorts of nasty chemicals and pesticides?
The garden wonders of Randle Cooke
A LIFETIME’s work breaking new ground in the field of botany could have been lost forever if a Corbridge garden hadn’t been rescued at the 11th hour.
Let the down on of your
SUMMER time is when all your gardening efforts come to fruition. It is the culmination of your expectations.
Preparation makes sweet peas bloom
GROWERS of exhibition sweet peas will have sown their sweet pea seed in September or October. However, if you require sweet peas for garden decoration or for providing cut flowers, February or March are good months for sowing.
Preparing apple trees for the season ahead
NOW, between November and March, is the time to plant bare-rooted fruit trees. One of the most convenient ways of growing apples and pears in a garden is as cordons either, in rows with supports, or grown on wires fixed to an east, west or south facing fence or wall.
Although it’s winter, keen gardeners should get digging when the weather allows
ALTHOUGH the days are short and the weather often poor, on better days there is work to do in the vegetable garden.
The gardens of delight
WHEN wearied and overwrought by study or affairs of business, repair to these haunts and refresh your mind by a stroll amidst the flowers.
Carry out winter maintenance in your garden
THIS is a good time to lift chrysanthemums and dahlias. Dahlias should be lifted after the first frost has blackened the foliage. This allows the dahlia tuber to reach maximum size which is better as larger tubers store better than small tubers. Chrysanthemums and dahlias for garden display and cutting are sometimes kept by simply lifting, keeping frost free and replanting sometimes after division. However they can be propagated as described below giving better results.
