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Cabbage white butterfly

Avoid the 'Brassica massacre' this year by trying some of these tips to keep these pests away

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Training climbing roses

Follow this simple guide to train a climbing rose, up a wall or fence, into a fan shape.

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Slugs & Snails

Slugs and Snails eat my beautiful hostas and munch through my seedlings. I'm going to show you an easy way of keeping them away.

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Aphids

Aphids stunt the growth of plants, leaving behind curled or dead leaves and damaged fruit. They spread quickly and are best removed as soon as you find them.

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Transforming our garden

We moved into our house two years ago and, though our garden was beautiful, it wasn't ours. This is the journey the garden has gone through in the last year.

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• building

Rainy day jobs for the garden

A rainy day gives us time to reflect and catch up. Let us know if you have any indoors tasks for drizzly times.

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Paint your own stone labels

A fun project to do with the kids, or if it's raining outside. They will last and are hard wearing.

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• family

Create your own year growing plan

A fruit and vegetable plan which covers the whole year is a brilliant way of organising your growing space and keeping track of your tasks.

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• planning