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12
Feb
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How to repot a Cymbidium

  A Cymbidium with its roots exposed As spring starts heating up your Cymbidium blooms will slowly start fading and finish flowering.  At the nursery we get a lot of questions from gardeners on why their Cymbidiums haven’t flowered this year or even for a few seasons in a row. …
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12
Feb
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Plant your own strawberry pot

Tired of your store-bought strawberries going off before you can savour their delicious taste?  Why not grow your own? Strawberries are easy to grow and come with the reward of sweetly scented fruit that taste divine.   Strawberries are flat trailing perennials that prefer to grow in a nice sunny…
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12
Feb
,

Grow your own

There are many reasons for growing your own fruit and veggies.  Whether you’re growing for an abundant harvest or trying to get away from all the harmful chemicals, the advantages of growing your own are numerous.  Freshness and taste are superior when you grow it yourself, think of it as…
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12
Feb
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The many faces of edible gardening

It’s so encouraging to see how many people are taking up edible gardening in the past few years.  The reasons for growing your own are diverse ranging from better taste and freshness to lowering your carbon footprint and doing your part in the fight for food security.  We tend to…
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12
Feb

The grace of a rose

Probably the most recognizable flower in the world, roses have captured our imagination for centuries.  From films to music to the poets of bygone days roses have retained their grace throughout the ages.  Just think of the price of one red rose on Valentines Day and it shows how ingrained…
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12
Feb
,

Success with seed

A plant seed truly is a miraculous thing.  They can lay dormant in the soil for decades at a time and as soon as conditions are favourable enough they spring to life, continuing the cycle of life anew.  Growing from seed is always such a journey for me, starting when…
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