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Don’t let tomatoes be a blight in the garden

After a brief hiatus, I return with this month’s Q and A. We are in full gardening mode now,…

The sweet-scented stench of springtime success

Scented sweet peas climbing the apple tree that was the vision or ‘smellyvision’! However, not all of the sweet…

Buddha in the bathroom…

I have never been to the far East. A fear of large spiders and ‘deli beli’ drove me in…

Hannah’s Horticulture… with Hannah Hobbs-Chell

Welcome to the monthly Q&A session! We have a few questions from readers that you wanted answering, so here…

Your chance to comment on new plans…

Wimborne residents have until January 22 to comment on plans to build a new showground and events facility at…

Mum’s bombshell over black-out curtains

Jo Green is a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her allotment greenery into…

West Parley residents urged to have their say

West Parley Parish council is urging residents to quickly make their views known about a number of developments taking…

Invisible allies on which plants rely

Plants are often thought of as living in isolation with insect, fungi or bacteria being detrimental to their health….