AtWaG - (All the World's a Garden)tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12294622009-08-09T13:01:03+01:00Gardening, Photography and Environmental stuff.
(Written from a southern UK viewpoint)TypePadBBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | Dog mess 'threat' to New Foresttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834bae4ec69e20120a531b461970c2009-08-09T13:01:03+01:002009-08-09T13:01:03+01:00Dog mess 'threat' to New Forest There are about 27,000 dog-owning households in the New Forest Dog walkers are letting their pets leave almost ten tonnes of faeces in the New Forest every dayRichard LoaderCooking carrots whole - keep the nutrientstag:typepad.com,2003:post-681925852009-06-17T07:44:33+01:002009-06-17T08:51:05+01:00I just heard a news item on radio 4 about new research that indicates the benefits from cooking carrots whole. Now, that sounds like very old news to me. I recall my first cell biology practical at Bristol Uni back...Richard LoaderNew seasons veggiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-672587712009-05-25T23:54:29+01:002009-05-25T23:54:29+01:00New seasons veggies Originally uploaded by AtWaG What a boon our poly tunnel is. We have Carrots, Summer cabbage, and new potatoes all about three weeks earlier than normal. The hungry-gap has been bridged by these early crops. The cabbage...Richard LoaderHow to grow carrots - the sure fire way to succeed.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-651218452009-04-06T08:17:11+01:002009-06-17T08:52:47+01:00Carrots are probably the top vegetable in both popularity and versatility, and yet they are the crop that fails most often for a lot of gardeners. The seed is small, has short viability, ger minates slower than weeds, new growth...Richard LoaderPicasa comes of agetag:typepad.com,2003:post-601667482008-12-18T12:39:51+00:002008-12-18T12:39:51+00:00Google has a way of quietly working away on their products and without a big fuss they release a mature, user friendly application that is a million miles from the half baked application they started with. Picasa is one of...Richard LoaderBBC Gardener of the decadetag:typepad.com,2003:post-599671662008-12-13T09:02:10+00:002008-12-13T09:02:10+00:00I wonder what other folks thought about the much hyped BBC gardener of the decade? I was majorly dissapointed by it, no criticism of the 'contestants' intended as they were a good bunch and deserving of their place in the...Richard LoaderHolly timetag:typepad.com,2003:post-588986402008-11-22T11:01:49+00:002008-11-22T11:01:49+00:00Holly time Originally uploaded by AtWaG November 20th 2008 saw the beginning of the holly gathering season in the New Forest. Hollyers are allocated areas that they can cut from so that the harvest doesn't cause any detriment to the...Richard LoaderSweet corn - victim of badger attacktag:typepad.com,2003:post-545427822008-08-22T07:24:17+01:002008-08-22T07:24:17+01:00Sweet corn - victim of badger attack Originally uploaded by AtWaG Our fattest sweet corn cobs looked as though they'd been exploded by little bombs, each one ripped apart and then munched insitu. At the base of the plants were...Richard LoaderThe Garden Housetag:typepad.com,2003:post-527611962008-07-16T09:23:09+01:002008-07-16T09:23:09+01:00The Garden House Originally uploaded by AtWaG We wondered - would it be worth visiting 'The Garden House' this July 15th.......the loss of Keith Wiley, tough economics, lousy weather, an over-mature garden, well, we weren't expecting much. What a joy...Richard LoaderThe winnerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-525679282008-07-11T22:46:00+01:002008-07-11T22:46:00+01:00The winner Originally uploaded by AtWaG Congratulations to Patrick and his team who won the Best New Plant in Show at the Woking show 2008 with Heuchera Midnight Rose. This new form of Heuchera is available via Aline Fairweather and...Richard Loader