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Jane Westoby
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The Sweetest Tomato Varieties
All home gardeners know that nothing beats growing your own tomatoes. That freshly picked sweet taste loses its oomph in packaging...
Jane Westoby
5 min read
Guide to Growing Scented Stocks
Scientifically known as "Matthiola Incana", Stocks are annual or biennial plants that belong to the Brassicaceae family. They are known...
Jane Westoby
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Good Soil Nutrition
In the world of gardening, the key to gorgeous blooms and healthy plants lies beneath the surface – in the soil. Just like we need proper...
Jane Westoby
3 min read
Growing Foxgloves
There is something so special and so British about a foxglove, with their tall spiked swaying in the breeze adding early colour and...
Jane Westoby
4 min read
Growing Snapdragons
Snapdragons are the ultimate flower growers dream. They are one of the most productive crops you can grow and available in so many colours..
Jane Westoby
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Finding your Flower Farm Niche
When I first started out I wasn't quote sure exactly what I wanted to do, who my customers would be or how I was going to get there - I...
Jane Westoby
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Extending The season - Growing Chrysanthemums
The trickiest part of being a flower farmer I think is finding how you can extend your season. It's easy to grow flowers when the sun is...
Jane Westoby
4 min read
Top 10 Filler flowers for a small scale flower farm
Want to know which filler flowers are going to give you biggest bang for buck? are easy to grow and will be the most useful.? Today I'm...
Jane Westoby
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When will my Dahlias Bloom?
It generally takes around 90 days from planting for Dahlias to bloom although it can be variable depending on the species, light, temperatur
Jane Westoby
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What Seeds to sow in April
April is a such a busy time in the garden and greenhouse and if you are anything like me it's difficult to find any space for more...
Jane Westoby
2 min read
When to plant Dahlias out
I'm literally having heart palpitations right now seeing some Dahlias being planted out, why so soon? why is everyone in such a rush? In...
Jane Westoby
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Quick Compost in just 6 weeks
Waiting for compost is seriously laborious but of you can put in a little more effort you will be rewarded. Cold composting with minimal...
Jane Westoby
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Secrets to making great compost
Gardeners up and down the country are all dreaming of one thing - piles of rich crumbly "black gold". You can of course buy it in but...
Jane Westoby
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Planting Dahlias
Just incase you haven't heard it time to start your Dahlias! We are over the hill of equinox so the days are getting longer and the soil...
Jane Westoby
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Sweetpeas From cuttings
Taking cuttings from Sweetpeas is a total gamechanger and is so easy!
Jane Westoby
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The Dahlia Unicorn List
Dahlias have become so popular in recent years due to the many variations in colours and sizes available now available to the home...
Jane Westoby
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When Bambi Comes to Dinner - Dealing with Wildlife in the Garden
There's nothing quite like the tranquility of a garden, where lush greenery and vibrant blooms create a peaceful sanctuary. But what...
Jane Westoby
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Scented Beauty - Its not too late to sow sweetpeas
As the days grow longer and the promise of spring hangs in the air, there's no better time to sow the seeds of beauty in your garden....
Jane Westoby
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Winter Colour with Camellias
There's something truly magical about the sight of camellias in full bloom. Whether they're adorning a sheltered garden nook or gracing a...
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