Gardening Jobs for October
Autumn is here, the leaves are turning and the ground getting wetter under foot by the day. October sometimes feels like we are on...
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Edward Bowring BSc DipSTH
Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner and Garden Writer
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Edward Bowring
Mar 4, 2019
Gardening Jobs for March
Spring is finally here in West Sussex. The bulbs are out in force and the birds are chirping away. March is an all go month in the garden...
Edward Bowring
Jan 31, 2019
Gardening Jobs for February
Winter finally arrived! We've been scraping the ice off the cars and enjoying the frosty mornings down here in West Sussex! The ground...
Edward Bowring
Jan 7, 2019
Gardening Jobs for January
Dawn light over the pond Happy new year! After a mild Christmas down here in the south a cold snap is moving in and the gardens first...
Edward Bowring
Dec 6, 2018
Gardening Jobs for December
Cornus stems bring great winter colour to a border. Well here in West Sussex winter has struck, successive cold nights and frosts meant...
Edward Bowring
Nov 6, 2018
Gardening Jobs for November
The clocks have gone back and it's scarily dark by home time. However it does mean it is lighter in the morning to help us get out of bed...
Edward Bowring
Oct 2, 2018
Gardening Jobs for October
The leaves are falling, nights drawing in scarily fast and clocks about to go back. October is a month of preparation and planning for...
Edward Bowring
Sep 1, 2018
Gardening Jobs for September
September is a lovely month here in West Sussex. If we are lucky an Indian summer again and the warmth extending into the autumnal glow....
Edward Bowring
Aug 6, 2018
Gardening Jobs for August
The heatwave continues here in West Sussex and has meant we've had to start crack of dawn and finish earlier like on the continent! May...
Edward Bowring
May 7, 2018
Gardening Jobs for May
It's been an odd start to May, the last frost (we hope) and even ice on the children paddling pool and then to 20°C a few days later. But...
Edward Bowring
Apr 1, 2018
Gardening Jobs for April
Well the weather over the past few weeks here in West Sussex has been pretty rubbish so it's going to be an even busier April than usual!...
Edward Bowring
Mar 20, 2018
Growing Dahlias
It's official, dahlias are back in all their loud and bright glory! They are brilliant for a pot display (smallish varieties) or to add...
Edward Bowring
Mar 8, 2018
Gardening Jobs for March
Thank heavens that cold spell and snow is over and the gentle warmth of spring is edging closer by the day! The hellebores and crocus...
Edward Bowring
Feb 8, 2018
Gardening Jobs for February
Thank heavens January is over and the first signs of spring are rearing their heads! The hellebores and snowdrops are out, crocus...
Edward Bowring
Dec 4, 2017
Gardening Jobs for December
It's dark when the children wake us up and again by 4 o'clock so if you're anything like me you need to catch as much daylight and...
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