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James Kilkelly - ArticlesJames Kilkelly runs a professional garden design service in Galway, Ireland. He has a regular gardening column in a Irish regional newspaper. Visit his website at http://www.gardenplansireland.com/ He also regularly posts his expert advice on Bulbs Planting In Autumn Ensures A Colourful SpringIn the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Whereas in autumn a gardeners fancy turns to spring.
No sooner has autumn set in than we gardeners begin to think of spring and spring bulb planting. Autumn Lawn Care Tasks With TipsSummer officially gives way to autumn on the 22nd of September, which is known as the autumnal equinox, but for the lawn owner autumn begins much earlier. This is because the green keeping tasks for autumn begin from the 1st day of September. The Herbaceous Or Perennial Border, Plant Selection And Planting TipsSo, your perennial border is prepared with the requisite quantities of plant food soil and drainage grit if required. The Herbaceous Or Perennial Border, An Option For You?If I say herbaceous border or perennial border to you, what comes to mind?
To many people this conjures up images of gardens filled with colourful blooms all summer, only to become empty and barren of flower or leaf during autumn and winter. Everybody Can Garden With ContainersContainer gardening is fantastic. On its own, a terracotta pot is just a container and summer bedding is just some plants. Award Winning Aromatic PlantsI recently was involved in the exhibition of a show garden at the 2006 "Garden Heaven" exhibition. I worked along with Terra Garden Ireland based in Claregalway on the bronze medal winning Malaysian themed garden "Neo Nusantara". Guaranteed Gladioli, Summer Colour That ReturnsWould you like a summer bedding plant that you do not have to renew year after year? Well by planting hybrid Gladiolus corms, you can attain mid to late summer colour year after year with only occasional renewal. Rose Tending In June"O my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June" An extract from the 1794 poem "A red, red rose" by Robert Burns, Scotland's national bard. Tip-Top Trailing Plants For ContainersIntroducing the top three trailing plants for containers this season. - Bidens ferulifolia Within your containers, consider planting Bidens ferulifolia commonly known as the "Tickseed" or "Apache beggar tick". How To Conquer CaterpillarsButterflies, especially the colourfully marked types are very pretty to watch as the undulate through the summer breezes but there are certain varieties that can cause losses in your vegetable garden.
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