http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/ Latest gardening tips, news and features from the Huddersfield Examiner en-gb Trinity Mirror 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:51:29 GMT Huddersfield Examiner no Latest gardening tips, news and features from the Huddersfield Examiner huddersfield gardening, west yorkshire gardening, gardening, gardening tips, gardening ideas, gardening features, gardening reviews, huddersfield examiner gardening, examiner gardening, huddersfield examiner, examiner http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/gardening-for-the-week-86081-32019402/ WHILE many commercial apple producers have had poor crops this year because the incessant early rain deterred bees from pollinating the blossom, ordinary gardeners may have had more success.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/gardening-for-the-week-86081-32019402/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/kaffir-lilies-86081-32019403/ THIS useful perennial will add colour to the border through to late autumn, and is immensely useful for its late flowers, which come in shades of deep red and pink.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/kaffir-lilies-86081-32019403/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/pumpkins-for-halloween-86081-32019404/ THE bad weather has resulted in a poor pumpkin crop this year. Indeed, they need a long hot summer to ripen fully.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/pumpkins-for-halloween-86081-32019404/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/to-do-this-week-86081-32019406/ Continue to plant new trees, bushes and cane fruits in prepared ground.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/to-do-this-week-86081-32019406/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/save-time-in-autumn-86081-32019407/ 1. Leave fallen leaves to act as a mulch in borders unless plants have suffered from a fungal disease.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/13/save-time-in-autumn-86081-32019407/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/gardening-hints-for-week-86081-31974726/ URBAN gardener and TV presenter James Wong doesn’t have a greenhouse, propagators or teams of gardeners, yet he has managed to grow a range of exotic fruit and veg worthy of any Michelin-starred restaurant.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/gardening-hints-for-week-86081-31974726/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/fountain-grass-86081-31974727/ FOUNTAIN, or foxtail, grasses are among the most beautiful of deciduous ornamental grasses, their delicate-looking stems topped with long, narrow flowerheads in shades ranging from pinkish-brown to almost white.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/fountain-grass-86081-31974727/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/fruit-tree-preparation-86081-31974734/ IF you've ordered bare-root trees from a specialist nursery, you'll need to prepare the ground now, choosing a mild, dry day to do it.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/fruit-tree-preparation-86081-31974734/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/what-to-do-this-week-in-garden-86081-31974735/ Take cuttings of roses, pictured, and root them outdoors in a sheltered spot.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/what-to-do-this-week-in-garden-86081-31974735/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/controlling-disease-in-garden-86081-31974738/ 1. Clean your knife when taking cuttings by wiping it with methylated spirit to prevent virus and other diseases being spread between plants.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/10/06/controlling-disease-in-garden-86081-31974738/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/what-to-do-in-garden-this-week-86081-31926973/ CONTINUE to plant up winter pots, adding bulbs to extend the season of interest into spring.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/what-to-do-in-garden-this-week-86081-31926973/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/growing-garlic-86081-31926978/ AUTUMN is the ideal time to plant garlic as it needs a few weeks of cold weather to grow well.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/growing-garlic-86081-31926978/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/gardening-for-the-week-86081-31926985/ A rich tapestry of colour should be enveloping our landscape over the next few weeks as leaves turn golden, orange and even red, thanks to a massive growth of foliage during the wet summer followed by cold nights.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/gardening-for-the-week-86081-31926985/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/japanese-maple-86081-31926989/ THESE wonderfully elegant trees are the jewel in the crown of autumn and there is a variety for every size of garden, whether you want to plant them as part of a scheme or as a stand-alone specimen in a pot.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/japanese-maple-86081-31926989/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/looking-after-alpines-86081-31926992/ 1. In autumn remove dead foliage from the plants and clear fallen leaves to stop pests sheltering under them.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/29/looking-after-alpines-86081-31926992/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/autumn-cyclamen-best-of-bunch-86081-31882311/ THIS pint-sized specimen looks so delicate, with its flowers in shades of white, pink, cerise and magenta appearing in early autumn before the ivy-shaped leaves with heavy marbling.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/autumn-cyclamen-best-of-bunch-86081-31882311/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/helping-summer-crops-ripen-86081-31882314/ IF you still have green tomatoes, stick them in a paper bag with a banana and that should help them along. In the greenhouse, stop feeding plants and cut back on watering.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/helping-summer-crops-ripen-86081-31882314/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/what-s-in-store-for-your-harvest-86081-31882315/ IT has been a difficult year for fruit and veg, with the cold weather in spring, incessant summer rain and subsequent deluge of slugs, snails, blight and other nuisances.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/what-s-in-store-for-your-harvest-86081-31882315/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/success-with-leafmould-86081-31882316/ 1. Avoid adding evergreen leaves to the mix, as they are too leathery to rot down.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/success-with-leafmould-86081-31882316/ Gardening Tips true http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/what-to-do-in-garden-this-week-86081-31882317/ Keep collecting seed from perennials and alpines and watch out for any tree and shrub seeds you might want to save.

]]> Huddersfield Examiner Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/gardening-tips/2012/09/22/what-to-do-in-garden-this-week-86081-31882317/ Gardening Tips true