By late summer, I know many people are 'over' roses. Few flowers, no leaves left and just a bunch of sticks in the garden. But is it possible to have a garden of mostly healthy roses for most of the growing season? Yes it is!
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Articles all about our country, your favourites like food, wine, family, your home, gardening, retirement living and yes, something about pets also.
A guide to grooming your cat
To keep your cat happy, healthy and clean it is essential to properly groom your cat.
Affordable housing
OPINION: For reasons that are understandable the issue of affordable housing refuses to go away, with ...
Areas of your house that need protection
Every house has to face the threat of burglary. People will try to do something to protect their homes from this danger and make their homes more secure.
A cucurbit celebration
Recently there was much celebration in our house. My dear wife (MDW) came in from the ...
Preserving the summer harvest
Saying goodbye to summer is a bit hard! However, the keep some of the bounty of ...
Rootstocks and budding
Up and down the country, rose growers would have spent the summer months busily propagating rose ...
The Edgecumbe floods – reacting to the unexpected
OPINION: The recent floods in Edgecumbe have certainly been an unexpected disaster and portions of the ...
Relaxing Autumn reads
From the Blitz to the Burmese Jungle and Beyond. I tend to avoid reading war memoirs ...
Books for the holidays
There’s nothing quite like a good book to keep children entertained for a while in the ...