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Getting your garden sorted for spring

February is a good time to tidy up the garden ready for the start of spring. If you have a vegetable patch, clear the remains of any old crops. Also, while you can, take the opportunity to move any shrubs, which have outgrown their allotted space.

Graham Wilson, plant expert from Northampton Garden Centre, building a rockery.

Time to build your own rocky patch in the garden

A ROCKERY can help to bring more interest and texture to your garden and the winter months are a good time to think about creating one because the weather is cooler.

Graham Wilson, plant expert from Northampton Garden Centre, with witch hazel plants.

Cultivate the healing power of witch hazel

Hamamelis, otherwise known as witch hazel, is a winter flowering shrub, which has frost resistant flowers.

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Gardeners’ fair in grounds of Northamptonshire stately home looks to expand

THE founders of a garden fair set in the award-winning grounds of a Northamptonshire stately home are hoping to double the number of visitors this year.

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Sharpen up for summer in your garden

Winter is generally when gardeners spend time tidying sheds and greenhouses. It is also a good time to clean and repair some of the tools you will need to use again once spring arrives.

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Wednesday 08 February 2012

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