Journal

September in the Garden

After the summer we’ve had, most gardens are looking a bit tired by September. Lawns are brown, borders have gone over earlier than usual and plenty of plants have had a hard time in the heat. Hopefully September brings some

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March in the Garden — The Season Begins Again

There’s something about March. The light changes. The birds begin a little earlier. The soil, slowly, gently, starts to warm. After months of planning, sketching, and seed-catalogue dreaming by the fire, this is the month we begin again. At Lowden,

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A Simple Guide to Planting Autumn Garlic​

A Simple Guide to Planting Autumn Garlic There’s nothing quite like homegrown garlic — the smell when you pull it from the soil, the flavour it adds to your cooking, and the satisfaction of knowing you grew it yourself.Autumn is

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