Demonstrations
Remember to feed the birds right through the winter months.
With the threat of more winter weather on the way euvue’s North East Gardener Paul Travis Anderson visited South Pelaw Infants School to tell youngsters the importance of feeding the birds.
Reception class pupils were informed of the various kinds of birds that may visit their school garden and what kind of food they would appreciate. He also helped them fill and hang feeders with peanuts and mixed seed, and placed them in appropriate positions in order that they may watch them from the classroom window.
He also informed them of the euvue winter campaign to ‘Feed the Birds’ and how parents could obtain free bird food by logging onto www.freebirdfeed.com site.
Click below to see him with the children (click above picture to enlarge)
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Flowers and Plants
Lift your spirits in the Garden with a splash of colour for February
Now the snow has passed and the days are starting to get longer there are signs of life in the garden letting you know spring is just around the corner.
One of my favourite plants at this time of year which I would highly recommend is Camellia japonica.
This is a hardy evergreen shrub that is not
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Borders
Grow Your Own
If you have a vegetable patch or an allotment and you are planning to grow cabbages, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflowers or any other brassicas, you may need to lime the area to raise the alkalinity as these vegetable do better in alkaline soil.
Before doing this I would recommend that you check the PH level of the soil (this is its acidity or alkalinity) with a soil testing kit, available from any good garden centres and very simple to use, and if
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Beans and Pulses
The new gardening season has got off to a flying start for youngsters at a Chester-le-Street school thanks to a little help from euvue’s Paul Travis-Anderson.
Our North East Gardener columnist joined pupils at South Pelaw Infant School to prepare for Spring by planting crocuses and daffodils and preparing the ground for a vegetable plot.
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Demonstrations
Our North East Gardener Paul Travis-Anderson has been swapping one extreme for another recently.
After spending a family holiday break in sweltering temperatures in the Philippines – with the added spice of the rumbling Mayon volcano menacing the region – he flew back to the coldest winter
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Demonstrations
A new video demonstration with Paul Travis-Anderson and Maz demonstrating how to decorate a living Christmas Tree at Dobbies Garden Centre in Birtley, County Durham.
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Remember to feed the birds right through the winter months.
