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School project blossoms


1044572640 tcPaS S School project blossomsA small school project has blossomed into one of North Tyneside’s best kept secrets thanks to a handful of budding gardeners.

Green-fingered pupils from Valley Gardens Middle School in Whitley Bay started their ‘art garden’ back in Spring this year.

And the former barren site is now looking a lot more

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Summer lawn maintenance, problems, pests and my recommendations.


968318034 pG2QE S Summer lawn maintenance, problems, pests and my recommendations.The lawn will be growing quickly now and you should be cutting at least twice a week to maintain a compact tidy lawn which will also help with weed control. In hot dry weather you should raise the height of cut on your lawn mower to avoid the grass being scorched and

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Feeding our feathered friends


783755814 yMtyV S Feeding our feathered friendsRemember 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

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Pelaw pupils digging the gardening scene


769141696 Ck7Qe S Pelaw pupils digging the gardening scene

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

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Daffodils


708143194 zH28r S Daffodils

Birtley Dobbies manager

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Cultivation, cultivation, cultivation


535601447 SbMSq S Cultivation, cultivation, cultivation

Euvue gardening expert Paul Travis-Anderson pictured at Ouston Primary School showing pupils how to plant runner beans and utilise old plastic bottles to help the growing proceedure (L-R) Paul with Jessica Black (5),Holly Reeve (6) Ben Findlay (6) and Ben Potts from reception and year one class.

Mother Nature’s

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