Common Sense Gardening

Working to ensure the safety of garden care products and assist people with any of their gardening issues

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A Simple Guide to how Gardening can Help with Your Health and Wellbeing

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#gardening #mentalhealth

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Do you know where garden care chemicals (pesticides) can be disposed safely in your area?

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#gardening #gardenhour #weeds #pesticides #gardenbugs

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Flowers and plants are entering a "second spring" due to the warmer conditions, prolonging their bloom for months longer than usual, horticulturalists have said.

#gardening #GardenersWorld

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New to gardening? Take a look at our tips to help you get started.

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Slugs and snails may become more active in cooler, damper weather – so protect plants with suitable controls.
#pestcontrol #slugs #snails #gardening #gardenpests

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#Pumpkins. Carved or not, there are lots of ways to reuse or recycle your pumpkins.

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#gardening #Halloween

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Rake up fallen leaves and collect them to make leafmould. It also helps to keep the lawn healthy too

#leafmold #gardening #gardeningtips #autumn #autumnleaves

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The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation, who support students studying Horticulture, has opened scholarship applications.

The scholarships cover plant science, environmental study, technical research and more general horticultural studies.

Apply here: https://t.co/6Ljg0WsvI9

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Cut tall bush roses back by a third to avoid windrock and clear up any fallen rose leaves to stop the spread of black spot.

#octoberjobs #gardeningjobs #gardening #gardeningtips #rosebush #windrock #pruning

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Remember to keep the #birdfeeder topped up as food is now becoming harder to find

#feedthebirds #wildlife #gardenbirds

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The @hedgehogsociety has launched its national #litterpick challenge to help #hedgehogs until November 30. #GardenCentres can register to get involved at https://t.co/JHYmHo3Y4h.

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We're very happy to confirm that the next Planet Mark workshop will take place on 16th November 10-11:30.

Book here to get started on your sustainability plan! https://t.co/SQ2zMLVzqW

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Come autumn, our winged friends will begin to find natural food sources less plentiful. Give them a ready supply, and they'll be sure to drop by, bringing a flurry of colour and life to your garden well into the winter and beyond.
#gardenbirds #feedthebirds #birdfeeder #autumn

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Remove any overgrown plants or weeds from ponds and skim off fallen leaves. You could consider putting a net over the pond to keep the water leaf-free throughout the season.

#gardenpond #pondweed #gardening

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For stronger, healthier grass come spring, now is the time to give your lawn a feed with an autumn lawn food. This will help strengthen the grass during cold and wet weather.

#grassfeed #lawnfeed #autumn #healthygrass #healthylawn

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Is your garden #autumnready
Clean up your vegetable garden. If you haven’t already, make sure any leftover crops are removed and all weeds are cleared.
#veggiepatch #gardening #AutumnVibes

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Christmas is just around the corner... The British Christmas Trees Growers Association has produced its 2022 list of wholesale growers in a digital format and created specific species sections to make ordering easy for buyers.

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Even in the smallest gardens it is possible to pick your own delicious apples straight from the tree; simply grow one in a large pot.

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#appletree #growyourown #gardening #pickyourownfruit

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The Autumn edition of Inside Horticulture is out now!

In this edition, we explore the power of visual merchandising, as Celia Leeson-Cox of Yarnton Home & Garden discusses adding value to your business through visual merchandising.

Turn to page 10👉 https://t.co/UAmrx60EPQ

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As the weather starts to cool down at the end of the summer and the leaves go through their glorious colour change dance, you might be thinking – how can I still make the most of my garden in autumn?

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#autumn #gardening