Producing fruit and vegetables in a small garden

12:06pm Saturday 4th July 2009

Even a small bed can produce fruit and veg for the family, discovers GINA PARKINSON.

They’ll make a beeline for these

9:10am Saturday 27th June 2009

Gina Parkinson charts the good work done in gardens by insects and bees.

Scents of place

11:51am Saturday 20th June 2009

As gardens fill with flowers, they start smelling lovely too. GINA PARKINSON on plants that come with scent as a bonus.

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Flowers in a blue mood

10:47am Saturday 13th June 2009

GINA PARKINSON sings the praises of the summer-flowering clematis that throw colour at the garden.

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Show of summer

11:05am Saturday 6th June 2009

June is bursting out all over in the garden, finds GINA PARKINSON.

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How herbs can spice it all up

10:38am Saturday 30th May 2009

Even a small herb bed can be productive, finds GINA PARKINSON, as she reports on the progress with the bed she cut from a concrete yard.

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Changes across the border

10:29am Saturday 23rd May 2009

As the long border in her small York garden changes, GINA PARKINSON continues to chart its progress through a year.

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Clumps of colour

9:51am Saturday 16th May 2009

As the shade-loving plants move on, GINA PARKINSON finds space in her heart for lovely anemones.

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In fine prim

8:10am Saturday 9th May 2009

Primulas always brighten the garden, finds GINA PARKINSON.

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Containing the situation

10:58am Saturday 2nd May 2009

Containers have been curtailed, a theme has been chosen – and then GINA PARKINSON finds her best-laid plans upset by the man in her life.