http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/ Top stories for Home and garden http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2067071_dont_let_cold_hold_up_garden_progress This winter has been the coldest for more than 30 years with an average temperature of just 1.5C. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2067071_dont_let_cold_hold_up_garden_progress Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2067069_gardening__hoping_for_a_bountiful_fruit_basket Most people will be behind in their garden chores thanks to the uninviting weather. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2067069_gardening__hoping_for_a_bountiful_fruit_basket Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2067067_how_will_i_see_all_beauty_of_spring The sun is shining, the birds are singing and there are flowers blooming everywhere. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2067067_how_will_i_see_all_beauty_of_spring Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066673_how_to_avoid_carbon_monoxide_poisoning The frightening consequences of carbon monoxide poisoning led one sufferer to launch her own charity. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066673_how_to_avoid_carbon_monoxide_poisoning Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066621_go_organic__stale_seed_beds_to_control_weeds I can’t remember a year that has started quite as cold and miserable as this one. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066621_go_organic__stale_seed_beds_to_control_weeds Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066619_rural_reading_a_day_of_wonderful_walking Last weekend I got a free pass. My family were all working on the same day but I wasn’t. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066619_rural_reading_a_day_of_wonderful_walking Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066613_hellebores_have_become_a_firm_favourite_in_my_garden Hellebores have become my favourite flower, a taste acquired in later life. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066613_hellebores_have_become_a_firm_favourite_in_my_garden Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066566_salt_could_kill_birds A wildlife charity is warning while a pinch of salt may offer the perfect finishing touch to food, it could kill some garden birds. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066566_salt_could_kill_birds Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066557_find_out_about_fuchsias Wokingham Horticultural Association will welcome gardening expert Sid Garcia to discuss 'My Way of Growing Fuchsias' on Tuesday, March 9. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066557_find_out_about_fuchsias Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066336_gardening__prune_to_revive_winter_weary_plants Pruning is now high on the list of things to do in the garden. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066336_gardening__prune_to_revive_winter_weary_plants Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066282_go_organic__beat_the_hungry_gap Traditional calenders often give an insight into the gardening year. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066282_go_organic__beat_the_hungry_gap Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066264_rural_reading__prospect_park_too_tidy_for_wildlife Last week I wrote about the beautiful song of the blackbird. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2066264_rural_reading__prospect_park_too_tidy_for_wildlife Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2065761_gardening__buy_bulbs_to_transform_the_garden This is a good time to start thinking about bulbs – not the ones that are about to flower, but the summer flowering kind. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2065761_gardening__buy_bulbs_to_transform_the_garden Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2065759_go_organic__thats_shallot As far as I can remember the first vegetable I ever grew was a shallot. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2065759_go_organic__thats_shallot Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2065752_rural_reading__cormorant_in_park_was_spectacular The humble blackbird isn’t the most spectacular of bird, the male is jet black, the female is an inconspicuous brown, good for hiding while sitting on the nest. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2065752_rural_reading__cormorant_in_park_was_spectacular Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0000