http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/ Top stories for Home and garden http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2028303_weed_meet_again__time_to_get_rid_of_plant_pests The sun is shining and a whole week of gardening stretches ahead of me as I write. The weekend was devoted to making sure the urgent jobs were completed. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2028303_weed_meet_again__time_to_get_rid_of_plant_pests Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2028302_beware_the_moth_which_worms_its_way_into_apples The warmer days and nights will mean that the insect population will start to explode in our gardens over the next few weeks. Most of them do us no harm at all and some, like the bees, are essential for the pollination of fruit and flowers. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2028302_beware_the_moth_which_worms_its_way_into_apples Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027695_mystery_of_the_hole_in_the_ground Read Linda's latest column and leave your gardening questions in a comment for her to answer. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027695_mystery_of_the_hole_in_the_ground Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027684_productive_runner_beans Now that the warm weather has arrived in earnest it really is time to get your runner beans sown. Runner beans have always been a favourite with vegetable gardeners and understandably so. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027684_productive_runner_beans Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027298_flamboyant_flowers_offer_fab_feast_for_floral_judges THE nights are warming and soon, within a week or two, the threat of frost will be behind us. In the past, I have been eager to rush to the garden centre to buy bedding plants, impatient to get my summer show on display. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027298_flamboyant_flowers_offer_fab_feast_for_floral_judges Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027283_beer_we_go_again__its_time_to_get_slugs_sozzled We are getting towards the end of spring and the start of summertime, which means that it is almost time to plant out all those delicate little seedlings which have been nurtured on window-sills all around town. Before they can go out there are a few important jobs to be done. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2027283_beer_we_go_again__its_time_to_get_slugs_sozzled Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2026741_its_euonymus__suburban_plants_are_all_the_rage Read Linda's latest column and leave your gardening questions in a comment for her to answer. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2026741_its_euonymus__suburban_plants_are_all_the_rage Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2026740_growing_asparagus_is_hard_work_but_its_worth_it Last Sunday I spotted a wonderful sight on my vegetable plot; the first asparagus spear of the season just peeping through the surface of the soil. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2026740_growing_asparagus_is_hard_work_but_its_worth_it Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2026143_time_to_sow_seeds__and_slug_it_out_with_slimy_pests Read Linda's latest column and leave your own gardening query by adding your comment below. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2026143_time_to_sow_seeds__and_slug_it_out_with_slimy_pests Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025859_ahoy_gardeners__time_to_bloom If you dig gardening then your town needs you to get down and dirty once again this year. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025859_ahoy_gardeners__time_to_bloom Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025610_delicate_flowers_power_on_in_face_of_bleak_winter_chill A stitch in time saves nine has never really been a policy of mine in the garden. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025610_delicate_flowers_power_on_in_face_of_bleak_winter_chill Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025206_think_about_colour_if_you_want_to_bloom_for_judges Recent weather conditions have done little to make us think about summer but by the end of this month we will all be looking for summer bedding. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025206_think_about_colour_if_you_want_to_bloom_for_judges Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025205_hills_meadow_trees_reveal_spring_is_here_at_last At long last it is beginning to feel a little bit more spring-like and the growing season is getting under way. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2025205_hills_meadow_trees_reveal_spring_is_here_at_last Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2024951_go_wild_and_boost_nature All the best gardens make space for wildlife! http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2024951_go_wild_and_boost_nature Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2024950_get_down_and_dig_in_now_its_spring A big part of the Bracknell Flowers campaign is Your Gardens. – and now’s your chance to get involved. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2024950_get_down_and_dig_in_now_its_spring Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000