Toby Buckland delivers some sound practical and seasonal advice
HELLO! Decembers aren’t what they used to be. In the West Country it’s been years since Good King Wenceslas last looked out on deep and crisp and even snow and for us gardeners that is both good and bad.
The plus side of milder winters is a greater range of tender plants are worth a grow in our gardens while the downside is you need to mow the lawn and keep on top of the still growing weeds. You also need to be careful about how and when you protect tender plants.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2017 من Devon Life.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2017 من Devon Life.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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