Village Life – April 09

Spring is here! As the poet said: The lark’s on the wing; the snail’s on the thorn; the garden centre’s packed; and all’s right with the world! But enough poetry. It’s time to reach for your seed packets. By now your garden soil should be warm enough for you to sow old favourites like sweet peas, lupins, Aquilegia and poppies directly where you want them. Half-hardy bedding plants like Nicotiania and Cleome can be sown in trays and...

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