If everything goes well I'm moving in the next 3 weeks to a lovely house with a garden. Which will be hreat for the dc, but I have never had a garden before! It has lovely flower beds at the sides, and a patch dug for veggies, though I don't know if anything is actually planted there yet. So what basics do I need to know? I can cope with mowing the lawn every few weeks, but i haven't a clue what else I need to do. Are there any decent books I can lay my hands on before I go? I think I might get on best with one that maybe has a calendar approach so I know what I need to be planting and when. I think the dc will really like to help grow things, so I'd like to plant some easy things for them to look after. Is it the wrong time of year? It's got a patio too so I was thinking we could start a little herb garden in some big pots. Ds has already asked if Father Christmas will bring him some garden tools :)
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Never had a garden before, where on earth do I start?
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cowardlylionhere · 21/10/2012 21:36
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