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Stuart and Anne Grindle are planning to open their garden in aid of charity at the end of July 2018. If you fancy paying them a visit, please feel free to give them a ring on 01302 743733 nearer the time.

Holt Farm
Bath Road 聽 聽聽
Blagdon
Somerset
BS40 7SQ
Tel. 01761 461425

The spectacular gravel garden Adam Frost went to see is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 19 April until 25 September. For further information on how to get there, here鈥檚 their website.

(www.theorganicgardens.co.uk)

If you want a second flush of flowers from your hardy geraniums, then June is a good time to chop them back. The foliage of some species, like Geranium phaeum,聽can look tatty by midsummer, but if you give them a quick haircut now, this will stimulate fresh growth giving you new blooms in about a month鈥檚 time.

(www.rhs.org.uk)

Plan ahead for winter by sowing brassicas such as kale and cabbage. You can sow them in pots, modules or trays and leave them outside to germinate. As the seedlings start to grow, keep a look out for the tiny yellow eggs of cabbage white butterflies which are often laid on the underside of the leaves.

(www.rhs.org.uk)

Your biennial wallflowers are probably looking a bit tired by now. That鈥檚 because they鈥檙e coming to the end of their two-year life cycle. Pull them up, and if you鈥檙e planning on adding them to your compost bin, consider shredding the plants as some of the growth can get quite woody.

(www.rhs.org.uk)