http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Home and garden http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036641_autumn_colour_feast The tree that colours most attractively in my garden is the Amelanchier canadensis, an extraordinarily pretty little tree which earns its keep with flowers and berries in my tiny back garden. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036641_autumn_colour_feast Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036640_heap_good_idea__compost_at_heart_of_the_garden Over the next two months most of us will have lots of garden waste to get rid of and the best place for most of it is in the compost heap. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036640_heap_good_idea__compost_at_heart_of_the_garden Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036174_reading_in_bloom_despite_the_gloom These are the blooming marvellous people who helped make the borough blossom in one of the gloomiest summers on record. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036174_reading_in_bloom_despite_the_gloom Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036163_saving_grace__keeping_seed_heads_to_resow When it comes to thrift in these testing times, there are few who understand better how to be parsimonious than gardeners. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036163_saving_grace__keeping_seed_heads_to_resow Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036162_flashes_of_blue__a_pair_of_rare_treats I have been ever so lucky this week to see flashes of blue.   http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036162_flashes_of_blue__a_pair_of_rare_treats Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036161_nows_the_time_to_pull_on_the_wellies__and_garden Last Monday saw the vernal equinox and from now until the spring our nights will be longer than the days. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2036161_nows_the_time_to_pull_on_the_wellies__and_garden Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035716_editing_garden_picture_now_is_very_important This is the time of year for the big tidy up to prepare the garden for winter. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035716_editing_garden_picture_now_is_very_important Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035715_i_have_just_lifted_spuds_worth_130_in_a_superstore This week I have been lifting the last of my potatoes ready to store. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035715_i_have_just_lifted_spuds_worth_130_in_a_superstore Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035353_beware_an_outbreak_of_dog_vomit_slime_mould It seems that slime is going to be the theme of this week’s offering – an interesting but unattractive subject. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035353_beware_an_outbreak_of_dog_vomit_slime_mould Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035352_apples_are_one_of_the_glories_of_the_english_garden A few winters ago I planted four apple trees on my allotment. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035352_apples_are_one_of_the_glories_of_the_english_garden Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035005_former_crack_area_blooms_for_britain The transformation of Foxglove Gardens from a haunt of crack dealers to a blooming beautiful place to live has been recognised in a regional competition. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2035005_former_crack_area_blooms_for_britain Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034974_divide_and_conquer_crowded_borders Although there was an autumnal nip in the air this week, the fact is there still should be plenty of warmish days ahead to do some important gardening. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034974_divide_and_conquer_crowded_borders Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034972_start_saving_your_star_plants_seeds_for_next_year Keats’s season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is with us now. Or at least it is according to the Met Office who sneakily changed the date when summer turns to autumn to the first of September a few years ago. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034972_start_saving_your_star_plants_seeds_for_next_year Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034970_first_tinges_of_autumn_on_the_leaves It is rare that I write about the same thing two weeks in a row, but I like rare events. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034970_first_tinges_of_autumn_on_the_leaves Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034345_make_note_of_what_is_to_be_tackled_and_when August is a good time of year to go out into the garden with a notebook and write down every one of your mistakes and failures. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2034345_make_note_of_what_is_to_be_tackled_and_when Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000