11. Rural Reading - Cormorant in park was spectacular

Get Wokingham, Friday 12 February 2010

The humble blackbird isn’t the most spectacular of bird, the male is jet black, the female is an inconspicuous brown, good for hiding while sitting on the nest.

12. Go Organic - That's shallot

Get Wokingham, Saturday 13 February 2010

As far as I can remember the first vegetable I ever grew was a shallot.

13. Gardening - Buy bulbs to transform the garden

Get Wokingham, Sunday 14 February 2010

This is a good time to start thinking about bulbs – not the ones that are about to flower, but the summer flowering kind.

14. Rural Reading - Prospect Park too tidy for wildlife?

Get Wokingham, Monday 22 February 2010

Last week I wrote about the beautiful song of the blackbird.

15. Go Organic - beat the hungry gap

Get Wokingham, Tuesday 23 February 2010

Traditional calenders often give an insight into the gardening year.

16. Gardening - Prune to revive winter weary plants

Get Wokingham, Tuesday 23 February 2010

Pruning is now high on the list of things to do in the garden.

17. Salt could kill birds

Get Wokingham, Thursday 25 February 2010
A wildlife charity is warning while a pinch of salt may offer the perfect finishing touch to food, it could kill some garden birds.

18. Find out about fuchsias

Get Wokingham, Friday 26 February 2010
Wokingham Horticultural Association will welcome gardening expert Sid Garcia to discuss 'My Way of Growing Fuchsias' on Tuesday, March 9.

19. Hellebores have become a firm favourite in my garden

Get Wokingham, Friday 26 February 2010

Hellebores have become my favourite flower, a taste acquired in later life.

20. Rural Reading: A day of wonderful walking

Get Wokingham, Saturday 27 February 2010

Last weekend I got a free pass. My family were all working on the same day but I wasn’t.