Planting tulips and alliums in a chalky border in November
How deep to plant tulips and alliums on thin chalk, which tulips come back year after year on alkaline soil, and how to plant bulbs in pots.
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Growing on thin chalk: borders, vegetables, cottage plants and gardening for birds.
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Outside taps on chalk: what a hard frost teaches you about garden plumbing
A gardener's notes on frozen outside taps, water butts and hidden leaks on thin chalk soil, and when to turn off the water and call a plumber.
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Winter bird feeding for a cottage garden on the chalk
What to feed garden birds in winter, how to keep feeders clean, where to hang them away from cats and glass, and which winter visitors to look out for.
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Your first season on a flinty chalk allotment
Taking on an allotment on thin, flinty chalk: clearing it in stages, feeding the soil, growing brassicas well and a month-by-month plan for year one.
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Chalk garden plants for thin, dry soil
Thin alkaline chalk soil in north Hertfordshire dries fast and starves greedy plants. These are the plants and habits that cope with it best.
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