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A front garden for other people to enjoy
Your front garden or your area by your front door is a chance to give some pleasure to passers-by and visitors who may never see your back garden. So think of ways to make it lovely to walk past using scent, colour and interesting plants.
Lovely colours in the garden this week.
There are many ways to have lovely autumn colours in your garden at this late time of the year. Furniture, shrubs, leaves, decorations and plants like grasses give a burst of colour going into the winter.
Gardening begins at 40 – I’m 71 now
Gardening was one big yawn until I hit 40 years old and plant a window box of petunias which surprisingly blossomed and I was rather impressed. Since then I’ve become a mad keen gardener and learned such a lot along the way. I enjoy being out in the garden every single day.
Gardening at 105 years old
My Mum gardened all her life until she died last year aged 105 and a half . She saw her spring bulbs come up. Gardening turns us into an eternal optimist, always looking ahead and hoping for the best. RIP Gretta.
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