Wokingham and Bracknell Lifestyle Oct - Nov 2021
The Autumn edition is here - filled with amazing goodies. We've got an interview with legendary baker Richard Bertinet, lots of delicious recipes, advice on redecorating the guest bedroom and of course our amazing competition page.
The Autumn edition is here - filled with amazing goodies. We've got an interview with legendary baker Richard Bertinet, lots of delicious recipes, advice on redecorating the guest bedroom and of course our amazing competition page.
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Notes from the garden<br />
Matt Biggs gives us some ideas for next year<br />
Matthew Biggs, is a radio personality in the UK, best known for<br />
his appearances on the long running BBC Radio 4 programme<br />
Gardeners’ Question Time. He has been a professional<br />
gardener for over 25 years, since studying at Pershore College<br />
of Horticulture <strong>and</strong> the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Over the<br />
past twenty five years, he has visited lots of gardens throughout<br />
Britain, from small suburban plots <strong>and</strong> inner city allotments to roof<br />
gardens <strong>and</strong> large country estates <strong>and</strong> written a number of books<br />
including RHS Lessons from Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening<br />
Icons <strong>and</strong> What They Teach Us, Matthew Biggs’s Complete book<br />
of Vegetables <strong>and</strong> Gardening at Eden: And how to do it at home.<br />
Matt’s tips for the<br />
forthcoming springtime.<br />
Summer saw some<br />
extremes of weather - hail,<br />
thunder, <strong>and</strong> torrential rain<br />
interspersed with bouts of<br />
very hot weather - <strong>and</strong>, just<br />
occasionally, the weather<br />
we would expect during the summer too!<br />
Whatever the reason the way we use our gardens needs to reflect<br />
how we want to use it - if we want wildlife, then there are big <strong>and</strong><br />
small changes we can make, from not concreting over the front<br />
garden for parking to putting up an insect hotel, big <strong>and</strong> small<br />
changes add up <strong>and</strong> make a difference so let’s get going on<br />
those - an early New Year’s resolution maybe?<br />
If you have a space that is challenging, oddly shaped, sloping,<br />
very overgrown or you just don’t have any inspiration, it is time<br />
to call in the experts - from a complete l<strong>and</strong>scape makeover<br />
to some planting ideas, there are local firms who will provide<br />
the expertise to make sure that your garden works for you.<br />
After all, when you bought the house <strong>and</strong> garden it was a major<br />
investment, so it seems like a great idea to benefit from every<br />
inch of that investment - <strong>and</strong> nature can join in too!<br />
If you don’t have a garden, you can still grow plants. Indoor plants<br />
add greatly to the feel of the home, you can give one to a child<br />
so that they learn to care for it, you can have a herb filled window<br />
box, you can grow stuff on a windowsill, there are so many ways<br />
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