Wonderful Weymouth - August 2022

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What incredible weather we have had recently. I do hope it continues for the children and the summer holidays. I know it can sometimes be too warm, but at least we can get out and about, have barbecues, meet friend and neighbours and let the children run around, while we sit and have a wellearned glass of wine, or two. Long may this continue.

Your local magazine continues to be a source of good local trades and services. We are here to provide you with the help you need, in the Advertise with us house and for yourself. The articles Take your business to new heights are hopefully interesting too and with our affordable advertising give you some reading in the garden, packages!

Supply your own artwork or or with your feet up on the sofa use our in-house design and brand after a long day at work. If you have expert.

To chat to Debbie or the sales any suggestions for improving the team, give us a call: magazine, I am always happy to hear from you.

01305 443266 This month, Daichi the Modern Magazine’s Campervan was back on the road! He took us to Marshfield Farm near Bath. It was a wonderful day out and we highly recommend their ice-cream! If you get a chance to come to Weymouth this summer, do pop into “Wafflicious” opposite the helter skelter on the beach to say Hello! We would love to see you.

Here’s to a delightful summer all round.

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Debbie, Stephen & Pippa P.S.Do pop in and say hello at the office, 14A Westham Rd, Weymouth

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Mayor’s Message August is always a fantastic time in Weymouth, it’s great to see tourists and local people making the most of our town and enjoying our beautiful beach and stretch of coastline.

This summer of course marks a decade since Weymouth hosted the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events. The celebrate this occasion, Weymouth Town Council hosted a series of free events on the beach to recapture the Olympic spirit and encourage more people to get active. It was brilliant to see so many people of all ages and abilities taking part in sports – and who knows, maybe it’s helped to inspire a future Olympian or Paralympian!

Keeping with the Olympic and Paralympic theme, a sculpture was recently unveiled in the Nothe Gardens to mark the ten-year anniversary of Weymouth’s involvement in the London 2012 Games. The Arts Development Company worked with Weymouth Town Council on the design brief, with local artist Brendon Murless tasked with creating the sculpture. It‘s a visual reminder of what was a fantastic occasion it was for the Olympics and Paralympics to come to Weymouth and is a perfect spot for selfies A Weymouth Town Council pop-up event has been held at the Weymouth Information Shop – a great new venue in the heart of the town where people can go for information, help or support. It was a good opportunity for councillors and officers to meet with local people and tell them all about the work of the town council and gain people’s views on what’s important to them.

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The first event was on Monday 1st, with two other events on the 15th, and the August Bank Holiday on the 29th, starting at 9.30pm). Displays on 1st and 15th August are lower noise fireworks. If you haven’t been to an event already, I would encourage people to make an evening of it and support our local hospitality venues prior to the displays. I’m also glad that we’re able to hold two lower noise displays after the successful trial of these displays last summer – this will mean that more people are able to enjoy our firework displays.

Looking ahead to September, a diverse range of events will be taking place in the town. SEAFEST – the Dorset Seafood Festival returns to Weymouth Peninsula on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September.

The following weekend, IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth will be taking place on Sunday 18th September, with the month being rounded off by the Dusk ‘til Dark Illuminations event on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th September.

With so much happening in Weymouth over the next month or so, it’s a fantastic time to live in Weymouth and to #VisitWeymouth!

To find out more about events happening in Weymouth, visit: www.weymouthtowncouncil.gov.uk/ events

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Talbot Village Trust donates £50,000 to help keep Dorset schoolchildren safe Talbot Village Trust, a local grant giving charity that supports worthy causes in south-east Dorset, has donated £50,000 to help not-forprofit organisation 360 Skills For Life keep schoolchildren safe across Dorset through classroom-based interactive learning.

The Trust’s funding has helped the charity create Skill City, a high-quality virtual reality environment to address safeguarding issues for Year 6 to Year 9 pupils (10-14 year olds).

Rob Hattersley, Founder and Managing Director of 360 Life Skills, said: “Safeguarding children is a matter of huge concern in schools and society generally, especially during the pandemic. Schools and agencies are doing so much in terms of improving processes, but there is an opportunity to use the classroom itself to raise awareness and confidence in children for keeping themselves safe.”

Rob Hattersley added: “We are immensely grateful that Talbot Village Trust has enabled us to launch our first phase on safeguarding for 10-14 year olds. The Trust has given us a great foundation on which we can build, extending out to younger age groups and a wide range of additional skills for life topics, such as active travel and the climate emergency.”

There are up to 18 age-appropriate safeguarding dilemmas available for teachers to select for students to experience either as a class or in groups. Within different virtual environments, including streets, crossings, parks, shops, police and railway stations, schoolchildren can play out scenarios, assess risks and investigate options. The objective is for pupils to develop transferable skills for every scenario in order to make confident decisions to keep themselves and others safe in real life.

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Nicholas AshleyCooper, Chairman of Talbot Village Trust, said: “As supporters of the SafeWise charity, we were saddened by its closure in January 2021 due to Covid-related issues and are delighted to pledge our support to its new digital counterpart. 360 Skills For Life is a dynamic social enterprise with the foresight to look beyond exams to prepare our young people with the skills and confidence they need to live fulfilling and safer lives.

We look forward to seeing how the pilot phase has helped children across the region when the full academic evaluation is published in early 2023.”

Phase one is now live, with a limited number of fully funded places for both primary and secondary schools across BCP and Dorset council areas. Schools interested in applying are encouraged to get in touch through the website www.360skillsforlife.org Rob Hattersley continued: “Due to the current situation in schools, we have extended membership to the end of July 2023.

This will allow schools joining us this term to explore the resource before they incorporate it into curriculum planning for the next academic year.”

The Talbot Village Trust meets biannually and is accepting applications for funding from both previous and new applicants in the area before the Trustees meet in Autumn 2022.

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From Downton to Pamela Anderson The evolution of actress Lily James.

In terms of career transformations, Lily James has been through many.

From her early days of period drama grace and finesse on Downton Abbey, Cinderella and The Darkest Hour, to musical interventions – notably in the 2018 summer blockbuster, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – and punchy, actionled drama, in Baby Driver and Rebecca, comedy/reality fodder in the form of Yesterday, and romance-led films such as Rare Beasts and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society.

If a genre exists that the 33-year-old British actress is yet to truly explore, it’s the biopic; yet all that is set to change this summer when Lily stars as Pamela Anderson in the upcoming Hulu-screened series Pam & Tommy.

The eight-part series tells the story of how two stars from very opposite ends of the entertainment spectrum – she, the beach-bodied Baywatch star; he, the excess-strewn Motley Crew drummer – made waves and headlines in a sensational period during the Nineties.

“Growing up, I never had the vision or perception that I would sculpt my own look to be that of Pamela Anderson!” begins the actress, with a laugh. “I mean, for a good two decades she

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was a fantasy figure for both men and women the world over, but not someone I ever thought I would

“I keep going, looking towards the next job, the next job, the challenges that come with it, and I sort of break those challenges down into smaller ones, mini ones and take it step by step, day by day,” she says.

be trying to emulate, so it was strange to really want to mould myself into this entity!

“I know I’ve been lucky, and although I’ve become a little more assured over time, I still fear it may all disappear.”

“The physical aspect was obviously the most demanding.

It was a huge task each time we got on set to turn myself into her, and the make-up department did an incredible job.”

Lily, who names Cate Blanchett, Dame Maggie Smith, Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas as the most inspirational people she has worked with, remains philosophical about a body of work that continues to move her forward in its demands.

The role represents another significant forward step for an actress whose award roster fails to reflect the veracity and versatility with which she has approached her craft.

“I am going to carry on giving everything I can to the projects I’m working on. Certainly, I am finding out more about myself as well as the people I portray, and that’s really important.”

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First Beaver Kit born in Dorset for over 400 years Beavers have bred in Dorset for the first time in over 400 years at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s enclosed beaver site in West Dorset. Trail cameras inside the enclosure have captured images of a young beaver, known as a kit, and its mother, exploring the watery woodland created by its parents since they were released in February 2021.

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by Dorset Wildlife Trust working alongside lead partners, University of Exeter and Wessex Water to undertake a scientific study to assess all the impacts that beavers make on the natural environment including river flow, water quality and biodiversity. Since the beavers were introduced to site, they have built dams, creating a wetland to suit their needs but which also provides habitat for many other species, such as frogs and newts which depend on water.

Rivers Conservation Officer, Steve Oliver said, “We have been closely monitoring the pair since their release and it has been clear that they have formed a strong bond in the time they have been on site, and this latest discovery is further evidence of this, alongside their industrious dam building activity. The trail cams have only identified one kit so far, but beavers can typically have one to four kits in a litter, and we are discreetly observing their activity to see if any others have been born.

on the journey to restore beavers to Dorset, helping us to raise awareness and understanding of what it means to have these influential mammals back in our county. Beavers have the potential to make a huge difference to our natural environment and can assist nature’s recovery as well as providing other benefits for humans.”

Eurasian beavers Castor fiber were once native to Dorset and are known as nature’s ecosystem engineers due to their activities, such as dam building to create deep water in which they feel safe, having such a positive impact on the local environment. Beavers even have the potential to reduce flooding by slowing the rate of water during extreme rainfall events. Once common in the UK, the 16th century saw Eurasian beavers hunted to extinction for their meat, fur, and castoreum, a secretion from their castor glands.

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Seeing the first kit is an incredibly exciting moment for the project and breeding is a clear indication of normal behaviour and that the adult pair are healthy and happily settled in their Dorset surroundings. This local project is an enormous step forward

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Money on my mind... the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers.

In this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at how we can repair our credit score.

Let’s be honest, the last couple of years haven’t been kind to our finances. The good news is the ability to rescue and repair that credit rating is within our own hands, and with a concerted plan we can get back to where we want to be.

And that’s important – having a good credit rating means gaining access to preferential interest rates; it could be the difference between being able to buy a house, or rent a flat, or not; and it also gives us peace of mind that if an emergency crops up we can lean on financial support.

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Providing donated good quality clothes, toys and equipment for baby’s and Pre- schoolers for families in need.

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Christian’s Against Poverty

CAP is a debt counselling charity which help negotiate with creditors and work with clients until they go debt free!

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The Nest Weymouth

A Not-for-profit community shop. Providing cheap, good quality, nutritious food to families and individuals with limited disposable income.

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The Veterans Hub

The Veterans Hub has many different activities and a community café to support Veterans and their families!

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A weekly free boxing and fitness group in a safe non judgemental and inclusive environment for those that struggle with their mental health Every Monday 10.30-12pm at Weymouth Boxing club, 32a Hardwick Street DT4 7HS Call Matt on 07824104646 for more info.

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Rhyme Time - Every Tuesday & Friday 10am to 10:30am Suitable for 3 years and under.

Library gets lively - Every Saturday 11am - under 5’s 11:30 - Primary School Children One Ticket Per Family & Group Bookings must be booked through EventBrite App Digital Champion - Digial and Computer Assistance Tuesdays - 13:00 - 16-40 (40 Minute Slots) Bookings must be booked through EventBrite App Harbour Poets- Poetry Group 1st Tuesday of every month 14:00 - 16:00 - A drop in event Lego Club - for children & families Tuesdays 16:00 - 16:30 Saturdays 14:30- 15:30 Bookings must be made through Eventbrite App Get online - Digital & Computer Assistance Thursdays 14:00 - 16:00 (three 30 min sessions) Book by calling the library 01305 762410

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Rhyme Time - Every Tuesday & Friday 10am to 10:30am Suitable for 3 years and under.

Library gets lively - Every Saturday 11am - under 5’s 11:30 - Primary School Children One Ticket Per Family & Group Bookings must be booked through EventBrite App Digital Champion - Digial and Computer Assistance Tuesdays - 13:00 - 16-40 (40 Minute Slots) Bookings must be booked through EventBrite App Harbour Poets- Poetry Group 1st Tuesday of every month 14:00 - 16:00 - A drop in event Lego Club - for children & families Tuesdays 16:00 - 16:30 Saturdays 14:30- 15:30 Bookings must be made through Eventbrite App Get online - Digital & Computer Assistance Thursdays 14:00 - 16:00 (three 30 min sessions) Book by calling the library 01305 762410

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van Daichi, our wonderful “Modern Magazines Campervan” loves a success story. This month he was very excited to be taking us to Marshfield Farm near Bath. The journey there is really quite stunning. Winding roads between beautiful, luscious green hills with views as far as the eye could see.

Very soothing and Daichi purred his way there. Having bought an ice-cream parlour just a few months ago, and now serving this delicious ice-cream in our newly acquired “Wafflicious” premises on Weymouth seafront, we were really looking forward to seeing the factory and the farm for the first time. Based around a 17th Century Manor House, nestled in rolling green fields, this really is an idyllic place.

Tim, alias Dad, and his wife bought the then run-down farm in 1971 and have created a haven for organically fed cows and now yummy flavoured ice-cream. Tim has worked on farms all his life and clearly loves his cows.

They are well looked after. Will, his

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Daichi is all smiles arriving at Marshfield Farm! son, had a passion for ice-cream from an early age and Dawn his lovely wife laughed about the amount of icecream parlours they visited in Italy on their honeymoon some years ago.

In 1988 after returning from agricultural college, Will wanted to diversify the family milk business and took up the challenge to create their first ice-cream – vanilla – which still today remains one of their best sellers. What an achievement.

Originally there were around 35 cows, but now, some 30 years later there are 250 cows grazing on the 1100 acres of organically farmed land. The business is thriving. Cows are miked twice a day, once at 5am and then at 4pm, seven days a week. It is a never-ending task. In between these times the happy cows merrily eat the grass in the meadows surrounding the house, factory and newly built warehouses which have been adorned with hundreds of solar panels. These not only save thousands of pounds

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in electricity costs (and who would say no to that these days?) but are very eco-friendly. Planting trees, keeping bees and really taking care of the environment is at the heart of Marshfield’s philosophy. It really is a family affair with the grandchildren now running the factory and the farm, with their parents and grandparents.

So, we met the cows that eat the grass, that produce the milk that makes the ice-cream, that you eat! What a production line. The dog ice-cream is a real winner. One of the best on the market and full of nutrients for our four-legged friends, Marshfield literally make thousands of these tubbed delights every week. We even met Scoop who is the face of the ice-cream!

Of course, it would have been rude not to devour some of the delicious ice-cream ourselves, before leaving.

Emma, who works very hard in our parlour, had a little too much and could hardly eat her dinner! I think she can be forgiven as all of the flavours are just delicious. The ice-cream parlour there, with bales of straw to sit on and slowly enjoy the creamy treats, is open at weekends to visitors during the summer, so if you fancy a bit of indulgence and a wonderful drive,

Scoop... the face of the doggie ice cream

Even the cows are licking their lips! then we highly recommend a trip to the farm.

Of course, there is our very own parlour too, opposite the helter skelter on the Esplanade in Weymouth.

“Wafflicious Weymouth” is its name and is not only home to mouthwatering Marshfield ice-cream, but also light and delectable waffles. We have some wonderful reviews on Facebook and are delighted with all the smiles and happy faces we see every day. With regular visitors now from near and far, we are extremely pleased with what we have achieved in just four months. We are not quite a Marshfield Farm success story yet, but who knows… time will tell. If you come and visit do mention Daichi, our excitable Campervan, who loves to take us out, as you will receive a ten percent discount! A present from our four-wheeled friend who loves his icecream too!

We do hope you have a fantastic summer. May you get out and about and treat yourself. Where will Daichi take us next… find out in the next issue of your local, family magazine!

By Debbie Corney

in electricity costs (and who would say no to that these days?) but are very eco-friendly. Planting trees, keeping bees and really taking care of the environment is at the heart of Marshfield’s philosophy. It really is a family affair with the grandchildren now running the factory and the farm, with their parents and grandparents.

So, we met the cows that eat the grass, that produce the milk that makes the ice-cream, that you eat! What a production line. The dog ice-cream is a real winner. One of the best on the market and full of nutrients for our four-legged friends, Marshfield literally make thousands of these tubbed delights every week. We even met Scoop who is the face of the ice-cream!

Of course, it would have been rude not to devour some of the delicious ice-cream ourselves, before leaving.

Emma, who works very hard in our parlour, had a little too much and could hardly eat her dinner! I think she can be forgiven as all of the flavours are just delicious. The ice-cream parlour there, with bales of straw to sit on and slowly enjoy the creamy treats, is open at weekends to visitors during the summer, so if you fancy a bit of indulgence and a wonderful drive,

Scoop... the face of the doggie ice cream

Even the cows are licking their lips! then we highly recommend a trip to the farm.

Of course, there is our very own parlour too, opposite the helter skelter on the Esplanade in Weymouth.

“Wafflicious Weymouth” is its name and is not only home to mouthwatering Marshfield ice-cream, but also light and delectable waffles. We have some wonderful reviews on Facebook and are delighted with all the smiles and happy faces we see every day. With regular visitors now from near and far, we are extremely pleased with what we have achieved in just four months. We are not quite a Marshfield Farm success story yet, but who knows… time will tell. If you come and visit do mention Daichi, our excitable Campervan, who loves to take us out, as you will receive a ten percent discount! A present from our four-wheeled friend who loves his icecream too!

We do hope you have a fantastic summer. May you get out and about and treat yourself. Where will Daichi take us next… find out in the next issue of your local, family magazine!

By Debbie Corney

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner talks about individuality and belief.

I think sometimes people look at architecture as something that’s unattainable by us; it’s something by which we feel the need to call in help, to pursue the talents and experience of someone else in order to get us to where we want to be.

Yet the reality is very different.

Anyone can start with an idea or a concept; slowly, gradually, carefully acquiring skills so as to be able to turn some of those thoughts and ambitions into reality.

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something that you produced and know it came from within, it came from the heart, and it addressed that incredibly special element that exists in all our lives where we invest emotion and energy into what are, otherwise, inanimate objects.

And this is a very human trait that is vital where architecture and, by extension, our homes, are concerned. It’s the fact that to anyone else, the space will ultimately mean something else versus how you interpret it; and to some people it may just mean nothing at all. There may be no tangible connection or emotion that comes from it.

Yet when we produce, envisage, imagine and create a path for something that is our own creation and our own production, we add into it an element that is bespoke, that is individual and that, you would hope, will still hold a legacy for who we are and who we were in that very moment we created it, for decades to come.

That’s why I always want to encourage individuality in people who are passionate about putting their own fingerprint on their homes.

There are really no bad decisions… providing you obey the basics of construction, that is!

So rather than just follow the guidelines and the trends and the fashions of the populous, get out there and find your own… and more than that, make that reality yourself, if you can, rather than calling in someone else.

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Five Alive It can often feel like a perennial uphill struggle when it comes to getting your young ones to consume their ‘five a day’, so why not try these handy tips below, and see if they don’t help your little ones stave off hunger whilst keeping healthy at the same time.

1. Healthy junk food Try making your own healthy junk food using good quality lean meat for burgers. Kids can join in with the preparation, and if you must relent with a dollop of ketchup then do so. Also consider swapping desserts that are high in refined sugars with easy-to-make fresh fruit ice lollies made from fruit juice and pureed fruits.

2. Proper provenance Some kids can spot a hidden mushroom a mile off, so sometimes it’s best to be upfront about fruit and vegetables.

Education is key to any negotiation, so explain to your young ones where their food has come from and why each thing is so good for them. You

may well get them more interested in what they are eating.

3. Appearance Try to make sure your child’s food not only tastes good but looks good too.

Mini portions, chicken skewers or bite-sized pieces of fruit will look enticing, even artistic, whilst keeping your kids healthy and boosting creativity at the same time!

4. The fridge shelf Sometimes the fact we reach for junk food or occasional snacks can be simply down to a lack of accessible or appealing alternatives.

A low shelf in the fridge with cut-up fresh fruit and other healthy foods means hungry children have somewhere to go that’s easy to get to and packed with nutritious nibbles.

5. Get involved Lay ingredients out in bowls and let your youngsters fill and fold their own wraps, or choose their favourite toppings for tasty homemade pizzas.

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It’s amazing how being involved in the planning and preparation of a meal can stimulate a child’s appetite too!

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Finally, if all else fails, tell your youngsters that those clearing their plates do not need to help with the clearing away afterwards.

While it won’t necessarily endear them any more to some of the greens in front of them, it may sway them into polishing off the portion, so in that respect, everyone wins!

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about the most common mistakes we make in our gardens.

I always say, as a golden rule, prevention is better than cure, so with that in mind here are my top seven gardening mistakes… and how to avoid them!

Firstly, you can have too much of a good thing! Less is more when it comes to good gardening, and if you cram too much together it’ll look a mess, or worse still, will die!

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but only if they’re left in the ground!

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You should also steer clear of what I call ‘the bullies’!

Japanese knotweed and Russian vine are particularly unruly and will literally

gardens are those that manage to protect the food supply present!

Another big error is over- and underwatering. Be regimented over your watering routine and adjust it depending on rainfall to ensure your garden is nicely hydrated at all times.

My final piece of advice is to try to spread the love around your garden. Few of us have an endless budget with which to run riot in our green spaces, and it’s better to do a little at a time across the board, than blow it all in one part of the garden, leaving the rest of it looking forlorn and bereft.

Next, always ensure what you’re pulling up are weeds and not slow-developing flowers. We can sometimes find ourselves being particularly ruthless with what grows in our gardens, so remember, everything grows at a different rate and sometimes the most mundane of plants will flourish to become the most beautiful…

Remember, no two gardens are the same, in much the same way that no two gardeners are the same, and you’re never going to get it right all of the time. The most important thing is to be organised and put the effort in – if you do that, the rewards will very often follow close behind.

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