The Gardening Kind by Elliott Neep

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The Shady Garden: No.3 What to Do When Shade Happens
Design tips, soil fixes, and planting tricks to brighten even the gloomiest spots in your garden.
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Clipping No.10 The Pollinator’s Garden
Why a truly beautiful garden should buzz, flutter, hum and crawl. A practical (and slightly passionate) guide to planting for pollinators all year…
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What’s Really in the Bag? A Tour Behind the Compost Curtain
I went behind the scenes at SylvaGrow to uncover how peat-free compost is really made, from bark piles and coir to conveyor belts, soil labs, and the…
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Clippings No.9 Enjoy the Journey
Why shortcutting your garden might just shortcut your joy and what the scenic route can teach us instead... the joy of gardening isn’t in getting it…
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The Shady Garden: No.2 Plants That Shine in the Shadows
No mollycoddling, no endless watering — just my favourite shade-loving stalwarts that survive slug attacks, greedy tree roots, and a gardener with no…
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The View That Cost a Small Fortune
A June Terrace Garden update, featuring heatwaves, containers, dahlias, and one zinc-dipped dream of a water feature
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June 2025

A little note from me to you
I can hardly believe it! It’s been ten months since I started this Substack, and here we are… now over three thousand strong!
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Clippings No.8 Deadheading: Keep the Colour Coming All Summer
Snip, snip! Deadheading isn’t as grim as it sounds. It’s a surprisingly satisfying habit that keeps your garden blooming, tidy, and full of floof.
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The Shady Garden: No.1 Understanding Shade
Cooler corners, cleverer planting. Shade doesn’t mean compromise. It means opportunity! Start your shady garden journey here.
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Clippings No.7 How Not to Raise Mollycoddled Plants
A tale of shallow roots, hosepipe habits, and a case for watering deeply. Plants need less pampering and more tough love.
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The June Garden: Floof, Fragrance & Flop
From acers to alliums, here’s a brisk walk through my gloriously overgrown June garden. Roses are shouting, delphiniums are dancing, and even the peas…
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Clippins No.6 Dusk Patrol & Dirty Tricks: Life Without Slug Pellets
Can you really keep your hostas hole-free without poisonous pellets? Yes! And it starts with knowing where the little blighters hide.
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