The Gardening Kind by Elliott Neep

The Gardening Kind by Elliott Neep

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The Terrace Garden: Eight Years On
When we moved in, the “back garden” was dark, slimy, and downright treacherous. More slip-and-slide than sanctuary. Now, it’s our sun-soaked…
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Slug-Proof Plants (or Nearly): What They Won’t Munch
Tough, tasty-looking, and (somehow) untouched. A personal list of slug-resistant favourites from my own garden.
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Clippings No.12 Late Summer Favourites
Nine easy-going perennial plants that keep the show going long after the peak of summer has passed. These are the stars of my late summer garden.
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August Gardening Jobs
When the Garden Gets Thirsty and Starts to Wobble
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July 2025

High Summer Tour: Between Crisp Leaves and Blooms
The high summer garden tour of towering flowers, dry corners, and second chances. Sun-scorched yet quietly hopeful
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Clippings No.11 The Summer Container Garden: Bright Blooms and Big Pots
How to grow glorious blooms in full sun, without watering every five minutes or melting your roots.
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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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