The Gardening Kind by Elliott Neep

The Gardening Kind by Elliott Neep

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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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Jun 18, 2025
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The Problem with ‘Little and Often’

Drifting around in the gardening ether, there is plenty of well-meaning but overly cautious, time-consuming advice. And I’ve been wondering whether this over-compli…

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