Tip toe through the tulips
To see spring bulbs at their best LIZ BARRY recommends a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland
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Fork it! - February 2012
Last year Angela grew eight different varieties of potato with varying results. Here she shares with us the highs and lows in her vegetable patch.
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Geraint Jones 'Traditional' Pet Owners Advice...
This month Geraint has some timely advice for pet owners. He now has me wondering what he has for his Christmas lunch – rock-dove???
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Fork it! Hollypops!
Last year Angela showed us how to make our own Christmas wreath from foliage from the garden. This year she has come up with a cost effective way of constructing holly “lollipops” which make a striking doorstep display.
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In praise of older cats...
...Or why a kitten isn’t always the best choice.
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Christmas Greenery
One of our favourite contributors, P.J. Vanston takes a seasonal look at Christmas – The Myth and the Mystique
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Fork it - Nov 2011 - Getting the best from your bulbs
If you’ve ever been disappointed that your tulips haven’t bloomed quite so beautifully as in previous years, read
Angela’s article this month and discover why! Plant some new ones and prepare to be dazzled next spring.
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Black Magic!
We at Cats Protection think that black cats are magic!
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Pet Problems - October 11
This month Geraint Jones tries to offer less anecdotes and more advice in his Pet Problem offerings - honestly based on genuine client questions and genuine pets...!
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Fork it! - October 2011
Tempus fugit in the Boobyer garden. No sooner has Angela finished with the summer flowering than she has to think about planting bulbs to be enjoyed next spring!
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Naughty Torties
Interesting facts about cats – this month we focus on Tortoiseshells.
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Riley and Beauty
Riley and Beauty are looking for a home together as they are very close and wouldn’t be happy if separated.
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Fork it! - September 2011
The natives are friendly! This month Angela has been looking at our native wild flowers and their place in our gardens.
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Pet Problems - September 2011
This month Geraint Jones, of St James Veterinary Group, tries to unravel the mysterious knots of your veterinary related issues!
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Cats Protection - Swansea and District Branch
Learn more about the Swansea and District Branch of Cats Protection.
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Property of the Month - Cwmyrwch, Dunvant
A rare opportunity to purchase an extended semi-detached cottage on a secluded, semi rural lane with views over mature woodland
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Seizures in Dogs
Seizures in dogs are no laughing matter, as Geraint Jones explains....
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Fork it - August 2011
When Angela first said she was having the Bishop of Llandaff in a hot bed for her 40th birthday, I was a little taken aback! She quickly put my mind at rest by explaining that it was in the garden and that the Bishop was a scarlet dahlia! Phew!
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Beware of Animal Stowaways, says Geraint Jones
Summer holidays are on many of minds and some of us will be taking our pets with us – some apparently unwittingly bring a pet home with them!
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Fork it - July 2011
Furca Perforate or for the non-latin readers Fork It – The language may be dead but the plants are alive!
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The Eyes have it
This month Geraint Jones looks at eye problems in our pets and has a salutary warning to WAGs with the customary little dogs in their designer handbags!
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Fork It - Sudden Oak Death
SOD. For years, gardeners would have used this word to describe the earth beneath their feet. Or else as an expletive when they missed said earth and speared their feet with the fork!
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Here Come The Girls!
When Judith told me that she had been given four hens for her birthday, I was so envious of her. What can be nicer than having your own flock of egg providers outside your back door?!
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The Golden Shot
Geraint Jones shares just one moment from his busy life as a vet.
“Peppi” Le Pe(e)u..
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Angela de-clutters
Angela de-clutters her potting shed and purchases an antique, revolving book stand ...
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Who’s a pretty boy then?
Once again, Geraint Jones applies a veterinary band-aid and gives a healthy dose of advice for those pet related issues.
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Pet Problems
Geraint Jones of St James Veterinary Group tries to answer some questions encountered on a typical day in a busy small animal practice.
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Fork it
The Harvest Festival church flower rota comes by email nowadays, but I suspect that the instructions it bears have remained the same for years...
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More to Doors
Knock knock – who’s there? Richard Porch returns this month with a fascinating look at doors across Europe and across the ages…..
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