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Taking steps to protect plants

Sunderland Echo

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September 27, 2025

We are entering a period of transition which involves offering protection to those plants that would otherwise perish if left totally exposed to the elements over the coming months.

I see it as a long salvage operation, whose success is reliant on undercover space.

Moving tender pot plants from unheated greenhouse to garden room makes way for half-hardy border perennials on the vacated bench.

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