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Sep 2025
55m 43s

How to add a sprinkle of fairy magic to ...

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Can a good garden restore your faith in humanity? Sab and Amber certainly think so.  06:43 Sab recounts her recent frolic through a gorgeous little fairy garden.  27:21 Hort-reporter Christine Layton speaks with horticulturalist Simone Disney about planting in your garden hot spots.  39:53 What is sooty mould and how do I treat it? Subscribe to the podca ... Show More
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