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Gardening in France

flower illustrationOne of the pleasure of life in France is having time to spend in the garden. But for many people, a French garden presents new challenges such as looking after an old orchard of apple trees or creating a garden from a one acre field.
FrenchEntrée's gardening zone is here to help with advice on everything from improving your soil to tackling a large garden and rejuvenating old orchard trees.
If there is a topic you would like information on or have some advice to pass on please get in touch.

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Books & Catalogues

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More help and advice - plus useful French plant catalogues more...

GARDENING IN FRANCE

Practically all the plants and shrubs you had growing in your garden in the UK can be grown here, plus many more continental varieties.
However, France is a very large country and the temperature range can be enormous. The Atlantic coast can have morning temperatures of 8°, the Channel area 2° to 3° and over on the eastern Alsace area minus 5° or lower.
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So, to avoid confusion - for you and your plants! - the gardening zone will give general tips for jobs that need doing, and eventually regional reports, to cover your particular area.


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Information on gardening in France - plus monthly updates from Mike Curtis, FrenchEntrée's Gardening Topic Host

'The French love English roses!'

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Grass cutting mulch, slug control and bulbs

tulipsThere's no need to waste your grass cuttings - here's how to use them in your garden. Also, natural control for slugs and snails and advice on the care of bulbs during dry summers more...

Early autumn jobs

digging smallThe days may be getting shorter but there are still things to do in the garden... more...

How to tell if your apples and pears are ready to be picked and taking cuttings

pear on treeAugust is when apples and pears start to ripen. Here's how to know if they're ready to eat. Plus what cuttings can be taken now and other seasonal tasks more...

Dealing with tomato and potato blight; and white worm

tomato plant smallContinuous rain and damp can wreak havoc on the vegetable garden, in particular tomatoes and potatoes. Here's what you can do to save your crops more...

The plague of the black bugs

black bugsAre your pumpkin plants covered in tiny black bugs? Find out who the culprit is... more...

More mulch, fruit trees and caterpillar and aphid control

leavesWhat do do before you use your grass cuttings as mulch, re-flowering fruit trees, and an eco solution for leaf munching bugs more...

Large gardens and old apples trees

applesBack in the UK you had a garden the size of a postage size - here's it's a couple of acres (or more!). Here are a few suggestions on what to do, plus advice on cleaning up old apple trees more...

Feeding after torrential rain and planting hedges

red leafIf you've had lots of rain in your area, here's what you need to do now to help your plants. And advice when planting a hedge
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Improving top soil; how to deadhead roses; what to do with sick apricot trees

roseA less back-breaking way to better soil, plus expert advice on how to dead-head roses. And if your apricot tree is ill, here's what you must not do more...

+++++ REAL LIVES +++++

First-hand accounts of gardening in France from FrenchEntreé readers. Have you got a story - tell us about it! If published, you get to choose a book, worth up to €22 (£15) from our bookshop!

Battling rocks, weeds and no water

gardening lot and quercy What's it like to garden in a hot, dry climate? Lindsay Nixon tells how a lot of hard work transformed a rough, tough land into a beautiful garden. more...

When moles attack...

mole explosiveFed up with the ever growing mounds if dirt in his garden, one FrenchEntrée reader embarked on an explosive battle against moles. And topic host Mike Curtis gives his safer alternative! more...
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