{"id":113309,"date":"2019-12-28T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-how-to-help-hedgehogs\/"},"modified":"2019-12-28T18:05:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T11:05:34","slug":"gardening-tips-how-to-help-hedgehogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-how-to-help-hedgehogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening tips: how to help hedgehogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nGet the new RHS book, then prune your blackcurrants and plant sempervivumsCut this Pruning blackcurrants is one of my most cherished winter jobs because the cut stems smell just as delicious as the fruit. Identify the oldest stems \u2013 they will be the darkest in colour \u2013 and trim them down to the base so the total number of stems is reduced by a third.Plant this Houseleeks \u2013 also known as sempervivums \u2013 are one succulent you can keep outside. Their fleshy rosettes will survive the winter if planted in a sunny spot with sharp drainage: they come in an array of colours, from shiny green to red. Try planting in paving cracks or shallow containers. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2019\/dec\/28\/gardening-tips-how-to-help-hedgehogs\" target=\"_blank\">Gardening tips: how to help hedgehogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Get the new RHS book, then prune your blackcurrants and plant sempervivumsCut this Pruning blackcurrants&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-ttz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111548,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-leave-fallen-leaves-for-hedgehogs-and-insects\/","url_meta":{"origin":113309,"position":0},"title":"Gardening tips: leave fallen leaves for hedgehogs and insects","date":"October 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Then plant euphorbias and visit Beth Chatto\u2019s gardenPlant this I love Euphorbia characias, and it loves me \u2013 or at least my garden. 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