February Gardening Tips 2022
We’re into February already! Another month where we can sometimes find we neglect the garden… but here are some jobs you can get stuck into!
January Gardening Tips
As winter embraces the land, it's a time for planning, preparing, and dreaming of the beautiful garden ahead. Join us as we explore the essential tasks and tips for this chilly month, from pruning dormant plants to organizing your gardening tools.
How To Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables
Over the years many people have asked the question- is it worth it?- and every time I come up with the same answer- YES! Those of you who have vegetable plots or raised beds already know about all these benefits and, no doubt, how to get the best from your plot.
Gardening with Wildlife in Mind
Those of us who are lucky enough to have gardens have been spending more time in them recently than we normally do. As a result, not only are our gardens probably looking better than they have for some time but we have also become more aware that we share our gardens with many other creatures.
How To Prune Roses – The ‘Queen of Flowers’
You don’t have to prune roses but if you choose not to you invariably end up with a tangled mass of growth and fewer flowers. By cutting away older, worn out and possibly diseased growth you can promote vigorous, disease-free new growth and many more flowers which in my opinion is well worth the effort.
Creating a Garden Pond – Part 2
Welcome back to my blog on garden ponds. If you have followed the first blog from last month you have reached the stage, either in theory or practice, where you have a lined hole which is full of water but is not yet a pond!
Creating Garden Ponds
It goes without saying that water is a vital part of any garden but it can provide so much more than just being fundamental to the growth of plants. Water used in ways which create still, reflective surfaces has the ability to produce a feeling of rest, peace and relaxation.
Plants for Difficult Areas
We all have areas in our gardens where conditions are not ideal but even these difficult areas can support plants which are suited to those conditions. The trick is to choose the right plants by understanding the problems of the site and knowing about the requirements of the plants themselves.
Trees in the Garden
It is quite difficult to imagine a garden without trees or at least one tree. More than any other plant they give a sense of permanence and maturity to any garden and help to link it with other trees beyond the garden and the broader landscape.
The Basics of Garden Design – Part 2
Welcome back to my guide to some of the basic ideas behind garden design. This second part will hopefully give you some ideas about how you might go about converting your existing garden into a new, more exciting and interesting design.
The Basics of Garden Design – Part 1
With all of us spending more time in our gardens this year than perhaps we have in the past it is possible that thoughts have turned to making some changes either to the garden as a whole or to just one or two areas which are lacking in some way and need some attention.
Planting in Containers
Planting in containers of all shapes and sizes has long been popular with gardeners but has probably grown in importance in recent years for a number of reasons.