Hanging baskets can provide many months of fabulous colour and interest if you have the time and patience to keep them looking their best. When deciding on what to plant in a hanging basket it is essential to consider how much time you can afford to spend looking after them as well as how reliable [...]
Nearly all soils can be improved with the addition of well-rotted organic matter, such as farmyard manure or garden compost. On light, sandy soils, the organic matter acts like a sponge – improving its moisture-holding capacity. On clay soils the organic matter separates the clay particles and introduces air pockets, opening up the soil structure. [...]
If you have a small garden or your plot is surrounded by walls and fences, growing vertically is a great way of increasing the available space for plants while helping to camouflage large expanses of stark wood and masonry. Plants are also more pleasing on the eye and better for the spirit, helping to turn [...]
A well-kept lawn, complete with regulation stripes, makes a fabulous centrepiece in any garden. The perfect focal point that not only looks good all year round, but is welcoming and functional too. To keep a traditional lawn looking its best requires regular, if not constant attention. Fortunately, there are some cunning techniques you can employ [...]
There are many stylish and innovative bird tables and feeders now available so you can turn the garden outside your kitchen window or patio doors into a nature-lover’s entertainment centre. If you start feeding, you will have to maintain the bird food supply until April because the birds will become dependent on you. Position the [...]
Flowering crab apples look stunning in spring when in flower and attractive all summer when in leaf, with the bonus of autumn colour and a reliable crop of colourful decorative fruit that often last well into winter. In many ways flowering crab apples tick all the boxes, making them the perfect garden tree. Spectacular spring [...]
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If you have a small garden or your plot is surrounded by walls and fences, growing vertically is a great way of increasing the available space for plants while helping to camouflage large expanses of stark wood and masonry. Plants are also more pleasing on the eye and better for the spirit, helping to turn [...]
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Everyone should have a go at growing potatoes at least once. It is easy and rewarding and doesn’t cost very much. It is a myth that you need a big garden, since you can grow new potatoes in a barrel on your patio or even on a balcony. In fact, growing new potatoes is the [...]
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Hanging baskets can provide many months of fabulous colour and interest if you have the time and patience to keep them looking their best. When deciding on what to plant in a hanging basket it is essential to consider how much time you can afford to spend looking after them as well as how reliable [...]
continue readingHanging baskets can provide many months of fabulous colour and interest if you have the time and patience to keep them looking their best. When deciding on what to plant in a hanging basket it is essential to consider how much time you can afford to spend looking after them as well as how reliable [...]
Nearly all soils can be improved with the addition of well-rotted organic matter, such as farmyard manure or garden compost. On light, sandy soils, the organic matter acts like a sponge – improving its moisture-holding capacity. On clay soils the organic matter separates the clay particles and introduces air pockets, opening up the soil structure. [...]
If you are lucky enough to have a sunny garden, you will probably have one or two spots where the soil is so hot and dry that most plants struggle to thrive. Take advantage of these areas to grow sun-loving not-so-hardy plants that will really appreciate the extra warmth. The parched soil at the base [...]
If you have a small garden or your plot is surrounded by walls and fences, growing vertically is a great way of increasing the available space for plants while helping to camouflage large expanses of stark wood and masonry. Plants are also more pleasing on the eye and better for the spirit, helping to turn [...]
A well-kept lawn, complete with regulation stripes, makes a fabulous centrepiece in any garden. The perfect focal point that not only looks good all year round, but is welcoming and functional too. To keep a traditional lawn looking its best requires regular, if not constant attention. Fortunately, there are some cunning techniques you can employ [...]
There are many stylish and innovative bird tables and feeders now available so you can turn the garden outside your kitchen window or patio doors into a nature-lover’s entertainment centre. If you start feeding, you will have to maintain the bird food supply until April because the birds will become dependent on you. Position the [...]
If you intend to make early sowings or get tender plants off to an early start, set up your greenhouse in advance to check that the heater is working well and there are no gaps in the insulation. Bubble polythene is the cheapest and most effective material for insulating a greenhouse. Reduce heating costs by making [...]
Now that indoor vines are fully dormant it is an ideal time to prune them. If you wait any longer the sap will be rising and pruning cuts will bleed. Vines are one of the few fruiting plants that need to be pruned to keep them cropping well and within bounds. To make the most of the available space it is a good idea to grow [...]
Everyone should have a go at growing potatoes at least once. It is easy and rewarding and doesn’t cost very much. It is a myth that you need a big garden, since you can grow new potatoes in a barrel on your patio or even on a balcony. In fact, growing new potatoes is the [...]
There are hundreds of different designs, makes and models of mower available, so deciding which one to choose can be a bewildering process. Mowers can be hand-propelled, electric, battery powered or petrol. Most are wheeled, but others float on a cushion of air. A few have their blades arranged in a cylinder spiral that cut [...]
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