We have become much more aware in recent years of how delicate the whole ecosystem is. Decades of pesticides and chemicals use as well as bad practices within horticulture and farming has led to a crisis in bee and pollinator numbers. We can help revive, then sustain the insect population by growing more bees and …
Vertical planting is a growing trend in gardening. It’s on the rise.
Where there is wall space there is potential green space.
Modern architecture now incorporates many lovely vertical planter ideas, be it indoors or outdoors.
You’re starting to get excited and look forward to your summer holiday. Check lists are being made. Passport✔️ Tickets✔️ Sun Lotion✔️ Etc etc… And who can blame you? We all look forward to a break, getting away from the humdrum of work and normal life. It does our soul and minds good to explore a …
The summer plant sale is now on… Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, Trees, Shrubs and garden tools, sheds, greenhouses and much, much more. It’s the time of year for bagging bargains galore in the world of gardening. It is also the time for planning what you want in your gardens next year. So on a rainy day …
Who doesn’t love a wildflower meadow or a swathe of wild colour by the roadside? Or a ripe cornfield dotted with scarlet poppies? Who recalls, as a child making daisy chains or holding a buttercup under their chin to test whether they like butter? Or told the time by blowing away the seeds of …
I am often asked – what is the best soil for plants? Of course the answer will depend on which plants are to be grown. Whether you’re needing soil for the garden borders, containers, types of specialised soils required for particular plants, are all considerations that need to be addressed. The best compost …
What is Clay Soil? Not all clay soil properties are bad. Let’s first change this common mind-set that nothing grows in it. There are many lovely plants that grow well in clay soil, in fact they positively thrive in it. Clay soil has a very fine structure with small particles which means that water …
At the moment there are several influencing factors determining whether we Stay or go? We’re asking ourselves whether we should Remain or leave? And no, I am not talking about British and European politics, I reckon we’ve all heard more than enough about that. No indeed, I am talking about Staycations. Question. What is a …
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A Walk in the Woods A walk in the woods, join me if you wish as I stroll past fountains in the garden. Down a sweeping lawn, through a kissing gate. I turn to wait, holding out my hand for you to take, as we enter into cool serene green. A carpet of bluebells, …
