Autumn Lawn Maintenance in 5 Easy Steps Is your grass looking tired, patchy and generally in a state of disrepair? Clients often ask me how to improve and care for their lawns. We like to enjoy our gardens, including our lawns and so we should, but all this use and movement causes some damage …
How To Make Compost For The Garden I enjoy making compost, it’s a good feeling when you turn out the compost bin to find nutrient rich, organic humus that you can use on your garden, made from garden and organic household waste. The one thing to remember is that the best garden compost needs …
Step by Step Guide How to Plant Spring Flower Bulbs One of the nicest September gardening tasks is planting all those lovely spring flowering bulbs that you have bought. The sense of anticipation and optimism is wonderful and up lifting. Imagining how your spring flowers are going to look while making your selections and …
How To Make A Rain Garden What is a Rain Garden? A rain garden is suitable for any garden where there are roofs from which to collect rain water, house roof and the roofs of outbuildings. The ideal garden needs a slope of less than 10%. The best time of year to build a rain …
Autumn Plants Containers Some parts of your garden may be looking a little tired by the end of summer. Summer bedding has exhausted itself and flowers are starting to fade. Fear not fellow gardeners, I can assure you that there is no shortage of plants that you can choose to add instant Autumn interest …
How To Grow Succulent Plants Succulents are plants that store water. They grow in arid climates or arid soil conditions in areas that have little or no rainfall. They conserve water in their thick fleshy leaves or stems. This is an introduction on a diverse and very interesting group of plants. How to grow …
The Best Organic Fertiliser To Help Your Garden Grow. Now more than ever we are becoming aware of the damage that has been wrought on the environment and on our health by using harmful chemicals in our gardens in the desire to produce perfect blooms and vegetables. We can make a big impact on …
How To Plant A Hardy Perennial Border Like A Pro Have you ever visited public gardens, a friend or neighbours garden and thought… “I would love a border like that”? Well, you can, with a little know how and planning, you too, can grow perennials and have a picture perfect border full of flowers …
How To Grow Peonies In Your Garden – Planting, Propagating and Care Spring time, walking around a garden in anticipation of new life starting to appear is one of life’s little pleasures. Coming across the tiny furls of new peony growth is an absolute joy. Peonies are the epitome of mid to late spring planting …
