What Jobs To Do In The Garden In May “Cherry pink and Apple Blossom white” As April comes to a close, we enter what is possibly one of our prettiest months. Read What Jobs To Do In The Garden In May to find out which tasks should be done this month. The first of …
Climbing Plants
Garden Improvements Add Value To Your Home
Garden Improvements Add Value To Your Home In the last year, the property market like many other businesses has had its ups and downs. Currently, it’s on the up, with a huge surge in house prices in certain areas. Garden improvements add value to your home, which will help to ensure lots of interest resulting …
15 Best Night Scented Plants For A Scent Garden
15 Best Night Scented Plants For A Scent Garden I don’t know about you but I love to spend time in my garden as the sun starts to set in the evening, I sit back and enjoy some of the best night scented plants for a scent garden. I can relax after a busy day, …
10 Steps To A Perfect English Cottage Garden Design
10 Steps To A Perfect English Cottage Garden Design The quintessential English cottage garden design remains a firm favourite with many gardeners. Overflowing, curved borders are quite simply a joy to behold. Planted to look natural and wild they are the perfect antidote to regimented precision. Imagine a profusion of floriferous plants all a …
Hardy Climbing Plants
Hardy Climbing Plants Hardy Climbing plants are vines…vines have a growth habit of climbing, sending out runners or trailing. They twine or send out hooks, some will climb on their own, others need a support such as a wall, fence or host plant. Some vines will grow as shrubs if they cannot find suitable …
Plants for Winter Colour
Plants For Winter Colour Before I say a fond farewell to Winter and embrace the coming spring with open arms, I want to introduce some ideas and thoughts for Plants for Winter Colour. Some of the plants and shrubs that I suggest for your winter garden are also plants for winter fragrance. They defy …
How to Grow a Clematis
How to Grow A Clematis Clematis are one of, if not the most popular choice of climbing plant, as they are easy to grow and maintain. They are reliable, hardy climbers offering colour, scent and seasonal interest. I am often ask me how to care for clematis plants. They are not high maintenance plants, …
Plants That Grow Well In Clay Soil
Plants That Grow Well In 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. What Is Clay Soil? Clay soil has a very fine …