Best Plants For Hanging Baskets I am often asked what are the best plants for hanging baskets. There are many to choose from and your own favourite bedding plants and trailing plants will probably fit the bill perfectly. There is something quite wonderful about seeing a hanging basket or half wall basket brimming over with …
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What Jobs To Do In The Garden In June
What Jobs To Do In The Garden In June Summer has arrived, the days are longer, warmer, brighter. Lots of beautiful perennial plants are coming into bloom, gardens are becoming a riot of life and bold colour. The grass is growing several inches per day it seems. People are asking me What Jobs To …
What Jobs to do in the Garden in May
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 …
What Jobs to do in the Garden in April
What Jobs To Do In The Garden In April Spring is officially here, we’ve had the spring Equinox and British Summertime has begun, which means I am looking around my garden now for priority jobs and thinking ahead to what jobs to do in the garden in April. Now that the days are longer …
What should I do in the Garden in March? Jobs to do
What Jobs To Do In The Garden in March There are plenty of jobs to do in the garden in March as this is a busy month in our gardens but if we can do certain things now we give ourselves a good head start. March is a time for growth and new beginnings. …
Ways To Enjoy Your Garden In Winter
Ways To Enjoy Your Garden In Winter There is something to be said for being out in a garden, working on a cold but sunny January day. Finding ways to enjoy your garden in winter will improve your wellbeing as well as increasing your appreciation of nature and how it works. Gardens make us …
Lunar Gardening A Basic Guide To Gardening With The Moon
Lunar Gardening A Basic Guide To Gardening With The Moon I see that moon gardening is trending, it isn’t something that I have ever looked into. As a self professed Selenophile and professional as well as hobby gardener I have decided that it is high time I did some research into lunar gardening. I went …
12 Best Hardy Tropical Plants UK
12 Best Hardy Tropical Plants UK The key to a lush, jungle-like garden is lots of greenery in many layers. Even in a small space, a tropical effect is simple to achieve by growing some or all of these 12 best hardy tropical plants. Choose taller, hardy plants to add height and drama, select …
Fun Gardening Ideas For Children
Fun Gardening Ideas For Children I am a strong advocate for engaging children in their outdoor surroundings, environment and gardens. There are endless fun gardening ideas for children that will help you as parents, teachers, grandparents and family to give children a sound introduction to the joys of gardening. I sometimes think in these days …
All Summer Blooming Flowers
All Summer Blooming Flowers Don’t you just love spring and summer? I do. Each day we gain more daylight time, gardens are lush and colourful, blossom is blooming in the hedgerows, fruit trees are popping, buzzing with pollinators, it’s a wonderful time of year. Now is the time to sow the seeds for all summer …