Erecting a Keder Greenhouse in my new garden was always going to be a big step forward but I hadn’t bargained on just how difficult taking those steps would be! Let me be clear I’m no [...]
How to get late summer colour in the garden? Here’s how you do it – Keeping the show going in August can be a challenge! The early summer flowering perennials and shrubs look tired [...]
Salvias for your Garden Salvias for your garden – I guess that most of us can remember when every garden and roundabout had bright postbox red Salvia as the obligatory part of that [...]
In this blog I’ll reveal the benefit of grafted plants to the gardener. Because nurserymen put in the hard graft so that gardeners benefit from better plants to grow! Let me explain. A [...]
It’s time to plant up your pots for summer! If Easter Weekend is the traditional time to plant out potatoes then surely May Bank Holiday is the time for getting a great display for summer! [...]
Bees and other pollinating insects have been on the decline for several years. We need to do all we can to help them recover by creating a bee friendly garden. Disease, some pesticides, loss of [...]
A virtual Garden Day is on the horizon! It’s annual celebration of gardens and gardening is going to have to be markedly different to the previous three. What is a Virtual Garden Day? In [...]
How to make lockdown Beech Noyau is a departure from my normal blog topics! But then these are extraordinary times that are resulting in extraordinary activities! The Coronavirus [Covid-19] [...]
Bamboo plants scare a lot of people and there is every reason to be cautious when choosing one for your garden! Some varieties of bamboo plants run or even sprint from the spot where you planted [...]
It’s time to get your lawn in shape for summer! It has been a punishing winter for most lawns and a drive around the neighbourhood has confirmed my suspicions. I’m not the only one that has [...]
