The warmer weather is excellent for working in the garden. Damper days also enable the plants to grow really well, this unfortunately helps the weeds to take a really good hold so when there’s a dry spell use a hoe to remove as many weed seedlings as possible in the borders. The changing weather is […]
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Choosing Plants
I’m always tempted by new plants when I visit garden centres and nurseries, perhaps it’s simply that they always have something flowering to sell when my own garden has a few sparse areas going begging. Or the fact that something seems so unusual that I feel I may be able to find a perfect gap […]
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Spoilt for choice with plants
If you’ve ever been overwhelmed by the choice when looking for a specific plant to fill an equally specific location in the garden then you are certainly not alone. Recent research has indicated that a large proportion of garden owners look for instant solutions when making garden purchases and I can see why, the plant […]
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Books to the rescue!
I must admit that I’ve got more gardening books than you could shake a garden fork at. Some of the books are an excellent resource and get used time and time again, these are the ones with slightly damaged spines and the well thumbed pages. Others though rarely get touched, if ever.Now we are at […]
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2016 Gardening Trends
What are the garden trends for 2016? It’s always hard to predict what will be on the garden shopping list for the coming year, but thankfully garden wholesale buying events for the trade can give a good idea of what’s coming to a garden centre near you. What may be the most fashionable gadget or […]
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Planting – Individually yours
The association of plants with locations is something we can all relate to in one way or another. For instance cookery programmes are always keen to remind us that the scent of Rosemary conjures up images of the Mediterranean on a balmy summers day whether we have ever been there to witness it is another matter. For most of us things are much closer […]
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Tips on planning your own garden
Gardens are always changing. Whether it’s through the seasons, new additions of plants and features or alterations to the garden. It was for this reason that I was explaining re-designing a garden to friends. “It’s straightforward”, I explained; “ there isn’t that much choice, either straight lines or curves!” I’d obviously over simplified things, but […]
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Garden books to the rescue
We are approaching a time of the year when many shrubs may need pruning and a little knowledge can be very helpful. Years ago it seemed that it was almost compulsory for a garden-owning person to have at least one book that described how to prune every type of shrub, tree and perennial imaginable. Like […]
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Landscaping Gardens
Landscaping a garden can be a relatively simple and straight-forward process. Tasks such as laying a patio or a new lawn on a weekend can be a worthwhile and satisfying job. However, major landscaping i.e. removing 100% of the existing garden and replacing it with new is an entirely different game. It’s fantastic to see […]
Plants for every garden situation
Unfortunately it’s generally considered that most retail garden plants come in standard sizes, I guess this is because gardeners are used to visiting the local nursery, garden centre or market stall, (and now discount centres and supermarkets) and seeing standard sized plants in standard sized plant pots in…well…a standard retail environment. It’s a plant with […]
