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Planning a Japanese-style Garden

1 July 2012 By Leave a Comment
Japanese Garden

For many people garden maintenance can be a bit of a nightmare. In summer there is grass cutting and mowing, which needs to be done each week. Weeding is never-ending, and then if you want to grow flowering annual plants, roses or flowering shrubs for colour, planting out, trimming back and pruning adds to the time you need to spend working in the garden rather than enjoying it. Quite a few people today are thinking about a garden that is lower maintenance and doesn't include so much … [Continue reading...]

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The Battle Against the Weeds

1 June 2012 By 1 Comment
Dandelion

Every gardener’s worst nightmare is a garden overrun with weeds. Keeping weeds under control is one of the most hated of all garden chores, but it is one that needs to be done very regularly, particularly at the height of the growing season. Eliminating weeds altogether is always going to be impossible but there are ways to reduce weeds, without spending every spare minute out in the garden. What exactly is a weed? No one species of plant is a weed; the most accepted definition is that … [Continue reading...]

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Have a Fabulous Hanging Basket Display

15 May 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hanging Baskets

Whatever size of garden you have, hanging baskets can always make a lovely feature. Even if you only have a flat with a balcony, attaching a hanging basket bracket at the top or side of the window over the balcony can give you some colour and scent to enjoy. In a larger garden, baskets can be hung on the house wall or on an external wall or fence to brighten up a spot with no flowers in summer. Choosing your basket While the plants are important, what’s even more vital is what you put … [Continue reading...]

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Our Guide to Growing Annual Plants

1 May 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sunflower

If you are planning a colourful garden this summer but you have never grown annuals before, it’s a lot easier than you might think. If you have a greenhouse, that’s great, but you don’t need one, particularly if you are prepared to grow later by sowing seed straight into the ground, or you can invest in a few cellular trays if you have a cool but bright window sill or conservatory. What are annual plants? Annuals are plants that complete their entire life cycle in one season. Typically … [Continue reading...]

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Why Not Have a Celebration Garden this Summer?

25 April 2012 By 1 Comment
London 2012 Olympics

This year, 2012, sees two events that will be of great importance to Britain. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, are both being celebrated this summer, with key events in London and throughout the country. Not all of us may be directly involved in Royal visits or have Olympic tickets, but social events such as street parties, a big Jubilee lunch and just having friends over for food and drink and to watch the games on TV will probably include most of us. If you want to create … [Continue reading...]

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Nothing Tastes Better than Homegrown Potatoes

12 April 2012 By Leave a Comment
Homegrown Potatoes

If you have only ever eaten supermarket potatoes, you will find that a whole new world opens up when you grow your own spuds. Hundreds of different varieties are available, they are easy to get hold of and simple to grow. You don’t even need a huge garden as there are plenty of potatoes that will grow quite happily on a patio or balcony in a pot or flexible container. Some mysterious terms explained When you first start looking at a catalogue or website advertising grow-your-own potatoes, … [Continue reading...]

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