An eco friendly garden can also save you time and money. So it’s not always just about the principles of sustainability. I recently spoke to Sally Nex, author of the RHS How to Garden The Low Carbon Way. She says that the first thing we should do is to be…
The right garden tools and products make gardening so much easier and more comfortable. We’ve suffered from gloves that don’t fit, garden forks that bend under the slightest pressure, secateurs that chew prunings and a too-small wheelbarrow. So we never buy anything unless we’ve researched it carefully first. By ‘we’,…
Making your own garden compost is really easy. And it’s fabulously good for your garden plants. Professional gardeners call it ‘garden gold.’ Plus it will save you taking garden clippings to the recycling centre. Finally, it’s very good for the environment as you are recycling material without incurring petrol costs.…
Is it too late to prune roses or apple trees? Trim lavender? Or plant spring bulbs? What about mowing the lawn? Is there a time when you should definitely put the mower away? I had a gardening ‘to-do’ list for this week. Then it snowed. So most of the list…
Do you have a forgotten garden corner? Does your eye glide over it, because you’ve been meaning to sort it out for months? Or even years? Maybe it’s turned into a dumping ground? Or just one or two large gloomy shrubs just sit there, adding nothing to the garden’s joy?…
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