Choosing Plants for the Garden
3 simple steps to remember when choosing what plants to put in your garden
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Inside the Mind of a Garden Design
We thought we’d let you in on a few secrets, on how we go about creating a design for a garden, the thought process we use and the reasons why we chose to design a garden in that particular way – so you get inside the mind of a garden design! We will be honest in saying that this particular
Read moreBedding Plants – The ‘Plastic Bags’ of the Gardening World
How to Choose Plants for the Garden
It’s nearly gardening season – get your garden back on track
What ‘grown in the UK’ really means..
Advertising has to tell the truth, it just doesn’t have to tell the whole truth. In the year to 2017, the UK imported £975 million of plants and flowers into the UK ( we exported about £60+million) – which is more than the Music Industry made in the UK. It’s a massive massive trade – but is it sustainable and
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Little Listens…
Listen to our podcasts on all aspects of gardening, garden design and anything we think is important to know. If we don’t have a podcast on something you’d like to know about – get in touch and tell us what you’d like to know!
Read moreGarden Makeovers – part 3
Garden Makeovers – it’s easier than you think! We thought we would do a few mini-makeovers with our border designs, so you can see how you can adapt them to any space. This weeks garden is on a down slope. It’s fairly small with raised beds and a shed. There is a raised patio that looks down onto the
Read moreHow to get Low Maintenance Planting for Pots
Low Maintenance Planting for Pots This is a bit of a misnomer; planting in pots will always more labour intensive than planting in soil as plants never evolved to grow in a pot! Plants were not designed to grow in a pot and so will be more demanding. There are ways to reduce the time you spend tending to your pots.
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