February 14th, St. Valentines Day, is traditionally said to be the day when birds start to nest. While this is debatable, late February can seem like spring but do not be fooled into sowing and planting too early as the first part of the month is definitely winter. What you can do this month is some planning and maintenance to ensure...
There are plenty of green buzzwords around in gardening at the moment such as eco, sustainable and even ‘green’ itself, although how you can have non green gardening is a bit of a mystery! I am sure that all of us would like to live our lives in a way that protects our planet but does not require sitting in...
August is a month when we may do more sitting in the garden (whether our own or someone else’s) than hard labour creating and planting. So this month’s column invites you to consider what gardening in the 21st century is and should be like. I will offer food for thought but you will have to supply your own tea Modern materials...
If we have a few more hot days this summer thoughts will turn to how pleasant it is to sit by cooling and soothing water in the garden. There is a huge range of choices nowadays from a full-blown fish or wildlife pond, through mini ponds to a wall-mounted fountain. A source of water is also a great help to...
Gardens are vital in providing habitats & corridors for wildlife to live and travel esp in urban areas. Here are some simple tips on how to make your garden more friendly to wildlife without sacrificing the atractive, family garden that you really do deserve. Wildlife needs what gardeners like too: long season of flowers, plenty autumn berries & some evergreen in...
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