Pond Planting Ideas
Creating a Balanced Wildlife Pond Planting Plan A simple guide to planting zones, plant choice, and positioning around your pond A successful wildlife pond isn’t just about digging a hole and filling it with...
Category: Gardening Notes
Gardening notes for My Garden Team service on my garden. Gardening advice and tips
Planting a New Wildlife Pond: A Practical Guide to Plant Selection and Layout
Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Crowborough’ Creating a wildlife pond is one of the most effective ways to support biodiversity in a garden. By carefully selecting plants across different depth zones, you can create a balanced ecosystem...
Creating a Wildlife Pond – Construction Guide & Practical Notes
A wildlife pond is one of the most valuable features you can add to a garden. When designed and built correctly, it quickly becomes a balanced ecosystem, supporting insects, amphibians, birds, and plant life....
Planting Calendar and crop notes – Ordered by Month
Month Plant Name Plant Type Notes JANUARY Chilies Seeds indoors (heated) Start early for best results JANUARY Aubergines Seeds indoors (heated) Heated propagator essential JANUARY Garlic Cloves direct Spring planting (autumn better) FEBRUARY Chilies...
Planting soft fruit canes (raspberries etc) — November is ideal
Blackberries on plant Bare-root canes are cost-effective and easy to plant while dormant. Key tips
Toad homes — easy wildlife allies for slug control
Toad helping to keep slugs under control organically Invite amphibian neighbours to help eat slugs — cheap, natural and effective. How to set up
Fruit tree winter wash, pruning and grease bands (apple care)
Fruit tree grease bands A short winter routine protects spring fruit — prune for buds, winter-wash and add grease bands. What to do now
Asparagus crowns — choosing 2–3 year crowns & preparing beds
Asparagus crowns been planted out in beds Asparagus is a long-term reward — plant once and harvest for decades. Essentials
Sowing basil, sweet peas, peas and overwintering lettuce — November to early spring starter plan
A few indoor or covered sowings now set you up for early crops. Quick starter tips
Growing grapevine in (or into) the greenhouse — shade, humidity and autumn fruit
Growing a grape vine in a glasshouse provdes humidity during a hot summer A grapevine trained into or across the greenhouse gives summer shade, humidity and autumn fruit — a lovely multi-purpose solution. How...