Category: Head Gardener

Ants In The Garden – Tips On Control.

Ants can cause concern but they are a nuisance rather than destructive pests.They feed mainly on insects,including other ants.They also look for the sweet liquid known as honeydew,which is excreted by aphids and some...

Creating Garden Borders.

When creating a Shrub Border in an existing lawn, there are a few steps that one would have to follow.Here at GardenAdvice,our experts recommend to gardeners performing this exercise,to take the following steps in...

Notes On John Innes Compost.

John Innes Compost, ingredients. Sterilised Loam 7 parts, Peat 3 parts and, (John Innes Nos. 1, 2 and 3) Sharp sand 2 parts Sterilised Loam 2 parts Peat 1 part and, (John Innes Seed...

How To Improve Sandy Soils.

How to improve sandy soils the solution is to add loads of organic matter such as well rotted compost or farm yard or horse manure or ideally spent mushroom compost that’s been used to...

Growing Begonias.

Begonias make excellent and rewarding house plants.They need warm, humid and well-lit conditions but not direct sunlight.Generally,Begonias grown indoors will require some shading during summer.In winter a minimum night temperature of 12deg c(54 deg...