Creating A Mirco Clover Lawn
Detailed Steps for Establishing a Microclover Lawn The cultivation of a microclover lawn from seed is best embarked upon during the early autumn months, ideally starting from September. By doing so, you take advantage...
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Flowers suitable for cut garden
Bulbs Allium ‘Purple Sensation” Dahlia Gladiolus Tulipa ballerina Tulipa triumph white Annuals Ammi majus Briza media Ceanothus cynara Cosmos candy stripe Eschscholzia californica Hesperis matronalis Limonium latifolium Lunaria annua Nigella Zinnia ‘Sprite Mix’ Perennials...
Adding colour to woodland gardens
How to add colour to a woodland garden If you are looking to create some colour in a woodland garden or border with a heavy tree canopy the GardenAdvice team have a few tips...
Protect your garden against deer and rabbits
Rabbits, Deer And How To Stop Them Playing Havoc In The Garden In the past, in my various gardening roles, I have been lucky enough not to experience too many problems with bunnies and...
Plants for narrow garden borders
Planting a narrow border can be a challenging project as not many plants are suited to grow in confirmed spaces whilst looking good. Listed below are a few explains of plants the GardenAdvice Team...
Ground elder in new and existing borders
On the new and existing garden borders that contain ground elder if you install ground or weed sheeting covered by bark mulch that will stop the ground elder and kill it through lack of...
Pruning climbing honeysuckle
Pruning climbing honeysuckle is an essential task to keep the plant healthy and looking its best. Here’s how to do it: Identify the stems that need pruning. Look for any dead, diseased, or damaged...
Overwintering Geraniums.
Overwintering geraniums – As the season draws to a close its time to save you summer geraniums before the hard frosts arrive.To do this dig up you geranium plants and cut them back to...
Getting Your Christmas Cactus To Flower.
Treat them mean and keep them keen – A term not often used in relation to plants but in the case of a Christmas Cactus its the key to getting them to flower at...
Planting for interest near a privet hedge
Privet hedges are quite hungry and deplete the soil near to them of organic matter and nutrients so to grow plants near to a privet hedge you need to improve the soil with spent...
