Melinda's garden Notes
Suggestions for Spring bulbs in front border
Notes on Spring bulbs As we get into autumn now is the time to plant some spring bulbs Iris reticulata’Early season flowering bulb planted in the ground or in pots with John Inness compost...
Composting your garden leaves in the autumn
Raking up the leaves in your garden is an annual task that, with some planning, can create excellent compost—especially if you have acid-loving plants. Turning fallen leaves into compost not only recycles valuable nutrients...
Box caterpillar and box blight
Box caterpillar and box blight can look the same from the point of view of the physical damage you see on the plants. With the damage caused by the caterpillars you will see cobwebs...
Areas of Ground elder in patches of bulbs
Ground elder often grows I patches amount spring bulbs. An ideal solution is to smoother the ground elder in the summer and autumn months with woven landscape sheeting cover with a bark mulch. The...
Buxus hedges cuttings
Save some money grow your own buxus or box plants. Although the single plants are not very expensive indididually when you are planting a whole scheme such as a knot garden. The cost quickly...
Concept plan for woodland garden
Click here to download PDF Possible plant to use in woodland concept garden • Wood anemones. • Primroses. • Red campion. • Foxgloves. • Erythroniums. • Sweet woodruff. • Wood sage. • Ferns. •...
How to Hardwood cuttings for garden shrubs
Hardwood cuttings for cornus or dog woods BY GARDENADVICE · PUBLISHED 20 SEPTEMBER 2021 · UPDATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2021 Hardwood cuttings can be used to propagate a lot of garden shrubs such as Cornus and forsythiaStarting in the autumn...
Ground/landscape sheeting to control weeds
When it comes to preventing weed growth, there are many types of ground sheeting available on the market today. Unfortunately, many of these products are too thin, allowing light to pass through, which enables...
Renovating old fine lawns
The GardenAdvice team often have to renovate old lawns which have been created years ago from seed. Rather than ripping the lawn up and relaying with new turf or seeding a new lawn, often...