Garden slug control
Slugs Problems There are 24 different species of slug in Britain, about half of which can be found in the garden. Most slugs eat decaying vegetation, but readily switch to young or delicate plants,...
Sally and Keith's Garden Notes
Securing your climbers with wires
Links to wiring system to secure plants to wall or fence To secure plants to a wall or a fence etc we use a system of wires which we have found to be long...
Starting to plant the pond
With the pond full of water you can trim the edges to size and start to plant the pond and surrounding edges
Starting on new wildlife pond
Our client Sally a MyGardenTeam member with the help of the expert gardeners from GardenAdvice dug out the new pond designed to become a wildlife pond.The key is to have a plan for the...
Add some spring colour to your garden with some spring bulbs
Now is a time to order and plant some spring flowering bulbs such as crocus and tulips.Planting is straight forward as a general rule plant two and a half time the size of the...
Weed control
With the front garden under the gate using heavy duty weed sheeting would be a good idea cover with a high quality bark or wood chip. Before laying the sheeting down weed the area...
Creating a wildlife pond
In many ways developing and creating a wildlife pond is easier than building a formal pond. With its sloping banks and beaches created from cobbles its a lot easier to work with the water...
Irrigation from water butts
Using a simple timer attached to the tap on your water butt can create a simple drip irrigation system to water a raised bed or pots automatically when you are away on holiday etc....
First planting concept plan
Download First concept plan