Starting on new wildlife pond
Watch a video of the wildlife pond when its almost complete Click Here GardenAdvice.co.uk client Sally a MyGardenTeam member with the help of the expert gardeners from GardenAdvice dug out the new pond designed...
Monthly Archive: October 2021
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....
Alkaline or limey soil
A normally or average soil pH is around pH 6.5, with an acid soil such as peat soil being around pH 5.5 and a chalky soil which is alkaline being around pH 7.0Your soil...
Plants for flowers from direct sowing.
A great way to increase colour in your garden in the summer months is to carry out some direct sowing of some easy to grow seeds in patches in your flower borders using a...
Plants for hardwood cuttings for your garden
Hardwood cuttings can be used to propagate a lot of garden shrubs such as Cornus and forsythiaStarting in the autumn through to the spring as you prune many of your plants back you can...