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...
Sally and Keith's Garden Notes
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
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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...
Initial garden plan and concept plan
Concept garden plan PDF Concept layout plan pdf Structural changes new bed shapes- we are wondering about adding some beds in front of the steps on the patio now or later. Wildlife type pond...
Pricking out seedlings
Pricking out plant seedlings.Once the seeds you have sown have germinated and have grown to a size you can handle they will need to be transferred into individual pots or containers. This is called...
Tulips – what to do as they die back
As your tulips finish flowering – now they have died back all the energy will have returned to the bulbs and formed next years flower so they can now be cut back. If they...