Sonia and Bens Garden Notes
Night Scented Stock Easy Summer Patio Project: Grow Calendula and Night-Scented Stock for Colour, Fragrance and Wildlife If you’re looking for an inexpensive gardening project that will transform your patio this summer, growing Calendula...
Late May: A Prime Time for Garden Pests If you’re nurturing your very own vegetable garden, late May is the moment to sharpen your eyes for pesky intruders. Think of your blossoming garden as...
Introducing Elena: Your Personalized Gardening AI Assistant If you visit your personal section on GardenAdvice.co.uk, you’ll now notice a new button in the bottom right-hand corner called Elena. This upgraded personal gardening AI assistant...
May is one of the most rewarding months in the garden. Growth is moving quickly, the soil is warming up, and most plants are beginning to respond strongly to feeding, tying-in, planting and weed...
Rudbeckia ‘Little Goldstar’ Achillea millefolium ‘Lachsschonheit’ If a border is beginning to look a little green and flat by mid-summer, one of the easiest ways to improve it is by introducing a mixture of...
Amelanchier multi stem great for screening Screening trellis and clematis armandii on an existing fence Creating screening from neighbouring properties is one of the most common requests in garden design. However, effective screening is...
This month’s focus: Preparation, soil feeding, pruning, lawn readiness, and setting the garden up for strong growth and colour later in the year. For more information about Sonia and Ben’s garden project, visit their...
This stage of the garden restoration focuses on controlled pruning, feeding, and temporary suppression, rather than removal and replanting. The aim is to rejuvenate existing plants, improve structure, and create stronger flowering growth. elaeagnus...
Side Border Illustration Overall Philosophy – Restoration Over Renovation Core Principle This is a restoration project, not a complete garden makeover. The goal is to roll the garden back to its condition before purchase...
Plan Now for Summer Colour: Essential February Tasks for a Blooming Garden February might seem like a quiet month in the garden, but it’s actually the perfect time to put in place the building...
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...
