June 1, 2017 | Gardening Tips | No comments
We live in an ever-changing technological era, where there is an app for pretty much anything. There are cooking apps, there are gardening apps, there is even an app where you can virtually pop pimples, as some people find this therapeutic… (For those trying to find this right now, it’s called ‘Pimple Popper’.)
May 24, 2017 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Some people are born gardeners, some people have gardening thrust upon them. If you’ve moved into a place with a garden, or you’ve inherited a houseplant, congratulations! You now have a living thing to love and care for. Scary thought, we know! So naturally, the first question is, how often should you water your plant to keep it alive?
March 24, 2017 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Green-fingered or not, everyone can garden. There are some plants that are so easy to keep alive you couldn’t kill them if you tried. If a cactus can survive in the desert it can survive in your home. Despite your over-watering or tendency towards neglect, you (yes, you) can still enjoy homegrown produce!
March 10, 2017 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Soft green lawns, manicured even flower beds, perfectly regimented hedges and impressive water features are what we’ve come to expect from the gardens of National Trust properties around the country.
September 27, 2016 | Gardening Tips | No comments
A couple of autumn leaves fall onto your lawn. You don’t really notice. A few more fall on the grass and into the flower beds. No problem, they’ll release essential nutrients as they rot and help feed your plants. Then the autumnal foliage ups its game and seemingly overnight the whole lawn is obscured by a carpet of fiery hues. Time to break out the garden tools.
August 30, 2016 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Having spent the spring and summer months working on your garden to create your own little slice of paradise, why let your garden suffer during autumn and winter by leaving fallen leaves to clutter your flowerbeds?
August 17, 2016 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Gardening, you either love it or you hate it. Either way, gardening is an around the year job, from tending to your flowerbeds during the spring months to provide your bulbs with the best chance of blooming; through to de-weeding during the summer. Throughout autumn and winter, work within the garden doesn’t stop, and to help you stay on top of your garden during the final months of this year we’ve compiled a list of three of the essential garden appliances you should have ready for action in your shed.
July 26, 2016 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Fancy relaxing with a cuppa and your feet up while automated appliances work around you keeping your home spick and span? Sound too good to be true? This sci-fi movie scenario may not be as futuristic as it seems. Robot appliances are available right now! The question is: do they actually work? Today we’re talking robot lawn mowers and their pros and cons.
May 9, 2016 | Gardening Tips | No comments
A regular trim is good for your lawn and healthy for you too. Anyone who’s pushed a heavy lawnmower around on a hot day knows that it’s a sure fire way to get the heart rate up! But if mowing your lawn is really, really hard work you could be using the wrong lawnmower. Not all mowers are alike, so it’s worth doing your research. Especially if you’ve just moved to a house with a bigger or smaller garden, or if your current mower is on its last legs.
March 24, 2016 | Gardening Tips | No comments
Have you ever looked across a beautifully manicured lawn at a golf course or stately home and wished your lawn at home looked similar? We’d hate to leave you wistfully dreaming so we’ve put together some dos and don’ts bound to dramatically improve the appearance of your own grass. And as it’s Easter long weekend it’s the ideal time to improve your turf; a break from working means more time for gardening. So let’s get stuck in!
