Autumn is not only the time of harvest it is also great for sowing seeds and collecting them. We sow seeds for lawns, green crops, winter vegetables, winter flowers and for those that like something for nothing, we collect seeds. Last week we wrote about sowing lawns, which autumn is the best time as the […]
There are many ways to control those unwanted plants that grow in our gardens and lawns from hand weeding to chemical weed killers. The definition of a weed is any plant growing where you do not want it to grow and is not necessarily the plants we commonly call weeds. It maybe that you have […]
The monarch butterfly is a great fascination for gardeners, we just love seeing them flitting around our gardens during the summer months. Some become very worried when they don’t have these butterflies arrive in their gardens, at the expected time each year with no caterpillars on any of the many swan plants, they have specially […]
Loquat For many years I have been collecting various fruiting trees, vines, bushes and currently have a modest collection, which is only limited by the room I have for planting or container space. When I come across a specimen that appears to be of interest I will obtain a plant and grow it in a […]
It has been a little while since we looked at the subject of lawns and their care, so lets go over the main aspects of having a great lawn. The best lawns are a combination of fescue and the new fine rye grasses with no brown top. Brown top is a throw back to the […]
This week I thought it would be a good idea to pass on a number of gardening tips which are topical at this time of the year. The idea came about when a reader emailed me this week to get some inside information on growing potatoes. His family have an annual competition on growing spuds, […]
Winter can be a tough time for plants that grow in containers either outside or indoors, unless you take some special care of them. Before we look at the problems these plants face, let us consider the difference between plants growing in the garden and the ones in containers. Garden plants have nature to look […]
AESTHETICS – by Sandra Batley Most landscape designers would agree plants play a significant role in the overall aesthetic of the garden. The palette of plants chosen and displayed help create a sense of place They evoke feelings, capture a mood, as well as beautifying and enhancing the outdoors In the residential landscape design process […]
