Summer Gardens

  • Protect your wooden shed this winter

    The harsh winter weather can cause damage to your garden and especially any wooden features, such as fencing and sheds. Before the wet weather starts settling in and the frost begins, it is important that you protect any wood in your garden from these weather conditions. Wood can easily rot if it is exposed to…

  • Primrose: A classic which can be bedded in the winter

    The Primrose is part of the family Primulaceae, and it’s an incredibly colourful and vivid flower that’s hugely popular in the winter, in terms of bedding. We read recently an experienced British gardener describe this flower as a ‘cottage garden plant’, and that’s exactly right. It has the perfect look for a cute cottage house…

  • Oiling your summer house

    Many people opt to build their own summerhouse, and after the work is complete it’s easy to put the kettle on relax and unwind. That’s only if you’ve oiled it ready for the ever-changing British weather. Oiling is so important because it prevents the oak from decaying, and it offers the best possible protection against…

  • Maintaining a good quality lawn

    Lawns are considered one of the most important parts of your garden and that’s why maintaining their quality is so important. The quality of grass comes from a mix of length, colour and patchiness, each component requires its own maintenance in order for the overall quality of grass to be good. Grass quality can be…

  • Planting the perfect flowers during the summertime

    Summer flowers are in full bloom! With the summer days on the horizon, it is time to think about planting the perfect flowers during the summertime. It is difficult to find a flower more cheerful than Gloriosa Daisy. Available in dark yellow and orange, they are the must for any summer garden. These flowers require…

  • Adding a rockery to your garden

    If you love gardening and want to create a beautiful area full of flowers, you may want to add a rockery area. Rockeries are great for any type of garden, big or small as you can control how large you want it to be. First you need to plan out where you want the rockery…

  • Changing that extra garden space into a lovely summer house

    Gardens are a great place to be in those summer months, and having a lovely summer house to relax and unwind in really makes a perfect end to a day. There are a few different options when it comes to a summer house, you can go for a ready-made summer house, or if you have…

  • Building a bird house for your garden this spring

    Don’t be cooped up inside this spring, why not make something with the family that you can be proud of enjoy for years to come.  A bird house is an ideal and safe spring project that will give you and your kids hours of stimulation. You can find many different bird house designs online and…

  • Entering your garden into your local ‘best garden competition’

    There are several ways in which you can maintain and improve your gardens if you want to enter a ‘best garden competition’. Wining in a garden competition does require a lot of effort, however, and judges will without a doubt be looking for any signs of weakness. Entering your garden into a local ‘best garden…

  • Benefits of having a composter in your garden

    When it comes to garden composting, there are a lot of factors you have to take into account before taking the plunge. Let’s take a look at how a composter will satisfy your composting itch. Speed It Up The process of composting is one dictated by time. You can naturally speed up the process if…