Gardening Advice

  1. Talking all things gardening with Two Thirsty Gardeners

    Talking all things gardening with Two Thirsty Gardeners

    Gardening is thirsty work! So who better to interview than the guys from Two Thirsty Gardeners? Nick and Rich have been gardening since a very young age and have been making their own cider since 2008. Since

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  2. Talking all things wildlife with Wildlife Gardening

    Talking all things wildlife with Wildlife Gardening

    Recently we were fortunate enough to interview Jenny Steel from Wildlife Gardening about all things to do with having a wildlife garden, helping wildlife, and not using chemicals in your garden!

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  3. How to add a garden gate into a fence

    How to add a garden gate into a fence

    There are all sorts of reasons for adding a gate to a garden fence. You might want to let your children get into next door’s garden to play with their friends. Perhaps your newly landscaped garden has a new path. Whatever the reason, adding a new

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  4. March in the garden

    March in the garden

    The Met Office reckon it's spring but the thermometer in the greenhouse is still telling me it's winter! Minus 2 degrees Celsius inside a cold greenhouse equates to minus 4 degrees Celsius outdoors (non scientific but I reckon it's close!).

    All

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  5. Is the bad weather affecting your garden fence?

    Is the bad weather affecting your garden fence?

    Even if your fence hasn’t fallen over in the strong winds, chances are the panels have still taken a bit of a beating over recent weeks.  Even when the weather is nice it is important to make sure that your fence is in good condition regularly to help

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  6. February in the garden

    February in the garden

    As storm Henry blasts us into February the garden still thinks it's mid-spring. Daffodil are in full blooms, joining the primroses, crocus, snowdrops and hellebores in what is a fantastic spectacle. But loitering about gazing at flowers is fast becoming

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  7. January in the garden

    January in the garden

    My new greenhouse has had a baptism of fire (or to be more accurate, wind!) with gales howling around the structure and rattling the panes. All is well as it's solidly constructed and now even has a few hyacinths growing happily in what is a perfect space

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  8. December in the garden

    December in the garden

    I can't resist – ho, ho, ho! There..  I promise, it's out of my system.

    Christmas is racing ever closer and December is a prime time to pull an inventory together of everything you need for the coming year. A secateur sharpener, a greenhouse

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  9. November in the garden

    November in the garden

    November in the garden and there's plenty to be doing to keep warm.

    With bonfire smoke pervading the air, November is an evocative time in the garden. It's also a busy one.

    Some quick tips for the garden in November:

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  10. The best garden tools for 2015

    Not all of us are equally handy when it comes to sprucing up our garden, but with the aid of the right equipment we can make our lives a lot easier and our garden area a lot prettier.
    Depending on the garden, certain tools will always be necessary

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