Gardening Advice

  1. Jobs to do in the garden in July

    Jobs to do in the garden in July

    July may be the height of the gardening season; it is a time of maintenance and harvest, giving you plenty of jobs to do in the garden in July.

    Garden maintenance involves adapting to the changing weather and completing the general tasks to keep

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  2. 9 Great Foods to Grow in Your Greenhouse Plus Top Tips for A Happy Greenhouse

    a green-framed greenhouse full of plants

    Homegrown produce is healthier, tastier and cheaper too. Find out the best fruit and veg to grow, plus discover some great tips for looking after your greenhouse.

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  3. Sustainable Gardening Tips

    Sustainable Gardening Tips

    It seems the world of today is at unrest, partly due to environmental damage and climate change.  While there are macro environmental issues that are beyond the control of the average person, there are opportunities on a micro level that individuals

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  4. Seasonal Plants for the March Garden

    Seasonal Plants for the March Garden

    The garden calendar begins to fill up with various activities during March.  Many gardens are starting to come alive with the warmer weather, signalling that spring has arrived.  March is a time for spring plants; trees and shrubs, climbers,

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  5. Preparing your garden for spring

    Preparing your garden for spring

    The urge to garden becomes stronger with each day the late-winter sun rises higher in the sky.  Gardeners love reconnecting with the earth and waking up their garden to a new growing season.  Since it is never good to begin working the soil

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  6. 5 ways to make your garden even more eco-friendly

    5 ways to make your garden even more eco-friendly

    When it comes to creating the most eco friendly garden possible, you’ll be pleased to know that there are a variety of ways to make a more self-sustaining environment that not only reduces waste, but is more reliant on renewable sources of energy as well.

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  7. Everything You Need To Know About Soil

    Everything You Need To Know About Soil

    Whether you’re growing a bountiful vegetable garden for your own produce or want to have beautiful flowers surrounding your home all year round, the key to your garden’s success will significantly be impacted by the kind of soil it’s growing in. Simply

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  8. December: The Best Time for Rose Pruning

    December: The Best Time for Rose Pruning

    Rose pruning is a measure taken to ensure that plants will have vigorous growth in the new season and so they will flower each year; it is one of the winter garden jobs that must be done.  This is the ideal time for pruning flowering roses, though

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  9. Treating Your Garden After Autumn Harvest

    Treating Your Garden After Autumn Harvest

    After the period of the autumn harvest has ceased, it is important to take proper care of the garden.  Post autumn gardening is actually the first stages of creating a healthy and successful garden in the next growing season.  One of the major

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  10. Creating Compost

    Creating Compost

    Advice on producing your own compost at home

    By making your own compost, you will save money and help the environment by recycling food scraps and reducing the amount of waste you send to landfill. Effectively you are using your kitchen

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