Evergreen ferns are one of those mainstays of the garden, they provide a dark green back drop for many plants within the woodland and shady parts of the garden. Keeping them looking their best is pretty simple and is done ideally in mid spring, such as now. It’s best to do it just as a…
Author: thomashort
Dividing and maintaining bearded iris
How to divide and look after bearded Irises
Training tomato’s
How to get the best from your cordon type tomatoes
10 of the greatest Rambling Roses
10 of my favourite rambling roses to grow in your garden
Making wooden seed trays
Using old pallets to make seed trays
Cutting back Evergreen Ferns
Citing back the old leaves on evergreen ferns is a easy but fun job
Moving self seeded plants
If you like me grow herbaceous plants amongst your roses, there comes a time with the self seeders that you need to take action and move them. Sometimes they grow at the base of the rose and this isn’t a good thing. It reduces the new growth the roses put on at the base throughout…
Planting in dry conditions – puddling, sometimes old ways are best!
Wondered what the best way of planting in dry soil, well give this method ago
Evaluating your garden or continued development of your space
It’s very easy just to carry on with your garden as it is but I find at this time of year, as you clear up the borders, finish the last bit of pruning, weed out the unwanted or desired plants. It’s time to have a hard long look and think about what you have and…
Having fun with alpines
Using broken pots to create a home for alpines