Rosa rugosa group of roses are some of the hardest, toughest roses that we can grow here in the uk. They take north, south, east and west facing sites. Most soil types apart from very waterlogged soils, indeed, they will grow quite happily in pure sand on the high tide mark on the beach! They…
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
Getting though Covid!
Live is hard at the moment, everything is the unknown, health, food, jobs, money, freedom, toilet roll, indeed all the things we took for granted, 2 weeks ago, have changed. But take this plant as an example of the way to cope. Everything is against it but despite that, it’s finding food, water and the…
Jobs for the week-April
Well it’s been a glorious week abet strange as well. I am one of the lucky ones, with this virus not directly affecting the work I do. That said, like anyone else it is effecting the amount of work and the getting of materials but it’s makes it all worthwhile in the end This week…
Things to do in the garden this weekend
Well I thought I would start up this to do list but do it on a slightly different slant. That being, showing you some of the work carried out by me and my team in the last week. Hopefully it will inspire you to have a go in the garden this week and have a…