Christmas is almost upon us, and it is a great opportunity to gather together lots of composting materials and get a head start on spring’s supply of compost. We generate huge amounts of waste at this time of year, and most of it can be composted. If you’re using the […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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A month by month, easy to follow, guide to the jobs you should be doing in your vegetable garden or allotment now. January Coming soon February Jobs to do in the vegetable garden or allotment in February. Click the links to find out more about gardening tasks and specific vegetables. […]
A month by month, easy to follow, guide to the jobs you should be doing in your garden now. January In the Flower Garden: Plant bare-root roses, trees and shrubs Prune standard roses Take hardwood cuttings from shrubs Remove dead stems and leaves from perennials Tidy grasses In the Vegetable […]
“Many gardeners have an aversion to chemicals. These gardeners may be devoted to pesticide-free growing, want to plant (and eat) edibles, or simply like the thought of keeping flower beds naturally healthy. Whatever the reason, there are key steps you can take to get and keep the pesticides out of […]
Over recent years there has been a decline in the number of hedgerows in our countryside leading to a shortage of berry laden trees and shrubs which are a vital source of nutrition for native garden birds during the autumn and winter months. Shrubs and trees such as Rowan, Cotoneaster, […]
As the winter months draw in each year, you’ll undoubtedly soon start to see a decline in the number of birds you see in your garden as they migrate in search of warmer climes. Whilst this is a disappointment for most bird and garden lovers, it is of course imperative […]
One of the most distinctive sounds of summer is the loud roar of a neighbour’s petrol lawnmower being started on a Sunday morning. Thanks to new powered gardening equipment range, EGO Power+, noise disturbances when mowing the lawn are a thing of the past. The EGO lawnmower whispers in at […]
Bring nature a little bit closer to home as well as keeping the kids entertained all year round with these fun and practical crafty garden ideas. Help feed the birds this winter As the temperature starts to cool down, why not make a recycled bottle bird feeder using plastic bottles […]
I have never had a garden with a hedge until I moved into my new house three weeks ago. There is a tall Leylandii hedge running down the length of the front garden, separating my garden from my neighbour’s, and a smaller Hawthorn Hedge running around the edge of the […]
Shocked at the decline in our native birds the people at Sykes Cottages recently conducted a survey to find out how many people had a nest box in their garden; the survey showed that less than a third of people do. Following on from these results they produced very interesting, and useful, visual […]