Category archives: Gardening & Farming

Best Way to Save Time and Money on Plants in Containers and Herbaceous Borders

Saving time and money with plants in containers and borders

Plants in containers

  • Removing dead flowers: Summer-flowering plants in hanging-baskets, windowboxes, troughs and other containers can be brightened up quickly by using sharp scissors to snip off dead flowers. This extends their flowering period and prevents decaying flowers

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Best Way to Save Time and Money on Hedges, Shrubs and Trees

Tidying up hedges

Shaping hedges: In areas where heavy snow falls are an annual occurrence, trim the tops of hedges with a slight slope so that snow has a better chance of falling off. Hedges are severely damaged when a thick covering of snow causes the branches to spread open… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Save Time and Energy in a Garden

Saving time and energy in a garden involves mechanizing tasks and ensuring that the garden’s structure allows these to be used. Additionally, it helps to grow plants that need little attention; some plants are so gardener-friendly that they are both easy to grow and suppress the growth of weeds.

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Best Way to Save Time and Money on Garden Equipment

Lawn mowers: Regular cleaning after each use is essential for long-term, trouble-free grass cutting with a mower. First, disconnect the cable from the power supply if the mower is an electric type, or turn off the fuel supply if petrol-driven. Use a stiff brush or rag to remove grass clippings… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Renew Garden Gates and Fences

Removing an old gate or fence and replacing it with a new one can have a dramatic effect on a garden. By the same token, re-painting a fence can improve the whole surrounding aspect.

Fences tend to be chosen both for their functionality and their aestheticism. Obviously a closed style… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Refresh Your Home with Dried Herbs and Flowers

Because so many herbs dry well, dried herb arrangements, and rings, wreaths, and potpourri including herbs are all very popular. (For a few herbs, the drying process sometimes even accentuates their aroma.) You can use them as a source of sweet smells in midwinter, releasing delicate scents of summer to… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Quickly Decorate Your Garden with Container

One of the quickest and most effective ways of transforming the look and ambience of any garden is to decorate it with richly-planted containers. Brightly-colored flowers and leaves make everybody feel good, and in containers they can be positioned close to a house, making them immediately noticeable.

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Best Way to Quick-Fix Your Garden

Making a garden more exciting and attractive is not always about creating new features, but more often than not about improving existing and established areas. For example, patios and lawns take up the most space in the majority of gardens, and should these become tatty and neglected the entire garden… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Prevent Problems When Growing Cucumber

The main problems with growing cucumbers in a greenhouse are powdery mildew disease, spider mites and whitefly. Outdoors, powdery mildew and mosaic virus are the main problems. Powdery mildew manifests as white powdery patches across the leaves. This disease is worst in hot, dry conditions and when plants are crowded… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Properly Water Your Plants

General anxiety about the decrease in annual rainfall over much of the country is already having one good result—a more thoughtful approach to the use of water. All too often, watering the garden is something people do because water is available.

Obviously, plants need water, but do they need as… Continue Reading…