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Winter-flowering plants are invaluable for brightening the so-called dull season of the year. Winter-brightening shrubs and trees with colorful barks and stems look superb on their own, but when other plants are positioned around them, their season is extended and the display improved. Here are a few combinations of plants… Continue Reading…
For many years, roses have been grown on their own, in beds or trained along walls, but to make better use of space, as well as to create more interesting displays, they can be mixed superbly well with other plants.
Mix and matching shrub roses
Plant the species rose Rosa… Continue Reading…
Today the buzz word is compost. Composting involves piling layers of materials such as leaves, weeds, kitchen waste, lawn clippings, manure, spent plants, and a little soil, in such a way that they decompose into humus.
A compost pile may be just that—a pile of garden rubbish dumped behind a… Continue Reading…
If you are short of time and do not want to spend a fortune on completely re-modelling your garden, you must seek ways to enrich and enliven what you already have. By growing a few extra plants in pots, hanging-baskets and tubs on a patio, or by covering a previously… Continue Reading…
Hedges are essential features in gardens. As well as being decorative, they create privacy, reduce the strength of wind and mark boundaries. They are also useful in separating different parts of the garden.
Easy-to-manage, fast-growing hedges are numerous and include fragrant and diminutive plants, such as lavender, as well as… Continue Reading…
In a smaller garden, you can lay out garden hose to mark where you want flower beds, lawns, and paths. It’s difficult to see the hose on the ground when you’re on the same level, so take a look from various windows in the house. Another technique I’ve used to… Continue Reading…
All soils benefit from organic matter, the only exception being peaty soils, which are rare in the UK. Well-rotted organic matter is a catch-all phrase for a number of materials of plant or animal origin that have been composted down to make a bulky soil improver. It improves the structure… Continue Reading…
Installing a new edging instantly tidies up the periphery of a border and makes you feel good about your garden. Some edging designs have a rigid, formal appearance, while others are more relaxed and informal.
Wooden edgings
Wooden border and lawn edgings have a lovely, natural appearance and are especially… Continue Reading…
If your garden is neat and tidy, it will generally create a good first impression. On the other hand, signs of neglect – such as an unkempt lawn with broken edges -immediately spoil the effect. Here are a few quick fixes.
Lawns – broken edges: Where an edge has been… Continue Reading…
This planting design will suggest how you can get color into a shady corner of the garden. If tree roots look to be a big problem, cut them and sink a metal barrier to keep them from growing back into the area. Work up the soil and add humus, and,… Continue Reading…