Growing Dahlias – Why It Saves Me Money
There’s a reason dahlias are nicknamed the “king” or sometimes even the “queen” of the summer garden. These vibrant blooms, with their dazzling array of colours and shapes, are showstoppers…
There’s a reason dahlias are nicknamed the “king” or sometimes even the “queen” of the summer garden. These vibrant blooms, with their dazzling array of colours and shapes, are showstoppers…
Autumn is a beautiful time of year, but it can also be a time-consuming one. With all the leaves falling from the trees, it’s important to have a leaf blower…
Summer is the perfect time to add colour and beauty to your garden. One of the best ways to do this is by planting summer bulbs, which are easy to…
It doesn’t matter how careful you are. At some stage your garden shredder will block up, whether it’s a twig or branch that has gone in at a funny angle…
Just like that, the summer is coming to an end. It’s been a mixed bag in the veg garden, but generally speaking we’ve had a decent haul despite the weather.
Join us in the vegetable garden for a mid-summer tour as we harvest onions, shallots, courgettes and the first of our peas and cucumbers. Given that the growing season was…
While a gravel driveway has its benefits, one of its biggest drawbacks is that weeds and grass take hold very quickly and easily, and can be hard work to remove.…
When we purchased the property, we found two old, heavy iron wall baskets in the garage and we decided to hang them up as flower baskets at the front of…
Our vegetable garden has been incredibly active so far this year, with moles, voles and other animals making their presence felt. As part of yesterday’s routine inspection I came across…
As our hedges around the smallholding establish and grow bigger, we needed some battery-operated gardening equipment that would allow us to maintain them. This is our Husqvarna 520iHT4 battery hedge…