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Our Top 10 Tips for Taking Care of Your Garden While You’re On Holiday

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Katie Henderson

Before going on holiday, it’s important to take care of your garden to make sure it is in the best shape whilst you are away. We’ve put together a checklist of tasks to complete before you leave to make sure your outdoor space is thriving upon your return.

Posted in Blog, Your GardenTagged Summer Garden, Summer gardening, What to do in your garden when on holiday

Rewild your garden with No Mow May

Posted on May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Katie Henderson

Here are our top tips for No Mow May which will result in your garden filled with butterflies and other insects flying about in a dream world of flowers filled with sweet, nutritious pollen.

Posted in Blog, Your GardenTagged Garden, May, No Mow May
Big Garden Birdwatch

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

Posted on January 23, 2023May 4, 2023 by Katie Henderson

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch returns January 27th – 29th. We encourage you all to get your gardens ready for a weekend of observing our feathered friends.

Posted in Blog, Your GardenTagged Birds, RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

The 5 senses in Gardening

Posted on May 19, 2022May 3, 2023 by Lucy Hewitt

Catering for all five senses is important too. Sensory input to both stimulates and relax is critical for these children, more so than it is for the rest of us.

Posted in Blog, Your GardenTagged Flowers, Gardening, Plants, RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Is your garden fit for a Queen?

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2023 by Lucy Hewitt

What better reason to have a garden party than the upcoming royal jubilee? There’s plenty of time to prepare your garden in regal fashion; here are my top tips for a colourful summer.

Posted in Your GardenTagged Exterior Design, Flowers, Garden Party, Gardening, Home and Garden, Your Garden

Chocolate Plants

Posted on April 26, 2022May 3, 2023 by Lucy Hewitt

Chocolate isn’t just for Easter! Chocolate plants make it possible to enjoy the colour and or scent all summer long.

Posted in Blog, Your GardenTagged Chocolate Plants, Gardening, Planting, Spring

April is Here, and so is Spring

Posted on April 1, 2022May 3, 2023 by Lucy Hewitt

Warmer weather, longer days and April showers all come together to herald the time of year when we naturally head towards the outdoors. In the last few days of March, flowers started to appear in abundance – particularly magnolias, one of my favourite spring flowers.

Posted in Your GardenTagged April, Jobs in the garden, Spring, Your Garden

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