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Soil preparation

Soil preparation is one of the cornerstones of any gardening. The best soils, known as loams, contain some sand, some silt and a little clay. ...

Garden with nature, not against it.

With the rains finally arriving, our gardens have suddenly been transformed into an oasis of green and colour. With this change, the creatures and critters ...

Spring pruning made easy

Walking through the garden this week, one thing is clearly evident; spring has come early this year. The peach trees are starting to blossom and ...

Hydrangea throughout the seasons

Hydrangea throughout the seasons Hydrangea macrophylla is one of our garden plants that best showcases the extreme differences in seasons. From looking like nothing more ...

Plant a fruit tree now for a bounty in the coming season

Remember the days when fruit actually had a taste? The best way to guarantee that you can enjoy nature’s bounty is to grow your own. ...

Good Plant Hedges Make Good Neighbours

With our modern life styles, our green spaces, gardens and nature around us are being swallowed by the concrete jungle. Gardens are getting smaller and ...

Valentine's Gifts to Match Your Valentine's Personality

Valentine’s gifts can be a tricky one, with all the expectations to splash out on the craziest of gifts. Why not keep it simple this ...

Growing Great Garlic

Growing garlic gives you an ample supply of one of nature’s best healing herbs. Garlic is one of those amazing plants that has been used by ...

Alternatives to control weeds in the garden

One year’s seeding is seven year’s weeding. Weeds tend to be our nemesis when gardening and many an hour has been spent methodically and sometimes ...

Make Your Own Compost and Mulch This Autumn

Here's a handy compost guide on making compost and mulch with material collected from your own garden. Don't let all those free leaves go to ...

Preparing Your Flower Beds for Autumn Planting

With the change of the season it is time to start with autumn planting in anticipation of all the winter and spring colour. With most ...

Grow your own tasty winter veggies

We always tend to think of winter as this grey colourless season where nothing grows, anxiously waiting for Spring’s warm embrace. Yet, winter holds so ...

Six easy steps to prune your roses

Rose pruning seems to have come a bit earlier than usual this year with our roses thinking that it is already the end of July. ...

Nothing says spring like an Azalea

One of the first signs that spring is on its way is when the Azaleas begin to grace us with their stunning blooms. Erupting in ...

Cutting the right corner: Pruning made easy

It seems like pruning time has come early again this year due to the mild winter we have been experiencing thus far. What a pleasant ...

A lush green lawn in 5 easy steps

The colour green has an instant calming effect and in today’s crazy pace of living, plants provide a reprieve for one’s soul. As a result, ...