George Clairmont runs a youth nature and conservation club and would like to highlight a recent presentation, on how conservation and recycling efforts, can be done in the home garden. Their focus is on how they can create rain gardens to recycle water, prevent water pollution from storm water runoff and how to plant native…
Rainwater harvesting is an invaluable practice for gardeners and will revolutionise the way we nurture plants and cultivate green spaces. With increasing awareness of water scarcity and the need for sustainable solutions, gardening expert and author, Sarah Raven, has created a list of ways to harvest rainwater this summer. Sarah explains, “Harvesting rainwater is a…
Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of gardeners. They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants and easier plus timesaving for them. His growing methods are applicable for small areas and large ones and are used worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens…
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias and Pieris are all stunning spring flowering hardy shrubs. These all fall in a category of plants known as ‘ericaceous’, as they have a need for acidic soil. This can easily be provided by planting them in ericaceous compost and feeding with an ericaceous fertiliser such as Miracle Gro for Rhododendrons, Azaleas…
As water becomes an increasingly scarce resource in many parts of the world, the importance of finding alternative sources cannot be overstated. Harvesting rainwater is one such method that has gained popularity in recent years. Water butts, or rain barrels, are a simple and effective way of capturing h20 that would otherwise go to waste.…
May is such a lovely month in the garden with all your planting plans being able to go ahead with the wonderful shows of colour.
Growing your own plants from seed is exciting, rewarding and represents good value for money if you are successful at it.