Tag: garden maintenance
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Hire an expert: Enhance your planting
With the cold winter and then extremely wet spring we have had, it isn’t at all surprising that plants are suffering in borders. Every garden I have visited over the last few months has lost plants – some that are usually hardy – to the bad weather. So now the growing season is in full…
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Protect our wildlife: Avoid hedge cutting until end of Summer
We are well into the growing season now with summer right around the corner. You might be looking for a gardener to cut your hedge now its in full growth, and while you have come to the right place, it is the wrong time. Here’s why… Firstly, the law as set out by the Wildlife…
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Hire an expert: Wildflower meadows
If you are interested in having some wildflowers in your garden, then well done you, its a great option even for smaller gardens. The benefits outweigh the drawbacks with biodiversity gains likely and pollinators attracted to your new meadow. But you may have bought a packet of seed, followed the instructions and then got very…
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Hire an expert: Save money, have a better garden
It is all too frequently that I visit peoples gardens and hear that a good gardener is hard to find. As you have found me its likely you have found me via one of the professional bodies I belong too, such as the Gardeners Guild or Chartered Institute of Horticulture. I joined these professional associations…
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Heatwave gardening: Tips, tricks and drought tolerant plants
Its been quite hot, it has to be said. The aim for this post is to give you some practical ideas, and some theory behind looking after your Buckinghamshire garden during the summer heat, and what you can plant that tolerates these conditions. Lets start off with watering and a myth to bust! Watering during…
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Composting: A step-by-step no-nonsense guide
Composting is simple. You make a pile of organic materials, and you wait. That’s the essence of it. Composting is a staple of sustainable gardening. In this post, I wanted to make a straightforward, easy guide to turning your garden waste into usable compost. Before I start with the steps, it is important to know…