Discover the unparalleled satisfaction of tending to your lawn. Dive into the myriad of positive attributes lawns bring to your garden landscape, from recreational spaces to mental well-being. Explore sustainable practices to enhance these benefits while minimizing environmental impacts.
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Planting by the Moon
Moon Planting Calendars can help unlock the secrets of the lunar cycles with easy-to-follow directions on the right time to plant, when to fertilise, when to cultivate, when to harvest and when is best to time preserve fruit.
Read MoreThe Winter Lawn
Transform your patchy lawn into a lush green paradise with these expert lawn care tips. Learn how to aerate, use soil wetting agents, fertilize, and control weeds organically. Say goodbye to unwanted invaders and welcome a healthy, vibrant lawn just in time for Christmas. Get ready for backyard cricket and envy-inducing lawns with our comprehensive lawn care guide.
Read MoreCamellia Japonica
Do yourself and your garden a favour and treat yourself to a Camellia Japonica. These glorious plants are sometimes called the Rose of Winter.
Read MoreWinter Vegetables
Autumn, Warm Days, cool nights. Perfect for vegetable planting.
Read MoreWhat is Companion Planting?
Why attracting some insects to your garden is beneficial for the whole garden's success.
Read MoreBlueberry
Blueberries are one of the yummiest to eat fruits but can be a little tricky to grow. Here’s some great tips to get yours looking and fruiting fantastically.
Read MoreLoganberry - The Accidental Berry
Discover optimal Loganberry growth techniques, effective fertilization methods, and solutions to common problems in our informative blog. Enhance your harvest with expert tips!
Read MoreBrighten your Garden with Oranges, Yellows and Pinks.
Ixoras have dark green leathery leaves and produce large clusters of tiny flowers in the summer and autumn. They can be a little hard to grow but are worth the effort
Read MoreGardening Advice, who you ask is Important!
Want correct and helpful advice on gardening - visit your local garden centre. The best place to get correct information is a place that specialises in that particular subject.
Read MoreThe Spittlebug
There are many different insects in our garden …. Spittlebugs are just one.
Read MoreCan you Grow your own Curry?
Curry isn't just one herb, it is a complex seasoning that varies from region to region and even from family to family throughout Southeast Asia. If you thought you could buy a Curry plant, think again!
Read MoreThe fruit is Perfect for Wine, I'll take two!
Beautiful tree with glossy, deep green leaves, small white flowers, and reddish young growth. Only four or five weeks after flowering the round, purple-black edible fruits are ready to harvest.
Read MoreMites
MITES may be invisible to the naked eye but the damage they can cause to plants and lawns isn't so unobvious.
Read MoreRoses are Red
The rose has long been a source of fascination and meaningfulness for cultures around the world. I have never claimed to know the secrets of growing roses in a climate where for about six months of the year we have what feels like 100% humidity but here are a few of my tips.
Read MoreTalking Dirty
What gardening terms do you use that people think you've made up, don't understand or have a little giggle at your expense?
Read MoreThe Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen, a list of the fruits and vegetables likely to contain the highest amounts of pesticide residue. You can plant many of these at home.
Read MoreBloomin' Fabulous
Potassium Sulphate or Sulphate of Potash is commonly called Potash. It is an essential element necessary to the lives of all plants.
Read MoreGardens and Unicorns
What are your garden intentions for the year ahead? I think the first step to not having a garden full of unicorns is to be honest with ourselves.
Read MoreIs Green Manure just really Green Poo?
Green manure crops are crops grown not to be harvested but instead to be incorporated into the soil before they reach maturity to contribute to the health of the soil.
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