As a beginner, growing a garden can seem very overwhelming and the last thing you want to do is invest your time and money only to find out that you made some critical mistakes in your first few months. That is why this list will give you the top 12 garden tips to help you make the correct choices with your gardening endeavours so that you can enjoy the fruits of your labour, both figuratively…
Sometimes soil stays very wet, simply because of a high water table or a compact nature. Unless you take measures to install proper drainage this will be something you will need to work with regularly and part of that includes finding plants that are suitable for damp conditions. Plants that like wet soil are easy to find if you know where to look. Just because you have a specific type of soil doesn’t mean you…
Anyone with a garden knows that spring brings with it new growth and a collection of flowers, whether it be pinks, purples, oranges, reds, blues, or any other shade you can think of. But at the end of summer, most of those flowers have run their course and the plants go into dormancy. Thereafter many gardens become bare and desolate. However, there are things you can plant to prevent this from happening. If you want…
When it comes time to prune your Fatsia japonica, also known as the Japanese aralia or the cast oil plant, you want to do it at the end of spring. The end of spring is the perfect time to prune in such a fashion and you can help your plant fit into its space more effectively or you can get rid of any unwanted growth. They are very hardy and can be pruned by as…
Choisyas should be pruned between the late spring and early summer and Choisya that are already flowering can be pruned after flowering, which is usually around June. Overgrown Choisyas can be pruned by around half if needed. Choisya is easy to maintain and bring with them verdant leaves and beautiful, often scented, flowers. However, there are situations where you may need to cut back the amount of growth that you have, in which case it…
Agapanthus are very versatile plants, especially in the summer and you can plant them in large numbers (in beds or pots) to create stunning borders. They require very little maintenance and they actually enjoy being a little crowded. If left to their own devices they will happily multiply into natural clumps of individual plants, however, they do benefit from being divided around every 4-6 years to keep them prolifically flowering. Why you need to divide…
