If you want to have a late summer flowering garden, Japanese Anemones are a great addition. The flowers are held up on wiry stems and can be found in a variety of colours including pink, lavender, and white. You can find single or double flowers, all of which have yellow centres. They’ve been nicknamed the ‘Windflower’ because of how easily they dance in the wind. These particular flowers differ from bulbing Anemones that otherwise bloom…
If you are growing gooseberries, you might have to contend with a few pests or diseases here or there, trying to ruin your harvest. But what do you do when you see the leaves are being eaten? What is the culprit and how do you stop it? Gooseberry Sawfly Gooseberry Sawfly is a pest that brings about a great deal of damage to gooseberries in particular. It is not so much the adult flies, but…
Wildflower meadows are quickly becoming a wonderful alternative to a border in gardens or lawns because they offer of stunning display for months on end and are very easy to maintain. There are many options for the flowers you can cultivate and the best part is that wildflower meadows tend to naturally fill an existing space and offer food and shelter for wildlife including bees, butterflies and other flying insects that so desperately need extra sources…
Wildflower gardens make a wonderful home to flying, winged insects and pollinators, all of whom serve an important ecological purpose. You can create a spectacular wildflower garden with minimal soil preparation. The key is to know ahead of time that wildflowers, while naturally occurring all over the world, are in fact quite fussy about their soil and nutrients. If they do not like the area in which they are growing, they will not perform well.…
If you have a small area like a patio, balcony, or terrace and you want to grow roses, rest assured there are plenty of varieties that thrive in pots and containers. The key to your success is to find a variety that is smaller and match it to the existing space you have, finding a pot or container that is the appropriate depth for the root system. Finding the Container Most of the roses that…
You’re doing your usual morning stroll through your garden, admiring all of your beautiful flowers. You make a stop to enjoy your roses and their fragrant scents. Unfortunately, something is amiss. There are black spots on the leaves and upon a closer inspection, you realise that several of your roses are infected with black spot fungus. You can’t let your precious roses go down without a fight. So you set out on a mission to…
When it comes to accessing heights, work platforms are as useful as stepladders. They may not send you to scaling heights but they certainly give the boost necessary to tackle jobs such as ceiling cleaning, wall decorating, and other home maintenance tasks. Most of them are capable of handling as much weight as 150kg and they also help ensure you can work safely when working from low-level heights. As always, choosing the best work platform…
Data never lies. And currently, there is clear evidence that increased population and climate change are pressurising water resources. In addition to using mains water as sparingly as possible, you have decided to fit water butts for collecting and recycling rainwater. The objective being to reduce water bills, reduce stress on rivers and wetlands, and to reduce carbon footprint by minimising the amount of energy used to pump and treat water. If you are determined…
A wormery provides an efficient and easy means of turning kitchen waste into nutrient-rich compost. It uses composting worms to do the job and the end product is rich fertile compost and liquid fertiliser that you can use in your garden to grow plants and vegetables. A typical wormery is made up of at least two trays whereby the bottom compartment collects the liquid that can be extracted to use as liquid feed for your…
Roses are very popular and grown in gardens and formal rose borders all over the UK. Unfortunately, some varieties are particularly prone to rose problems, especially diseases such as black spot, mildew and rust. That being said, it’s important to know what the common problems are so you can look out for them, their symptoms, and any possible solutions to help prevent them and combat them. Rose Leaf Problems Powdery mildew There are situations where…
