Pruning is a necessary part of maintaining an ordered and productive garden. Even if you're going for a natural look, if you don't prune then certain trees and plants will get very unruly and take over where you don't want them to. Overview of Pruning and Safety Pruning can control [...]
There may be numerous reasons why you want to cut down a tree in your garden. It may already have died or might have become infected and begun to rot or it might simply be so tall and wide that it creates too much shade in your garden. Or perhaps [...]
For some people the idea of the word ‘frugal’ might seem to indicate that someone is a bit tight with their cash and simply want to do everything on the cheap. However, whilst this may be true in some cases, the frugal gardener is more to do with the satisfaction [...]
It is very easy to visit somebody else’s garden or to go and visit a garden centre and see a beautiful array of flowers plants and vegetables and fruits and think, “Yes, that would all look great in my garden.” However, the reality might be very different and it’s crucial [...]
Soils are often categorised as sandy, silty or clay, although there are other varieties too. To find put which type you have, simply rub a small amount between your fingers. If it's smooth, it's silt. If it can be rolled into a ball it's clay and if it's gritty, it's [...]
