Lost the plot... tales from the potting shed
Ornamental grasses with Monica Lucas…
“Rushes are round, sedges have edges, and grasses are glorious”. So said expert grower Monica Lewis at last Saturday’s Garden House workshop!
Enthusiastic and hugely knowledgeable, Monica talked the group through the seemingly endless and largely…
Preston Park vegetable garden…
Everyone’s talking about growing your own veg these days, and a new initiative in Brighton and Hove aims to get more local residents growing by…
Visit to Beth Chatto’s garden…
The Garden House is taking a spring trip to the wonderful Beth Chatto gardens at Colchester, Essex, on 17 April. It is so beautifully planted,…
Visiting RHS Wisley with my father…
Having been on a visit to RHS Wisley last week with The Garden House I decided it was so amazing that I visited again this…
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Today I must....protect my young hostas from slug damage!
Protect young tender shoots of plants such as hostas and delphiniums from slug and snail damage by putting a physical barrier around the individual plants. Coarse grit is a good deterrent.
Diary...upcoming events
Saturday 13 March 2010
Hen keeping in your garden…
Learn all about keeping hens – our one-day theory and hands-on workshop will teach…
Tuesdays 16 and 30 March 2010
Rag-rug making; two-part course
Join inspirational craftswoman Sue Samways for our two-part course on the traditional craft of…
Saturday 20 March 2010
Pruning – why, when, how!
At this popular workshop Bridgette Saunders will again demystify the art of pruning your…
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Go green – a beginner’s guide!
Want to do more for people and the planet but don’t know where to…