Take time to appreciate autumns bounty
Friday 28 October 2011
All of us love gardening and our gardens, but are perhaps sometimes guilty of not actually enjoying our plants! And it’s usually all about time (or lack of) isn’t it? It’s hard enough to find a few hours every week to...
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Do you need help with your garden?
Monday 24 October 2011
If you are wondering what to do with your garden, are unable to identify your plants or have some ideas but are not sure how to go about achieving them, then why not consider a Garden House consultation? You will be able...
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Time to grow next years Sweet Peas
Saturday 15 October 2011
This has been a fantastic year for sweet peas, we’ve been picking them since the end of June and here we are in mid-October and there are still plenty left for a few bunches before we finally pull the plants...
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Time to Sow Hardy Annuals
Monday 10 October 2011
Autumn sowing is suitable for hardy annuals (plants which are sown and flower and die in one year). Some of these annuals can be sown directly in the ground, and will withstand most frosts. Others are not quite so robust – they can...
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We love: Sempervivums
Sunday 2 October 2011
We love sempervivums (houseleeks) they are such easy plants to grow, tolerating cold temperatures but not liking wet weather. Sempervivum means always alive a reference to the fact that houseleeks tolerate extreme temperatures and drought. The hardiness of Sempervivum, and the...
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