Gardening Ideas

Hedging: Garden Hedges

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
For a garden, a hedge is the living equivalent of a frame for a picture. It enhances the beauty of what is inside it, as well as acting as a valuable windbreak and a screen to give privacy. The choice of hedging material is very wide, and needs careful consideration if you are to cut down on maintenance as much as possible. As already mentioned, conifers are widely used nowadays, Read more ...

Conifers and Hedging

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Conifers provide a fast and easy answer to many of the problems of cutting down on maintenance work. Their great variety of form, size and habit makes them suitable for gardens of any size, from the pocket-handkerchief plot upwards. The best choices for the smaller garden are found among the cypresses, junipers, pines and thuyas. If you have a good deal of space, however, you Read more ...

Ground Cover Plants

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
One of the most effective and labour-saving ways of controlling weeds is by means of ground cover plants. They are particularly useful for this purpose as an underplanting to roses and other shrubs, in borders and on sloping banks. They require little or no maintenance beyond the occasional cutting back of the more rampant types. You cannot expect ground cover plants to smother Read more ...

Lawn Weed and Feed Programmes

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Like any other plant, grass needs its fair share of nourishment if it is to remain vigorous and healthy. Weeds will rob the grasses of food and living space, and if they are not controlled they will soon make a takeover bid for large patches of the lawn. Treating weeds regularly, before they have had time to take a firm hold, will save much time and labour later. The two operations Read more ...

Lawn Advice: Everything You Need to Know

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
The quality of a lawn depends, to a great extent, on the amount of work put into its initial preparation and subsequent maintenance. Such preparation is important whether a new lawn is being made from seed or turf. There is no need to dig over the site to a great depth unless the builders, as is so often the case, have spread the infertile subsoil from the foundations over Read more ...

Paving for the Garden

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Provided that the work of laying it is properly carried out, paving should prove to be practically trouble-free. There are many different kinds of material to choose from, ranging from natural stone slabs through various types of man-made materials to crazy paving. Although the use of crazy paving has often been sneered at, there is a great deal to be said for it, provided Read more ...

Garden Design Ideas: Patios and Lawns

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
The question facing anyone engaged in creating a new garden or redesigning an existing one is whether to put some of it down to grass and if so, how much; or whether to opt for some kind of more permanent covering – such as bricks, paving or concrete – which, once laid, remains practically trouble-free. Much will depend on the size of the plot involved and the amount of Read more ...

Pruning Techniques

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Although pruning is an important garden operation, there is no need to make hard work of it or to let it take up too much of your gardening time. We prune firstly to keep plants within bounds and prevent them from trespassing on their neighbours’ living space, and secondly to obtain stronger and better quality growth by directing the energies of the trees or shrubs into a Read more ...

Tips for Sowing Seeds, Planting Out and Seedlings

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Planting out Planting out need not be the boring job it is often considered to be. It is one of the most important garden operations and, where trees and shrubs are concerned, the initial planting is like the first down payment on an investment that will declare increasingly valuable dividends for many years to come. This does not mean that you should not take advantage of Read more ...

Sowing Seeds In a Greenhouse or Cold Frame

Posted in Featured Articles, Gardening Ideas, Time Saving on February 27th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Given the protection of a greenhouse or cold frame, seeds can be sown under glass in controlled conditions. If you do not possess either of these, a sunny windowsill indoors can be used for the purpose. Seed can be sown in pots, boxes, seed-trays or seed-pans, provided that they are clean and sterile. Containers that have been used previously should be sterilized with a 2% Read more ...
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