When to Plant Tulips
What is the Best Month to Plant Tulips? The tulip season is about to begin in Gloucestershire, but when to plant tulips for the best blooms? Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just someone who loves a bright, cheerful bloom, tulips are a must-have in the spring garden. If you’re in a hurry you can […]
March Jobs in the Garden in Gloucestershire
What should I do in my garden in March? The clocks going forward at the end of the month give gardeners extra time for March jobs in the garden – and there’s lots to do! A profusion of spring bulbs are already coming into their own, along with the first flowering shrubs and cherry blossom. […]
How to Maintain the Perfect Lawn
Sometimes it feels like the weather is against us and that it is a constant uphill struggle to maintain that perfect green lawn. But within this blog, I will unfold some tips and tricks for keeping your garden the best it can look and giving neighbours that envious the ‘grass is greener’ on the other […]
How To Use Coffee Grounds In The Garden
Using Coffee Grounds in the Garden You may have heard a lot of buzz around using spent coffee grounds in the garden as the practice has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. Many people are using them as organic fertiliser, mulch, pesticide, or compost so is it something you should be doing as […]
What is Mulch?
What is Mulching in Gardening? A mulch in the garden is basically a ‘covering’ placed on the surface of cultivated soil. They can be applied to bare soil, around plants, or to cover the surface of compost in containers. What is Mulch Made of? Organic mulches commonly include materials such as bark, wood chips, straw, […]
October in the Gloucestershire Garden
A colourful time of year October brings a wonderful richness of colour to the garden and the clear sunny days and night frosts that we often get at this time of year lead to the intensity of colour in leaves and shrubs. An ideal autumn garden is not only one that’s ablaze with clusters of […]
