by Neil Grant | Jun 22, 2020 | Ask the expert, Christmas, Featured, Kitchen Garden, Summer
Your own New Potatoes for Christmas? Late / Summer Planting (Christmas) Potatoes New Potatoes for Christmas? Late Planting or Christmas potatoes as they are commonly known are planted late-June or July to produce that “new potato” taste late in the season (They...
by Neil Grant | Jun 7, 2020 | Featured, Garden Basics, Garden Pest and Diseases, Watering, Winter
Mulching makes sense simply because it solves or reduces the impact of so many problems. Mulching is adding a layer of organic material over your soils to protect plants from the cold, reduce water loss in the summer, improve soil AND can completely stop weeds...
by Neil Grant | Apr 24, 2020 | Garden Basics, Patio Living, Plants of the Moment, Summer
Selecting patio & bedding plants isn’t difficult but if you place without a simple plan you will never see the potential they could have. Using the Thriller, Filler & Spiller principle with a small range of plants will give you amazing results that...
by Neil Grant | Mar 17, 2020 | Ask the expert, Coffee Shop
First of all can we thank you for all your support so far & we hope that you are well & safe. As for all of us the COVID 19 crisis has challenged us all. We will continue to be open & can assure you of many hygiene & handling changes have been...
by Neil Grant | Oct 4, 2019 | Ask the expert, Autumn, Design and Trends, Our Favourites
If you live in a home with a small garden you probable don’t even consider adding a tree to it. However there are many trees for small gardens and every garden would benefit from at least one. What is a tree? From our point of view a tree is a hardy woody plant...
by Neil Grant | Sep 30, 2019 | Ask the expert, Autumn, Patio Living, Spring
Spring is a time of new growth & fresh beginnings. Spring flowers bulbs such as Snowdrops, Crocus, Daffodils & Tulips are the natural way to lift your garden & yourself out of the winter blues. Spring is natures way of saying “let’s...
