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 | Jul 16, 2019 | Ask the expert, Patio Living, Plants of the Moment, Summer
Whether starting the day with tea and toast on the patio, relaxing in the shade, dining alfresco, or watching the sun setting with a cool drink, what better place to spend summer than in the garden. Bright mornings, sunny days and warm balmy evenings tempt us outside...
by Neil Grant | Jul 2, 2019 | Ask the expert, Garden Basics, Summer
Summer roses are still one of the most popular garden plants in the UK. gone are the days, for most of us, of long beds of the same variety of roses & with the introduction of new varieties including the great English Roses from David Austin roses are more often...
by Neil Grant | May 27, 2019 | Ask the expert, Garden Pest and Diseases, Summer
If you’re been stung by a wasp, and most of us will have at some point, then wasps are definitely a foe. For the gardener and the British countryside wasps are amazing pest controllers. “Wasps are hugely beneficial to their native ecosystems due to the...
by Neil Grant | May 23, 2019 | Design and Trends, Plants of the Moment, Spring, Summer
With so much coverage on TV, and press, it’s easy to let it flow over you, but use this weeks coverage to be inspired and create the colourful garden you dream of. Some of this years themes to think about. Wild planting There has been a great use of natives and...
by Neil Grant | Apr 15, 2019 | Garden Basics, Kitchen Garden, Patio Living, Plants of the Moment, Spring, Summer
Spring in the UK has always been unpredictable ans always will be. It’s warm, it’s cold, it in between. It’s difficult to know when to start certain activities and it can catch us all out. The daily temperatures affect air & soil. Air...
