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Inspo & Ideas from RHS Hampton Court 2024
Inspo & ideas from RHS Hampton Court 2024. A Garden Festival in an iconic setting with plenty of places to rest your feet and soak up the atmosphere. This largely pictorial blog has lots of ideas to inspire you for your own garden. Click the Link and have a look!
How Not to Garden Organically
How Not to Garden Organically is a bit of a teaser, a tongue in cheek blog. There’s so much out there that lectures us all on what we should be doing in our gardens. Many gardeners are put off organic gardening thinking it’s hard work – but it doesn’t need to be. Click the link to be amused - and inspired to find out more about easy organic gardening
Wedding Anniversary Roses for Your Garden
Do you have a special wedding anniversary looming on the horizon? I’ve put together a list of those bush roses and floribunda roses that are named for special anniversaries and for gifting to your spouse. Why the list in the first place? I happened to be going to a joint 30th and 40th Wedding Anniversary celebration one weekend and I knew there were at least two rose lovers in that mix 😊 Click the link to find out more!
What are Green Manures?
They can be – • living growing plants grown overwinter • vegetation which was cut in autumn and left to lie on the ground where it was growing The point being green manures are a means of improving and protecting the soil over winter. They are also known as cover crops, particularly in the USA. And it isn’t a new idea! To find out more, what plants to grow and whether it would be useful for you in your garden, click the link
16 Deer Resistant Shrubs for Clay Soil
Oh Deer! Cute as they are, deer can be a real nuisance when they get into your garden and start eating all your favourite plants Being pro-active by planting deer resistant shrubs is a great idea but cross referencing which shrubs will suit your garden and not be tasty can take ages. Don’t worry! Help is at hand with this week’s Plews Potting Shed blog about 16 deer resistant shrubs for clay soil. Click the link to find out more!
Should I Plant a Garden Hedge?
Is it worth planting a hedge if you don’t have one and need a boundary for your garden? What do you need to think about? Which shrubs work best? What style of hedge suits your house? Oh and are there any laws you need to be aware of? Questions answered and comparisons of installing and maintaining hedges, fences and garden walls - to help you choose the best boundary for your garden. Click the link to find tips for your new hedge
9 Blue Hardy Annual Flowers for Bees
Planting ideas to give you a cheap to achieve garden to enjoy over the spring & summer months as these can all be grown from seed. Hardy annuals are a simple way for those gardeners in rental accommodation to have a pollinator friendly garden with a relaxing yet vibrant themed planting scheme. It’s also useful for those who have moved to a new garden & want a burst of colour straight away Plus tips for sowing & growing Click the link to find out more!
Why do bees like purple flowers?
Flowers that are pollinated by bees need to entice the bees to them. But have you ever wondered how? Just being nectar rich isn’t enough. Different colours & scents attract the bees’ attention. But bees, especially honeybees, are born attracted to the colour purple. Which is really clever of them, as flowers in the violet-blue range produce the highest volumes of nectar. To learn more about how your garden ‘works’ with wildlife click the link for info on Plews’ Year in Your Garden course
Could You Grow Your Own Soap?
A fun but practical blog to look at which plants and other garden items you could use to make soap. The finished product may not be good for the guest room, but you should certainly be able to grow and make soap which is fine to use for cleaning seed trays, garden implements and floors. Click the link to find out more
Growing Mistletoe for WIldlife
Why a blog about growing mistletoe for Christmas and for wildlife? Because this fascinating plant is about more than our winter festivities as both mistletoe flowers and berries are brilliant for wildlife. Click the link to find out & read some legends surrounding this plant too
My Overgrown Garden Renovation - a Snapshot at 3 months
We were greeted with knee high grass, swathes of brambles over 5 foot tall, a privet hedge that scratched the sides of our vehicles as we reversed down the drive & 2 skips’ worth of rubbish left behind by the previous occupants on the top lawn. Valerian hung over the walls in a nodding mix of pale pink and red flowers filling up spaces left by the ivy. Yellow flag iris filled the ponds leaving little room for water lilies. Click the link for photos & vids of 3 months later
Tips for Planting a Coastal Garden
Why might you need to know about planting for a coastal, or seaside garden? Perhaps you’ve just moved to a new garden by the sea and it’s not quite to your taste. Or you may already live by the coast and just need some fresh ideas to liven up your existing garden planting. Click the link to learn more and be inspired