Gardening should really be a pleasurable experience, indeed, fun. It only becomes work if you let it. Like leaving mowing the lawn until such time as, things are howling in there.
There are often small spaces in the garden that are left abandoned simply because we can’t think of anything to do with them. This doesn’t have to be the case as almost any area can be enhanced with a little thought and planning. Simply adding a garden seat can add to the enjoyment you can [...]
We often overlook the possibility of danger that can lurk in the garden. Everything from rotten limbs on trees that can fall on top of us, to slippery surfaces that are covered in moss can present dangers. There are certain times of the year when there seem to be more problems of safety in the [...]
Your first contact with the garden are your hands, unless of course you have invested wisely in garden tools, but even with tools there is no getting around the fact that you are going to need to get your hands dirty, and along with that you can expect the scratches, cuts and bruises that are [...]
It’s not what you start with when it comes to the quality of the soil in your garden, but the results you have when the preparation has finished that really matters. With the correct information and procedures you can make any soil fertile but the key factor here is getting the right information in the [...]
Ground cover has many different uses in the garden. It can be used to help reduce the amount of weeds that will appear in the garden, by covering over the space between plants where the weeds might grow. There is a downside to this though, as weeding can become a bit more difficult, when you [...]
