Posts Tagged: Splash of colour

Half-term autumn colour

The autumn colour has been lat its best during half term this year.  We hope you have had a chance to enjoy the range of colours in your garden, local parks and countryside.  Autumn Colour for your garden For spectacular leaves, both shapes and colours Acers are a firm favourite.  There are many varieties, in… Read more »

Increase your Biodiversity

Biodiversity is in the news at the moment.  The biodiversity of the planet, species loss, global warming and climate change can make us feel overwhelmed and unable to anything to resolve these major issues.  But we can! We have our gardens, our green oasis where we can encourage biodiversity and give our native species a chance.  It… Read more »

Keep Deadheading..

As we approach the longest day of the year, we want our garden to be at its best. Try these 5 tips to make your garden look great without taking much time or energy Deadhead flowers. If you have roses and other repeat flowering shrubs, regular deadheading will encourage more blooms and keep your plants… Read more »

New Year, New Garden?

Happy 2015 to you all! I hope you finished 2014 well, and you are all ready for 2015. January is often called the ‘dark month’, and I think this applies to gardens and outside spaces in particular. It is a real effort to get out there and actually there is not much you can do… Read more »

Trees

October; the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

October brings autumn and the colours are likely to be spectacular this year.  Already in our local parks and open spaces the trees are beginning to turn; changing from sober summer green to vibrant reds, oranges and yellows.  If you get a chance, do visit an arboretum, such as Batsford, near Morton in Marsh, you… Read more »