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Fruit Trees UK

There is nothing more satisfying than growing and harvesting fruit from your own garden and it is something that even the least green-fingered among us can turn our hand to. In this blog, we will highlight the most popular fruit trees and bushes and outline their specific growing and pruning needs.

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Quick Guide to Roses

There is no flower that typifies the English garden better than the rose. As England’s national flower, the rose is among the most popular of gardening favourites and is a must in any garden.

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Quick Guide to Hydrangeas

If you’re looking for a shrub that will provide show-stopping blooms, to take centre stage in your garden throughout the Summer, then the Hydrangea never fails to impress.

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Living/Green walls

Have you ever wondered whether you could have a bold and beautiful living wall in your garden but felt daunted by the prospect of costly installation or tricky DIY? This blog will cover everything you need to know about living walls and show you how doable such a project really is to get you on the way to making your neighbours as green with envy as your living wall.

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How To Maintain A Naturalistic Border

The two most common request that we get when designing a border are low maintenance and lots of colour. The naturalistic style of planting ticks both of these box and is actually one of our favourite style to design in.

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Ericaceous Compost

When planting acid-loving plants it is important to do so with the correct compost mixture. Ericaceous plants are species that love acidic soil and hate lime soils (acid lovers and lime haters). If you have found yourself drawn to a beautiful plant at the garden centre make sure you first find out which type of soil it likes, if you have chosen an acid-lover you should make sure to then buy some ericaceous compost too.

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What is mulch

Mulch is a material that is spread over the surface of a border or bed a covering. Different mulches have different properties depending on what they are made of.

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Weeds in the garden

Any plant can be a weed if it’s running a muck somewhere you don’t what it. However there are some plants that are considered weeds for a reason. This blog will help you identify and hopefully get rid of some of the worst offenders.

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Water your plants

Dry conditions obviously has a massive effect on your plants because if they don’t have water they’ll start to wilt and die. This blog tells you everything you need to know about watering your plants.

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