How To Grow Sunflowers In April, May and June is the perfect time to plant Sunflowers. Not only will there be no frost (hopefully) but it’s great to get the kids involved.  Our quick guide on how to grow sunflowers will show you they  are easy to grow and show relatively quick results, meaning the … Read more

What To Plant In Your Garden In May Your guide to What to Plant In Your Garden In May: planting flowers, planting vegetable and jobs to do. What to plant in your garden in May. The clocks have changed and it’s staying lighter, later. The risk of frost has passed (though this is the UK, … Read more

Why Do Weeds Grow So Fast? Why do weeds grow so fast? I think most people must ask themselves that question.You work hard to grow plants, flowers can take weeks to grow, then weeds seem to be able to appear overnight, with little to no effort! It’s time to face facts. They may be annoying … Read more

Raised Garden Bed & why you need one! Raised Garden Bed – The Benefits Raised Garden Bed also known as garden boxes are a great way of growing sections of vegetables and flowers. Not only will they keep ground level garden weeds away but prevents soil becoming compact. Being raised and with a barrier of … Read more

What to plant in February I personally write off January as trying to get anything practical done in general life and in the garden. For me January is a planning month. Planning your year, be it holiday, shedding that post-Christmas weight or looking forward to a full and fruitful garden. So why not get ahead … Read more

What to plant during winter An avid gardener or someone that likes to dabble, you may be thinking to yourself What to plant during winter, if anything at all?! Most of us have pulled out our tarpaulin and covered our garden furniture, we’ve tucked up that lawnmower in the shed and we’re ready for nature … Read more

How to Stop Weeds Growing Through Gravel Dealing with weeds in your gravel driveway? Here is how to stop weeds from growing in gravel. It’s a common sight seeing weeds in gravel driveways. If you’ve not laid a good, weed control fabric foundation or just don’t keep on top of removing those weeds that have … Read more

How to Kill Weeds A big part of maintaining and building any garden is controlling weeds and weed growth. Weeds can strangle and smother plants, others can just make your garden look untidy and in some cases unsafe. We not only need to know how to kill weeds but how to manage them. Here are … Read more