General Garden Reviews

Gardening has always been an interest of mine but because of a lack of space at home my garden is only 30 ft x 30 ft half of that is slabs, I've been limited to a few outdoor Tomato plants in Gro bags and border plant's in pot's and trough's to add a bit of colour. This all changed a couple of years ago when I paid a chance ...  Read the complete review

I thought I’d write this opinion to encourage you all to look after our native wild birds. I have been hearing disturbing stories in the news about how the wild bird population is decreasing and how birds, like the sparrow, that we all thought to be so common are disappearing. I only have a small urban garden but I enjoy feeding the ...  Read the complete review

I am meant to be a gardener, to grow things. All I need is an acre of land, and I can make my own compost, grow fruit and veggies and be quite happy doing so. As of now, I've many houseplants growing, lovingly re-potted as they get bigger, two gardenia bushes, 3 strawberry plants, and have started grapefruit and pear trees from seed. The ...  Read the complete review

The Spring is sprung, the grass is riz - I wonder where them gardeners is.... Well, if they're anything like me, they're sitting indoors by a nice fire, poring over catalogues and making plans for those fine, summer days. If this is the case,then for all you keen (or even reluctant) gardeners, I have just the catalogue for you to ...  Read the complete review

I can't say I am a great expert on gardening, only having done some garden design as part of an interior design course. However I did learn a few really important things that help when designing and maintaining a garden. It is important to sort out the hard landscaping first, this is things such as paths and walls or fences. I also ...  Read the complete review

Don't you just hate it when you've spent hours in the garden turning over the soil, weeding, planting and making the garden look really nice...then when you are asleep the cats creep out for their nightly stroll and head straight for your freshly tidied garden to perform their bodily functions. They never do it in their own ...  Read the complete review

Wanting to learn a little about gardening having bought my firsthouse I enrolled on the certifcate course at Writtle college. The programme aims to cover a variety of practical issues from growing vegetables through to landscape gardening. The programme lasts a year and takes one whole day every week, this provides sufficient time to ...  Read the complete review

********** UPDATE It's January, and I'm writing this in the frozen north :( Okay, it's not actually frozen here right now, but at this time of year, it could well be minus 10 tomorrow. Birds don't like sub zero temperatures any more than you or I, and worse than that, they can't come inside ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who has a vegetable plot but doesn't want a lot of work should try growing onions. If you buy onion sets, which are available from Woolies or garden centres etc., plant them as instructed between late Feb to early April, by the end of summer you'll have lovely fresh onions which you can store and use all through the winter. The ...  Read the complete review

You would think that having a garden which slopes like the north face of the Eiger, drainage would not be a problem.. But when the soil type.. And I use the term soil loosely you understand..Is Blue Clay then drainage is a major problem.. Water sits on top of my Blue Clay most of the year nowadays, turning the lawn into a quagmire, and the ...  Read the complete review

I love to plant a garden.It's hard work but well worth it when all the fresh vegatables start coming in.I didn't raise a garden this year, but I did last year.It helps relieve stress when your outdoors in the garden with sun glaring down on you. My kids always love to come out there and help me plant the seeds.They always ...  Read the complete review

Having your very own butterfly house isn't quite the flight of fancy you imagine. In fact, with just a little leg work you could soon have their colourful beauty adding a magical touch to your patch. To start with, you need to heat the greenhouse during the spring. then pop in a few plants like passion flowers and Mexican orange ...  Read the complete review

Wheelie bins - the greatest invention since knick -- Ooo! I can't say that can I? Bin bags were so easy for a stray, or even not so stray, cat or dog or even fox to rip open in their search for food and the bin men are reluctant to pick up the scattered rubbish. In fact they rarely do. On windy days the piles of rotting food and gungy ...  Read the complete review

Daffodils have long been a favourite of mine to buy as cut flowers. They are cheap and pretty and are a lovely sign of spring. Since I got my own garden I have also grown them. What a lovely plant to grow. You just plant the bulbs and thats really it! In spring they will start to grow and you will soon have a lovely display of daffs ...  Read the complete review

More and more people are concerned about food issues such as GM crops, more people are vegetarian, modern houses have very small gardens and gardening is becoming more popular. So why are allotments considered to be boring? Having an allotment is thought to be something that ‘old codgers’ do and as a consequence allotments are ...  Read the complete review

I didn't really know which category to put this item into as it has an element of danger in it. I really like unusual plants in the garden and don't really go for pretty borders and manicured lawns. So the quest is always on for something different. Teasels became a challenge. A friend and I had noticed some ...  Read the complete review

If you have a large Garden why not think of adding a water feature?. I have a pond in mine which is about 10 feet by 6ft.It is quite a task to get it done but the results are stunning! You will need to dig out the area before hand, then aquire a pond liner of the size of your choice.You will then need to lay it and place bricks around the ...  Read the complete review

I know this is in the wrong section but I would just like everyone to know about the problems I had with this product. I bought it from Argos for £17.50 and I am very dissapointed with it. It is supposed to automatically turn on when PIR detects movement within its range (range of about 1 metre!!!!!) which should be 8 metres. It ...  Read the complete review

Fed up with all those trees blocking your view, stop the sun from getting into your garden and fed up from picking up the fruit that has fallen, but you know if these trees gets cut down it could take you weeks and weeks to remove the roots. Here is my tip Drill several holes in the heart of the tree stub about four or five inches ...  Read the complete review

I love my garden, although it is small and looks more like a childs playground. I spend a lot of time out there watering planting, weeding and mowing the lawn. It is a great way to relax after a hectic week. I've got a huge selection of pots on my patio and in the summer they look fantastic and a great show of colour. My beds are mostly ...  Read the complete review