General Garden Reviews

Here are some general gardening tips; 1; An old worn out umbrella makes a great frame for climbing plants. Strip off the old fabric and 'plant' the frame then train plants to grow round it. 2; Use a washing up liquid bottle to water delicate seedlings. The fine nozzle will allow you to place the water delicately. ...  Read the complete review

We recently moved house and the back garden was a tip - quite literally! The previous occupants had knocked down a pantry and left all the rubble in the back garden, together with enough bike parts to build three complete motorbikes and still haev bits left over. Both the sheds were full of rubbish as well as a car engine and other bits and ...  Read the complete review

Having been trying to think how i could fix a fence on top of my wall, i visited a diy outlet and asked their advice. Metpost was the answer, not only do they do ground spikes for ordinary fence panels but they also do assorted fittings for fastening on top of walls and to walls and existing fences too. They come with all fastenings ...  Read the complete review

For anyone who needs a fast growing hedge or screen Leylandii conifers have provided a cheap and instant solution. The popularity of these over the last few years has resulted in an epidemic spread through gardens across the country. However they have caused heartbreak for many whose neighbours have used them as weapon of war. ...  Read the complete review

They were sitting together in my local Garden Centre in the ‘Indoor Houseplant Department’ Two four inch pots, each with a tiny Yucca plant, about nine inches high. Two for a fiver, was right up my pocket, so I bought them both and drove them home on the front seat of my small car. They thrived happily in my bathroom, but after one ...  Read the complete review

To help retain water in your hanging baskets, roll newspaper up into small balls and place between the plants. It is a big help on cutting down on constant watering. Another way of retaining water is to break up polystyrene packing (the type that your PC was delivered in!) and put it into the bottom of pots before adding earth and plants ...  Read the complete review

I go out into the garden every morning to feed animal and i have to walk over wet or damp grass nearly every day. I had this pair of old shoes rather like deck shoe but really old and the dye used to stain my feet as i tend not to wear socks.The dye was blue and you can imagine what my feet must have looked like. Well my problem was solved the ...  Read the complete review

I do not have a 'garden' I have a back yard which used to have a patch of lawn on it! It was fine until we bought a dog, and winter came and it began raining! She basically destroyed it and managed to tread mud all through the house! It was decided that Flagging was the only option, and my Builder mate was duly called ...  Read the complete review

I am a keen gardener and always admit that I will grow anything. How many of you have tried growing things from fruits that you can buy from the supermarkets. I don't mean just oranges an apples, but mangos, lychee, fig, star fruit, passion fruit, avocado and many more. These seeds are technically free as the fruit is usually bought to ...  Read the complete review

When we moved into our house 18 months ago we decided that we wanted to grow our own vegetables to save money, get organic food and to make use of our garden and give us a hobby. We had a lawn divided in two by a path and decided to dig up one side of the lawn. We now have 4 raised beds which we built at a cost of about £30.00 (timber ...  Read the complete review

Here are some tips to keep your garden lush in drought This also makes easy gardening ,after all you dont want to spend all your time working ,and never have time to sit and enjoy. Make sure you plant some trees for shade , and shrubs, to look beautiful , and to cast shade on your lawn , a smaller shrub Buddleai , has soft purple cone ...  Read the complete review

My garden suffers from very poor drainage caused principally by having a heavy clay soil and consequently fence posts tend to rot fairly quickly due to their always being very wet below ground level. The Metpost repair spur has however come to my rescue. I have now installed four of these in total and consider them the ideal solution to rotting ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever seen the advert's in your local papers for Do It Yourself sheds. Well i did i,m quite good at DIY so i ordered a 6'x4' tongue and groove shed which cost about £90. When it was delivered i was having serious doubts because it was just this big pile of timber and a 1 page instruction leaflet. ...  Read the complete review

Zephrine Drouhin is my favourite rose variety. I saw a black and white picture of it in a library book some years ago. It was pictured scrambling up a huge tree in a well-known garden in France. I think it was in the garden of the palace at Versailles. Even in black and white it was very impressive. I read the description of it and it made me ...  Read the complete review

We all know that we should feed our lawns in Spring and Autumn. We all know that a lawn will benefit from spiking to aerate the soil and watering in drought conditions. But when these tasks have been done and all things should be equal, what is it that makes my lawns SO much better than my neighbour's. I don't think the answer lies in ...  Read the complete review

The big garden centres are fine for buying exotic plants and expensive items like garden furniture. But what about those unglamorous basic things that we all need such as feeds,fertilisers, compost and the like? Local Allotment Societies often have their own 'shop' where they buy things in bulk, then re-pack them in smaller units. ...  Read the complete review

Fuchsias are superb plants for beginners or experienced gardeners who want a splash of colour to brighten up window boxes, pots or hanging baskets. Easy to grow they will reward you with a riot of colour throughout the summer. Some protection in the winter months for the more tender and you can take them through to next year. For ...  Read the complete review

As the school holiday approach, please take a few moments to check the safety of your garden. Statistics show that as the weather gets warmer the number of accidents in the garden increases dramatically. Check your paving slaps, are any loose? Are there any holes where someone could trip? Check fences, gates and wooden furniture for nails or ...  Read the complete review