Gardening

I quite admire other peoples gardens and am amazed at the wonderful things that some people can do with their outside spaces. I unfortunately up until recently only had the odd plant in my house which I have to say I only ever noticed when someone pointed out to me that they had died and probably had in fact been dead for several weeks. This may have been something to do with the fact that I had neglected to give them any food or water since their day of purchase. I have to confess I never actually purposefully went out to buy plants all of the ones that I had where given to me by other people well meaning friends and family members who presumed that I was a ...  Read the complete review

For a few years now lv been re-designing my small back garden to grow only veg and cutting flowers for money saving.Its possible to grow food for very little cost apart from perhaps a few special seeds and gardening tools if you havent already have them and you are a first time gardener. l thought ld share a few hints & tips lv tried and tested. Although my tips as mostly to help me from a disabled view point,lm sure many reading this will find them useful to any one who wished to garden on a small space and to try and save money. l decided to write in monthly order as the hints and tips are easier to follow. JAN-APRIL Start ...  Read the complete review

This year we have decide to grow our own veg. It seems likely that Britain will be completely broke by mid 2010 and hyperinflation will have set in and all that Sainsburys will be able to offer will be brussel sprouts and broadbeans (lol). So we decided to save money and grown our own. Now this was a mistake from the start to think that we would save money. Firstly I have ducks that eat anything grown at ground level and secondly I have dogs that dig things up, so this means growing in raised pots. I have spent more this year on pots than I would ever have spent on vegetables from the supermarket! However as I told my husband soothingly I will still have the pots ...  Read the complete review

It's a surprise to many people that know me that I am getting into gardening; mostly because they are surprised at the fact my flat has a garden. We live in an upstairs flat however due to the design of the house; the (large) back garden belongs solely to us as the downstairs flat has the front garden. The garden was a major factor in purchasing the house as firstly, both my boyfriend and I love BBQ's; as soon as April comes we clean off the garden furniture get the charcoal out and sit in the back garden with our burgers on the BBQ shivering until we can take no more cold! Secondly the garden is a decent size; actually double the size of many gardens in other houses ...  Read the complete review

I am not a gardener. I am useless in the garden. Plants look at me and commit vegetal Hari-Kari. They cease to be, they shuffle off to the great vegetable plot in the sky! I've even tried talking to them but they sulk and refuse to talk back. My Mother, Son, Daughter in Law and Husband are all brilliant gardeners, I gaze in awe at them producing huge baskets full of healthy fruit and veg from diddly little seeds and puny seedlings. It all seems miraculous to me. Now; I hear you asking yourself, "What is a card carrying non gardener doing, writing a review on gardening?" I'll tell you. This review is a plea for compassion for the non ...  Read the complete review