Home Gardening Updates

Home gardening is and can be enjoyable not to mention the health benefits it brings when learning about growing plants and getting outdoors.

Watching nature and creating a growing space at home whether large or small has a great for wildlife and us as well.

Create your own space and see what happens.

Mar 14, 2023

Raised bed gardening can provide a lot of benefits and help.

Side view of a metal raised garden bed.

If getting down to the ground is hard and uncomfortable or the growing area is full of roots, consider doing raised bed gardening

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Mar 14, 2023

Having clay soils in your garden doesn't mean plants won't grow.

clay soil patch

There are such a lot of different plant varieties around, many will grow and thrive in clay soils.

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Mar 14, 2023

Building raised beds for gardening helps to fit them into an area.

old patio under laurels unearthed

Whether it is to bring the garden up higher or to improve the soil, Building raised beds for gardening will help both of these issues.

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Aug 06, 2022

How to grow pumpkins to eat, to carve or for fun - some help

pumpkins

Learning how to grow pumpkins isn't that hard. Care taken at the start and during growth has lots of rewards.

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Aug 06, 2022

butternut squash

Green growing butternut squash

butternut squash

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Jul 21, 2022

The cheeky robins gives much enjoyment and drama in a garden

Robin

Who doesn't love the little robins that hop around the hedgerows and garden hedges.

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Jul 21, 2022

Garden birds are great to watch and listen to.

Robin

While sitting or working in your garden it is great to see the way the garden birds act.

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Mar 19, 2020

Deciduous trees are ones that shed their leaves in the autumn.

deciduous trees

Autumn would not look as beautiful without the changing of leaf colour on deciduous trees before they fall.

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Mar 18, 2020

Summer brings warmer days, colourful flowers and trees in leaf.

Summer flower beds

The vigorous growth season is summer when the temperature rises, sun shines and flowers bloom.

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Mar 08, 2020

The winter season brings joys and perils to the countryside or garden

shrubs in the snow

The winter season can bring rest and recuperation to plants as they build up their reserves for growth in the spring.

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Mar 07, 2020

Spring is a welcome change from the winter and brings new things.

Group of Daffodils

Rebirth, regrown and regenerate all words that can be associated with Spring. A beautiful, colourful season.

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Mar 07, 2020

When is autumn - some facts about this fascinating season.

fallen leaves in a pile

People ask when is autumn to get their garden ready for winter or to see the beautiful colours this season can bring.

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Mar 05, 2020

Plant leaves vary in size, shape and colour but all help growth.

plant leaves

Inside plant leaves a complicated process occurs to turn sunlight into food. This helps the plant to grow.

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Feb 29, 2020

Good plant roots are vital to the well being and survival of plants.

Plant showing root system

There is a lot of chemical activity that happen around the plant roots and soil.

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Feb 28, 2020

A garden design should individually reflect what is needed in one.

Garden at Crathes Castle

Deciding on a garden design can be done through a company or by yourself but consider what you would like it to include.

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