Magazine - Articles by Editor
First Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Last
Showing 1 to 20 of 67 articles
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013
CREATE AN INSTANT WILDFLOWER MEADOW AS IN THE OLYMPIC PARK.
BENTLEY PRIORY, STANMORE3 Jul 2012 - Projects - Editor
RAF Bentley Priory was non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow . It was famous as the headquarters of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and the Second World War. The RAF Bentley Priory site includes a Grade 1 listed Officers' Mess and Italian Gardens. These, together with the park are designated a Registered Garden Grade II.
Go on a slug patrol26 Jun 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
Warm damp weather is ideal for a slug, and that’s exactly the type of conditions around your vegetables and shrubs at this time of year.
Review your irrigation needs21 Jun 2012 - Products and Reviews - Editor
With the hosepipe bans being lifted by many water companies, now is a good time to review your irrigation needs.
Stay safe, be on guard19 Jun 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
With everything growing like mad this summer make sure your strimmer is safe and fit for purpose.
The simple solution to Blanket Weed control in ponds11 Jun 2012 - Products and Reviews - Editor
There’s no need to worry or panic if you see the telltale signs of filamentous algae, Blanket Answer is the 100% safe for fish solution.
Trim formal Beech hedges to tidy up new growth6 Jun 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
With new growth formal Beech hedges can start to look untidy. It's time for a light trim.
Make your garden a wasp free zone31 May 2012 - Products and Reviews - Editor
Don’t want wasps in your garden, but you don’t want to kill or harm them? The Waspinator is the solution.
Hold in moisture on dry summer days23 May 2012 - Products and Reviews - Editor
You can cut down on the amount and frequency of water you add to your beds by minimizing the rate of water loss from your flowerbeds in the first place.
Minimize mowing requirements with a path9 May 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
Grass too long? Don’t fancy mowing it all? Just cut a path instead.
It’s spring, and it’s time to give your shrubs a spring feed3 May 2012 - Products and Reviews - Editor
For healthy trees and shrubs you want an easy to apply total feeding solution. Roots® MYCOspikes™ provides the answer.
The Plantation Landscapes case study: transforming the play area of a school25 Apr 2012 - Projects - Editor
The Plantation Landscapes is part of the successful Gavin Jones Group. The company was commissioned to transform the play area of a school in north London. The existing play area was in need of a bit of a redesign to make it more interesting, appealing and a safe environment for children to play in.
When the flowers go, cut it back24 Apr 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
The early flowering spring shrub Forsythia is coming to the end of its flowering season. It’s time to get out the secateurs.
Get water to the roots of newly planted trees19 Apr 2012 - Products and Reviews - Editor
Trees aren’t cheap, especially large ornamental trees. Taking a bit of extra care when planting them can make the difference between it just surviving, and it becoming established in its surroundings.
Pick, pluck, pull: Remove dead daffodil flowers4 Apr 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
Early flowering daffodils are now coming to the end of their aesthetic appeal, it's time to 'Dead-head' them.
Tidy up winter die-back on Cordyline27 Mar 2012 - Useful tips & facts - Editor
Mid spring is usually the best time to carry out any renovation work on Cordyline, but why not do it now?