Saving Dried Plants

You may be able to revive dried- out plants if they aren’t too far gone or if the roots haven’t been affected. Don’t be tempted to give your dried out plant too much water as this can stress the plant and damage tiny roots that are working hard to get established. Start by moistening the […]

Hosepipe Ban News

This Summer has been one of the hottest and driest on record in the UK. It is not advisable to lay new lawns but if you do need to lay a new lawn during this exceptionally hot period did you know that there is an exemption for 28 days for watering newly laid lawns? You […]

What to do with a scorched lawn

We are being asked what to do with a scorched lawn. Leave them be, lawns are durable and will bounce back once it starts raining again. Hold off mowing and feeding the lawn and if you are lucky enough that your lawn is still green when you next mow set the blades slightly higher as […]

Its Hydrangea Season

Hydrangea’s are a great way to bring colour into the garden from  mid to late summer. With their striking flower heads they come in a range of shapes from cones to large ball shape flowers. There is a Hydrangea  to suit any garden as they come in compact varieties and also larger shrub border varieties. […]

Gardening jobs for March

The gardening season is starting properly now, despite the cold nights.  There are some early spring jobs to be done such as trimming back deciduous grasses, and if evergreen grasses are looking tatty, you could give them haircut to tidy up too.  Fresh growth will be starting at the base. Other evergreen monocots such as […]

Top tips on laying turf.

Top tips for laying turf Plan It helps to plan ahead, turf needs to be laid the day it arrives, so ensure you have planned and prepared the area in advance.  Firstly work out how much turf and topsoil you may need, if unsure you can use our online quantity calculator, if  you need to […]