Every gardener’s pet hate is having weeds appearing all over their garden where they are truly not wanted! So, today we are going to share with you some of our weed control top tips, helping to keep your garden weed-free! Keep Soil Disturbance LowYour garden …
Cordylines have become a very popular plant/tree over the past few years. Cordylines generally start as a plant then as they lower leaves die and fall they leave a trunk-like stem. They can grow really tall and do survive fairly well in the English climate. …
Most people would assume that gardening is one of the best activities to take part in if you have arthritis. Now, this is not the case. Whilst it may help to take your mind away from your pain for a small amount of time, it can cause you more pain than good. That is why today, we are going to share with you some ways that you can avoid the pain so you can still enjoy gardening with arthritis.
Use Lightweight Tools
Some gardening tools can be extremely heavy to make them more hardwearing. This can make them more difficult for people with arthritis to use. Using light weight tools will put less strain on your joints, making gardening more enjoyable.
Switch Between Activites
There are lots of things you can do in your garden. The best way to prevent pain is to switch between what you are doing so you are not putting too much pressure on the same joints. Go from preparing the soil to watering plants to change the position, helping ease and prevent joint pain.
Finding storage in your garden can be a difficult challenge. With the garden being one of the places where you need the most storage possible for all your garden tools, toys and other pieces. So, what are some of our best garden storage solutions, helping …
If you have children, you will be well aware that children’s toys are so expensive. This does include children’s garden toys! One way to keep the costs down is by making children’s play equipment yourself! Today, we are going to share with you how you …
When thinking of a dream home, most people would love to have a large garden. Being able to do whatever you want in a large space. But larger gardens are not always the dream we envision. In this article, we are going to look into reasons why large gardens are not always the best.
1- More Maintenance
A larger garden does require more maintenance. For example, you will have more lawn to care for and mow. This means it will take you more time and effort to care for your garden.
2- More Expensive
Like with everything, when you go bigger, it does get more expensive. You have more costs to maintain your garden. You will need more resources to fill your garden and make it the best it can be.
3- Easier To Lose Items
With a larger garden, as you have more space it is much easier to lose items and more difficult to find them. All of the extra land makes it near impossible to hunt and find any items when you do lose them.
4-Easier For Pets To Escape
Having a larger garden gives your pets more opportunities to escape. With them being able to run off out of sight and escape from the garden without being spotted. This again can make it difficult for you to find them with there being many places where they can go when you have a larger garden.
5- Not As Safe
Large gardens are also not as safe, especially if you have younger children. With a larger garden, it is not possible to keep your eyes on your children at all times. Meaning they will not always be in eyesight and preventable injuries may occur.
These are our 5 reasons why larger gardens are not always the best. Take these into consideration when having it a high priority on your list of aspects for your home.
Creating edible gardens is one trend that we saw a spike within 2020. With many novice gardeners taking the plunge and creating an edible garden. You may be wondering what an edible garden even is. Well, today we are going to share with you what …
It is without a doubt that your front garden is just as important, if not more important, than your back garden. With this being the first aspect of your home people see when they drive by or come to visit. The design of your front …
Caring for our gardens is one task which we all seem to forget about. However, it is extremely important to keep caring for your garden even when it is exactly how you want it.
Like inside our homes, the day you stop caring for your garden can cause a nightmare. With it being easy for plants to become overgrown and weeds to take over. To prevent this from happening you should care for your garden weekly at a minimum. With mowing your lawn and weeding being two of the most important jobs you can complete.
Similar to how we need to care for our pets, caring for our plants is just as important. With you needing to water them daily to ensure they grow as efficiently as possible. If you do not water your plants it can cause them to die or not grow as well as you had hoped.
Our gardens and homes play two massive part of our lives, but which is the most important to care for? Well, this always comes down to personal opinion. But, today we are going to share with you some reasons why you need to care for …