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November Gardening Tasks

3 November 2010

Planning how to protect your plants from the cold weather is a major part of this month’s gardening tasks. Before the very cold weather sets in there are a few essential gardening jobs that should be carried out at this time of year. Now that the clocks have gone back you will need to plan [...]

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Eco Friendly Gardening Tips

15 June 2010

Don’t waste time and money on expensive fertilizers and other gimmicky items in the local garden centre use a composter and make your own fertilizer instead! If you want your garden to flourish and look fabulous follow my simple tips on eco friendly gardening to improve the health and look of your garden. Eco-friendly gardening [...]

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Jacks Guide to reviving your garden – Getting ready for the summer

27 April 2010

With spring in full swing now is the time to get back out in your garden and get it ready for the summer months. After suffering one of the coldest winters on record your garden will have been affected far more than in previous winters. Top 10 tips 1. Most shrubs and small trees should [...]

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Garden Maintenance – 20 gardening activities that can be done in 20 minutes or less.

31 March 2010

At Jacks Garden Store we offer gardening advice and simple tips on how to make gardening more fun! I have compiled a great list of garden maintenance tasks that can be completed in 20 minutes or less. Now that the nights are becoming lighter if you work full-time or spend all day looking after the [...]

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Gardeners guide to dealing with snow – Looking after your plants and wildlife

8 February 2010

With snow forecast again this week many gardeners will be keeping indoors, gardens across the UK will remain untouched until the snow clears. However surprisingly there are a few vital jobs worth venturing outdoors for if you are feeling brave enough! Shrubs and Trees The snow can have a damaging affect on your shrubs and [...]

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Reduce your carbon footprint – How your garden can help

5 February 2010

Recently the media has been full of stories about our carbon footprint. We all need to work together in reducing each one in order to reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. What is your carbon footprint? Essentially a carbon footprint is the measurement of all of our activities which have an impact [...]

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Wriggly Worms : Organic Worm Farming

18 September 2009

Wormeries are a box system that contain composting worms who devour your kitchen waste and newspapers, creating fantastic food for your indoor and outdoor plants. Wormeries are an extremely easy, convenient and environmentally friendly way of recycling your kitchen waste and reducing the amount of rubbish you send to land fill. They also provide you [...]

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Garden Compost : A guide for setting up your garden

22 August 2009

Home composting benefits not only your garden but also the environment as you are reducing all the nasty stuff going into landfill and on top of this you are saving money. Now that’s what I call a win/win. Plus, you are also saving time with no more trips to the garden centre for bags of compost! So what does [...]

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