Tag: gardening
Add Some Cheerful Colour to your Garden with a Winter Hanging Basket
14 November 2019 - Joanna Hazelton
Being greeted by a splash of cheerful colour from a hanging basket as you leave the house on a chilly, grey winter’s morning is a sure way to brighten up your day. Vibrant flowers, vivid berries and winter-flowering heathers can be planted alongside complementary evergreen foliage, such as ivy, to great effect. And evergreen shrubs […]
Girl Power and Parsley: Top Tips for Growing Herbs in Pots on your Patio
19 June 2019 - Joanna Hazelton
I’ve just discovered the joys of growing herbs in pots on my patio. Not only do they make wonderful, aromatic displays, it’s pretty handy being able to nip out from the kitchen for a basil leaf or three mid-bolognaise preparing. And it really couldn’t be simpler. I just mixed and matched a medley of herbs […]
Be Inspired. Forget the Garden Centre. Create Your Own Vibrant Hanging Baskets
16 April 2019 - Joanna Hazelton
I do love a hanging basket. There really is no better way of adding extra pops of colour than with an array of vibrant flowers and shrubs, flourishing in hanging baskets, dotted around the garden. I’ve always found a lovely selection to choose from at my local garden centre. But the plants only ever last […]
8 Community Gardening Tips
5 April 2012 - Chris Black
If you live in the city and would like to have more of a garden than you can get by planting tomatoes or petunias in a window sill planter, you may be interested in the concept of a community garden