Outdoor Mirrors from Brighton Roc

Mirrors are a great way to increase light and the perception of space inside your home and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t use them to give the same effect outside.  Outdoors you can use a mirror to increase light in a dark corner, to show off a garden feature or favourite plant, to catch [...]

The natural way to care for your Oleander

If you have a bare spot on your patio or in your garden, then the ever popular oleander bush might be just what you’re looking for. Oleander plants are a quick and easy way to bring colour and perfume to your outdoor space. And because they’re evergreen, their attractive grey-green leaves will provide year round [...]

Seeded Gifts and Cards from Big Tree Little Tree

Big Tree Little Tree sell an innovative selection of cards and gifts. Their collection of cards and bookmarks all come with  seeded shape attachments, once your intended recipient has finished with their card or gift, they can then remove the seeded shape from the front of their card or bookmark, plant it in a pot [...]

Herb Day at The Garden Museum

Herb Day is being held at Garden Museum on 9th June 2012 between 10.30 and 4.30pm by the Herb Society. Herbs are more than just green leaves….. They are an eco-friendly option that can transform a garden into an edible Garden of Eden!

For the Potting Shed

Now that spring is here, my thoughts have been turning to the garden and  in particular to planting seeds, sets and tubers.  I’d really love a potting shed to propogate my seeds in and I’ve been lusting after this lovely, traditional, wooden potting shed furniture from Swings and Pretty Things. A potting table is  a [...]

Guest Post: Grow Your Own

Most of us try to get our five a day, but have you thought about growing your own? Even if you don’t have much outdoor space, it’s pretty easy to do and if you get cracking now, you could be eating your own home-grown produce later this year. Why not think about growing your own [...]

Eco Friendly Landscape Gardening

At the moment we are gathering quotes for some fairly extensive changes to our garden.  I assumed it would be easy to find an environmentally friendly landscape gardening service, after all these companies are dealing with plants on a daily basis, but it has proved much more difficult that I expected.  There are a few [...]

Planting This Spring

Now that the garden is just starting to come alive again, you’re probably starting to think about planting seeds and getting ready for a new gardening year.  Seed catalogues have been out for a few months now so you may have already picked out a few new things to try for the season ahead. Hen [...]

Garden Accessories from Cebra Ethical Chic

Now that the weather is getting a little warmer, I’m starting to think about my garden.  Cebra Ethical Chic have some lovely garden accessories which are certainly worth a look. Something like this Recycled Metal Lightning Bug On A Stick will add a bit of fun and will look good too.  It’s hand made from [...]

Look After the Birds This Winter

It’s a good time of the year to be thinking about our feathered garden friends.  There’s winter feeding to help them out while food is scarce.  Looking ahead to the spring, it’s a last chance to put up bird boxes before the birds start to raise their families. It’s great when you can do something [...]

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