The Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS's) Garden Rosemoor will be playing host to a very special occasion on the weekend of April 20th to 21st. It will be hosting not just one, but two special gardening events, as the RHS National Rhododendron Show will be united with the South West Camellia and Magnolia Show for the Read more ...
Green-fingered enthusiasts and gardening professionals alike will no doubt be very frustrated that the unseasonably cold weather currently battering the country is keeping them from getting on with much of their activities. Indeed, professional garden and landscape designer Dan Pearson acknowledged that "March can be a cruel month" – and there is no better evidence Read more ...
Climbers are renowned for the kind of maintenance they need – as it is very important to keep them in shape in order to avoid them damaging the buildings they are growing up. However, these are far from being the only plants that can really take advantage of the space offered by a wall. Indeed, Read more ...
February is one month in the year that can prove to be very difficult for gardeners to really get to grips with. On the one hand, winter should be on its way out at some point soon – but on the other, the climate conditions can still be wildly harsh and unpredictable. Partly as a Read more ...
Winter seems to have arrived with a vengeance but modern snow clearing equipment means there’s no need for us to shut up shop. Snow blowers and salt and ice melt spreaders can shift snow and ice really simply and easily so there’s no need to stay at home and phone in blaming the snow, much Read more ...
January is not the busiest time of year for gardeners, but there is still a lot to be done when it comes to protecting plants from the harsh winter conditions that can be expected. Indeed, this is usually the point at which it is advisable to prepare for the coldest conditions that will be experienced Read more ...
With the harsh winter conditions really starting to make their presence felt at this time of year, green-fingered enthusiasts up and down the country will want to adjust their gardening routine accordingly. While it is clearly no longer the season to be getting the lawn mower out, there is still plenty of work to be Read more ...
While the nights are drawing in and there are fewer daylight hours in which green-fingered enthusiasts are able to work with their gardens, there are still plenty of tasks to be getting on with. For instance, there are still a few late-blooming flowers that are offering bursts of colour as winter approaches. Nerine is one Read more ...
Those searching for evidence of a healthy manufacturing business in the UK should take the small, country road to Hixon in Staffordshire where, on an unassuming and pleasantly situated industrial estate, they will find the factory and offices of Allett, manufacturers of high-quality, cylinder lawn mowers. Allett’s story starts in 1965, when Reg Allett created Read more ...
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Young trees ‘need tough love’