Site Map (Alphabetical)

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• April Tasks
  One of the most important April tasks it to provide support for climbers. Before you know it the clematis will have grown several feet and gotten tangled in the process.
  
  
• Aquilegias
  
  
• Boundaries
  If you have a small garden the boundaries form a large part of that garden, whereas in a large garden the boundaries merge into the background.
  
  
• Capability Brown
  Lancelot Brown, who was to be known as Capability Brown was a Landscape Architect rather than a gardener but he is often described as England's greatest gardener
  
  
• Climbers
  Climbers have been cultivated for many centuries, often climbers were used to cover an unsightly wall or give a building an air of romance, such as growing roses around an old English cottage.
  
  
• Container Gardening
  Container gardening enables you to easily vary your color scheme, and as each plant finishes flowering, it can be replaced with another.
  
  
• Dealing with Garden Pests
  Pests can be described as those creatures that harm your garden plants and they can quickly cause a great deal of damage. There is a huge army of pests, but most organic gardeners are unlikely to encounter the majority of them
  
  
• Designing your Garden
  Designing your garden should be based on strong lines and shapes. In Garden Design lines impose order and help to control the overall look of the garden.
  
  
• Easy Vegetables
  As the cost of living rises growing your own vegetables is becoming more and more popular. If you are a rank beginner you might want to start with the easy vegetables and get your confidence
  
  
• February Tasks
  Although it can be cold and uncomfortable in the garden at this time of year February tasks should not be put off and you will be pleased with yourself later in the Spring
  
  
• Gardening Gifts
  There are so many great gardening gifts that the only constraint is your own budget.
  
  
• Gertrude Jekyll
  Gertrude Jekyll was among the most influential English garden designers and she was born in November 1843 in London, but grew up in Surrey
  
  
• Great Gardeners
  when we think of gardening, gardeners, garden designers and landscape architects, we tend to think of the great gardeners from the 18th century onwards
  
  
• Groundcover
  Groundcover should ideally be plants which are evergreen, compact and grow to a low, even height.
  
  
• Growing for Scent
  
  
• Growing Roses
  
  
• Hard Landscaping
  
  
• Home
  Gardening has becoming more and more popular - you just need to check out the number of gardening programmes on the TV and the number of gardening magazines on sale.
  
  
• January Tasks
  
  
• Landscaping Your Garden
  Landscaping your garden is usually a fairly big task, consuming much time and energy. But before you hire that professional, here are some tips that could save both time and money.
  
  
• March Tasks
  
  
• Modern Garden Design
  Good modern garden design starts with a plan. Think about your goal – what kind of a look and feel do you want to achieve with modern garden design?
  
  
• Organic Gardening
  The modern organic movement began in the late 1940s as a reaction to the increased use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in the years after the Second World War.
  
  
• Perennials
  Perennials are a must for the mixed border. While shrubs and small trees provide the structure perennials or herbaceous plants provide colour and seasonal interest.
  
  
• Planting the Kitchen Garden
  
  
• Plants For Your Garden
  If you are serious about gardening you should be aware of how much sun and shade your garden gets during the seasons. This will tell you what type of plants for your garden to buy for your beds and borders.
  
  
• Plants to attract Wildlife
  Plants are the single most important factor when it comes to attracting wildlife into your garden. The provide a food source and shelter for visiting bees, butterflies, moths and many other beneficial insects.
  
  
• Taking Successful Cuttings
  If you are gardening on a small budget taking cuttings is an excellent way of stocking your plot. Taking sucessful cuttings is not difficult and it is easy to get a plant to root, as long as you follow a few easy steps
  
  
• The Border
  The border can make or break your garden. Don’t see the border as a project to be undertaken and completed, rather see it as constantly evolving.
  
  
• The Compost Heap
  
  
• The History of Garden Design
  Whenever we think of the history of garden design the name Capability Brown is one of the first to spring to mind.
  
  
• The Kitchen Garden
  Throughout dry periods, vegetable gardens need extra watering. Most vegetables benefit from an inch or more of water each week, especially when they are fruiting.
  
  
• The Lawn
  The lawn is often the centrepiece of the garden. For many gardeners this makes it worth all the mowing, feeding and tending to get it to look its best.
  
  
• The Patio
  
  
• The Wildlife Garden
  
  
• The Wildlife Pond
  
  
• Verbascums
  Verbascums seem to do well at flower shows and look wonderful in the cottage garden and Verbascums grown in pots and containers are ideal for the patio.
  
  
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