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Top 10 gardening chores for March

Top 10 gardening chores for March

What to do in March 1. With all the new growth emerging, make sure you protect the growth from the nasty slugs. 2. It’s the time of the year to p...

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Top 10 gardening chores for February

Top 10 gardening chores for February

What to do in February 1. Still ensure that all your tender plants are securely protected by fleece. 2. If not already done, its your last chance...

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Top 10 gardening chores for January

Top 10 gardening chores for January

What to do in January 1. As this is effectively the coldest month of Winter, special care should be taken to protect the more tender plants from ...

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Top 10 gardening chores for December

Top 10 gardening chores for December

What to do in December 1. With the frosts and the icy weather on the doorstep, make sure all your frost protection is secure and functional. Depe...

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Top 10 gardening chores for November

Top 10 gardening chores for November

What to do in November 1. Continue to clear leaves on lawns (most importantly), flower beds and ponds. 2. This month is traditionally the month w...

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Top 10 gardening chores for October

Top 10 gardening chores for October

  What to do in October 1. As leaf fall increases, make sure you clear the leaves on a regular basis. Use the leaves to create your own leaf mou...

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Allium bulbs

Top 10 gardening chores for September

  What to do in September 1. Its a great month for harvesting. Continue harvesting your vegetables and fruit and if there is too much to deal with...

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Top 10 gardening chores for August

Top 10 gardening chores for August

What to focus on, as your gardening chores for August: 1. Wisterias need their Summer pruning, cutting all the long growth back to five leaves....

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Top 10 gardening chores for July

Top 10 gardening chores for July

What to focus on, as your gardening chores for July: 1. Most importantly, ensure that all plants in containers are well-watered when the weather...

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Top 10 gardening chores for June

Top 10 gardening chores for June

  What to focus on, as your gardening chores for the month of June: 1. Keep on top of weeding by regularly hoeing the borders – be careful for fl...

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Bee attracting plants

Bee aware - Our top 10 favourite selection of bee attracting plants.

We appreciate you are taking the time to read this and truly grateful for that, as the whole bee decline situation is something that sits close t...

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Planting design for small gardens
Barbarashinds

I was delighted how quickly Mark picked up on what we required. We have very little gardening experience and ability, so he provided us with a garden to reflect this. We had an existing garden of sorts, so he saved as much as possible from that and put in new planting to blend in with the older plants. It was all done very quickly and easily- and was cleared up beautifully. Here we are, nearly a year later , with a beautiful, low maintenance garden with features that provide year round interest. He also came to prepare the garden for winter and was full of helpful tips for us to carry on his good work. Altogether a very successful experience- and we would thoroughly recommend Mark and his work. Barbara Hinds.

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Planting design for medium gardens
Melanie Thompson

Mark has completely transformed my garden from the way it was, just by cutting and shaping existing plants and moving other plants around. The beds look so much bigger and a natural flow to the garden has been created. He has an abundance of plant knowledge. I have full confidence with his suggestions, that he has now full reign over the garden

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Planting design for medium gardens
TB

Mark and his team refreshed our clapped-out back garden starting with a complete redesign, developing a planting plan and doing the actual planting. They were super knowledgeable and professional throughout, worked hard and efficiently, and regularly went above and beyond when unforeseen issues arose, as they always do. They're also lovely guys so it was a pleasure working with them, and you can tell they have a genuine love for gardens and plants. Mark in particular has an excellent eye for garden design. During the initial consultation he took the time to understand our vision, and he also moved some things in ways we hadn't thought of which already improved the garden tremendously. When he delivered the planting plan we were impressed at how much he'd remembered about the garden. And during the actual job every suggestion he made, including some we questioned initially, produced a significant improvement. The garden looks amazing now and we've hired the team to update our front garden as well.

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Planting design for medium gardens
Maggie

I used this company to design and plant my front and back gardens, having decided to abandon the lawn and flower beds I inherited. They kept certain plants to avoid everything being new and worked with me to produce a design and planting suggestions. There were discussions and adaptations during the process and the result was a very pleasing, easy maintenance garden.