Archive for September, 2008
Conifer week starts today!
September 27th, 2008
Well, it may not be the most exciting thing you’ve heard this year, but perhaps it should be. According to a recent survey by PlantforLife, more than one in five people can only find time to work on their gardens once a month or less, yet 91% of us say it’s a priority […]
Garden style can make you money
September 24th, 2008
But only when you come to sell your house! If, like millions, you are worried about your property during the credit crunch, Yorkshire Bank has an encouraging new report showing that adding style to your garden can add something else – up to £9,000 in value.
A recent survey discovered than even in this […]
Heather gardens - cost-effective style
September 21st, 2008
I’ve recently returned from the Scottish Highlands, where the heather gardens were looking at their best – many people forget that acidic soils can offer great scope to grow heathers, or overlook the style potential of this neglected perennial, but it’s worth noting that a well-planned heather garden will look well established within […]
The perfect lawn
September 18th, 2008
It’s not something that ever bothers me, but one of the key elements of garden style, at least in the UK, is the perfect lawn. Whether it’s a swathe of emerald green like a snooker table, a beautifully green-on-green striped area that would put Lords to shame, or an off-beat […]
Times Back Garden of the Year announced
September 15th, 2008
According to The Times newspaper - ‘greenness’ is “… an approach to how you do things generally. It’s about being patient and taking time to see what’s under your nose and not letting gardening become a consumer sport. It’s about making a garden that really pleases you, not just some eco-showpiece out to prove […]
September 6th, 2008
Winter is approaching fast – and if the current weather is anything to go by, most of us should be planning a bog garden! But winter interest is a style concept used to describe a feature that comes into its own when the rest of the garden is dormant and particularly when it’s covered in […]
September 3rd, 2008
Have you seen the new living walls or vertical gardens? They are appearing everywhere from garden shows through to Shanghai International Port Terminal. They are either screens or as true structural walls and they have massive environmental benefits, as well as looking superb. Traditional walls, especially in city landscapes retain the sun’s heat […]
