Garden Environment

A previous article on composting in this series has highlighted the types of materials which are suitable to use in the construction of a compost heap. Once you've gathered enough material it's then ...

Storing tools safely not only extends their life but also additionally ensures nasty accidents are avoided. When selecting your garden storage area, be it a shed, garage or storage cupboard; ...

One of the key things to remember is that if you’re a keen gardener and/or like to spend a lot of time in your garden, you’re going to need to take into account safety when it comes to laying ...

Why adopting a garden crop rotation strategy will not only make for healthier soil but will almost certainly result in a higher and better quality yield from your crops as well as keeping plant ...

Greenhouses have always been popular and not only help to protect and encourage certain types of plants to grow but they are also an ideal way for you to enjoy gardening all year round. The ...

Whenever you hear the word ‘tetanus’, many of us tend to think only about being cut by a rusty nail or being bitten by a dog or some other animal. However, the bacteria associated with tetanus can ...

How pond algae can ruin the appearance of a pond and can also harm aquatic plants and wildlife that live in the pond. How the control of pond algae always begins with the design and construction of ...

With increasing concerns about mankind’s effects on the planet we should all try to do our bit to reduce the amount of refuse we cannot recycle, even in the garden. Fortunately, most councils are ...

Composting is a great solution to the effective conditioning of your garden and more and more people not only keen gardeners, have taken it up over recent years as part of their commitment to ...

Weather and climate both have a profound effect on gardening, especially so in the UK where the weather can be unpredictable. The most important periods of the year occur during the growing ...

With water shortages becoming more common and a greater concern being shown for our natural resources many people are now looking at ways to use water more wisely, particularly in the garden. ...