Oaktree Home and Garden

A few years ago I posted an article about The Torquay Palm also known as The New Zealand Cabbage Plant
Following the severely cold winter experienced in the UK (2010 / 2011) many Palms appeared to have paid the ultimate price, showing no signs of life, dead brown blades hanging down where once they stood proudly [...]

I couldn’t believe what I witnessed last week, somebody cutting their front lawn in mid February. The following day it was covered in several centimeters of snow.
It has been a long winter and most gardeners are getting impatient to get outside and do something in the garden. Leave cutting the lawn until March when it [...]

Few of us have been unaffected by the recession, many are looking for ways to save the odd few pence where they can.
Food is often uppermost on our minds, not just eating it but the price of it and ultimately the taste of the cooked product.
Faced with the choice of shopping at the large supermarket [...]

For all you budding gardeners and those of you who know very little about the subject but want to learn more, we are having a category dedicated to help and advice in the garden.
Periodically we will write ‘How To’ and ‘What does that mean?’ articles, along with answering any questions visitors may have, your questions [...]