Oaktree Home and GardenA 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 [...]
If asked to draw up a list of gardener’s worst enemies, what would you expect to find heading the list? My bet would be slugs.
We have numerous methods of trying to rid our gardens of these ugly looking creatures that seem hell bent on devouring everything we have spent our precious time nurturing.
The quickest [...]
The month of November is the best time to plant new rose bushes.
The ground is still quite warm and the soil is manageable, allowing the roots to get a good start before the ravages of Winter set in.
Don’t forget to prune the bushes back hard prior to planting and mix a planting medium of [...]
This week saw the official start of Spring, the vernal equinox took place on March 21st followed by British Summertime on March 25th giving longer daylight hours.
For seasonal gardeners this is now the time to get in the garden and start work.
Lawns can be cut if not already done so, set the blades to a [...]
March is with us and Spring is around the corner. The weather has not been very kind and few of us would relish being outdoors in all the wind and rain we have recently been experiencing, however, in between the bad days there are some nice sunny ones when we can get out and do [...]
Now that the New Year has dawned it is time to start thinking ahead to the Spring and Summer.
Whether you want a new garden or simply your old garden rejuvenated, it is worth making some notes and writing them down.
It is one of those pleasant and exciting jobs that can be done at this time [...]
Gardening is usually the last thing on peoples’ minds at this time of the year but there can be loads to do.
Gardening is not just about plants, cutting lawns and all the other commonly associated spring and summer tasks.
Given the weather we are experiencing in the UK, gales for instance, it is worth taking time [...]
