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The pride and joy of any home - our gardens are the tranquil spaces we love and enjoy. Whether you’re meditating outside with a cup of tea in your hands, or playing ball with your child, gardens are the areas in our homes which require thorough attention if you want them to look good throughout the year. Regular maintenance is therefore a must, as is mowing, pruning, hedging and trimming. But these tasks aren’t always simple or easy. Sometimes, an expert's advice is what’s needed to get your lovely garden looking its best. That’s why we’ve created our series of blogs on garden maintenance - to help you make the most of your garden in a cost-effective way.
This blog post is contributed by Sarah Gerrard Jones, an expert on houseplants. We all love something for free, right? Follow the easy steps below and you can have an endless supply of free plants! If you haven’t already tried propagating a succulent leaf, here are some simple tips to help you.
This blog post is contributed by Sarah Gerrard Jones, an expert on houseplants. The very first plants I rescued were orchids. I was in a DIY store and they were putting the Phalaenopsis Orchids that had finished flowering in the bin! It seemed so sad that healthy plants were destined for death ju
This blog post is contributed by Sarah Gerrard Jones, an expert on houseplants. All plants need light to survive. In simple terms light is essential for your plants to create food. As humans, we can survive only for some time without food and the same applies to plants. The amount of light plants
Paved patios and driveways add a great deal to the overall aesthetic of almost any home and that makes them a most welcome addition. However, if neglected for an indefinite amount of time, these patios can get overrun with pesky weeds. Before you know it, they will be popping up, right and left betw
Does your lawn appear to be full of off-colour grass patches? This might be an early sign you have a coarse grass infestation. Robust and healthy, the different types of invasive grass weeds give gardeners a small window of time to react before they fully overtake the lawn. Early identification is a
Is your lawn full of bumps, lumps and indentations? Then, you probably get quite frustrated every time you need to cut the grass. We can also only imagine the nightmare of dodging low spots and protruding mounds, when playing ball with your kids, in between constant mind-the-bump warnings of caution
