Gardening Tips
Spending time in your garden is one of life’s pleasures and with a little time and effort your green space can become your pride and joy. Whether it’s a simple lawned garden or something more elaborate, there are many physical and wellbeing benefits to being green-fingered. To help you get the most out of your outdoor space, we’ve put together top guidance from the Sloane & Sons gardening experts to get your garden blooming.
Whether you want to know what flowers grow best in the shade, are looking to get started and need to know the gardening basics or have any other burning question about your plot, we will soon get you gardening like a pro!
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a garden in full bloom. You may already be dreaming of relaxing in the garden, reading a book or having a drink surrounded by the natural beauty of ...
It is every parent’s dream to create a garden that is comfortable and safe for both the kids and the adults. This means that the garden should offer good relaxing grounds for the adults and ...
We think of gardening as a time-consuming, patient, often passive activity. This is often true, but even the best and most enthusiastic gardeners become impatient. Of all the plants, trees in particular can test our ...
The traditional wildflower meadow is a quintessentially English scene with poppies, cowslips and cornflowers swaying gently in the breeze. Unfortunately, over past decades and with the onward march of intensive agricultural practices much of our ...
Here in the UK, we have a special affinity with trees. Our ancient woodlands and forests are cherished and cared for by thousands of dedicated volunteers and in the 1000-year-old ‘Major Oak’, in the heart ...
Many gardeners whether new or experienced think that in order to have the flower garden of their dreams they must have a south facing garden. Many inexperienced gardeners especially mistakenly assume that anything else is ...
Spring arrives heralding the promise of long, sunny days and warm weather. This provides perfect conditions in which to enjoy your garden and sit out relaxing with a cup of tea or something stronger, to ...
You may find that no matter what you do, your plants fail to thrive. You may have prepared the soil, watered and mulched but growth is slow, leaves are yellow or reddish, and there is ...
Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook are always full of ‘hacks’ that are supposed to make all aspects of your life easier. From household cleaning, grocery shopping and cooking, hacks are ways that you can take seemingly ...
You have created the most amazing patio area and adorned it with your teak bench, newly purchased, highly crafted and looking beautiful! Now, you are on a mission to create pots that will offer all-year ...