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!
Many gardeners dread the idea of box blight affecting their box hedging. Hedging can have a long life, but when the fungal disease known as box blight comes along, that life is cut short. This ...
Garden arches are great for adding an authentic, vintage style to your garden and can act as a grand entrance or an iconic focal point to a vacant space. The shape of the arbour allows ...
Are you looking to add some shrubbery to your home that may be lacking on the natural side? Is your garden covered in little more than dirt, weeds, and concrete? This article will go through ...
Throughout the year, particularly the summer, your garden will become host to a range of insects that wish to enjoy the heat and sunshine alongside you and your guests. One insect that will invade the ...
If you want a stunning garden that looks vintage, undemanding and almost effortless while still looking incredibly stylish, shabby chic[i] is the way to go. The shabby chic look is easy to achieve, and it is ...
Every garden is unique, especially to the person who owns or cultivated it. Few people in the world love their gardens more than those in the UK, with sprawling lawns, tree-lined fences and delicate flowers ...
Having a small garden isn’t something that most of us desire. And, if you’ve found yourself searching for how to make a small garden look bigger, your outdoor space is likely causing you a bit ...
A windy garden can be a blessing or a curse. Naturally, windy gardens often receive the best views, including some beautiful glimpses of the coast, and wind is incredibly beneficial to plant growth, as increased ...
Gardening in pregnancy is a fun way of getting the exercise you need to stay healthy without presenting the severe risks that other forms of exercise can. Although some activities are on the no-no list ...
Bats in UK gardens are a surprisingly common occurrence. For example, did you know that the 17 breeding species of bats in UK gardens make up almost a quarter of our mammal species[i]?! However, despite ...