Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

shed&greenhouse

Greenhouse & Shed Combination

Shed & Greenhouse CombiShed & Greenhouse Combination  These buildings combine both Storage Area and a Greenhouse to allow you to grow rich organic food.  The advantage of combining the Shed and Greenhouse is its more secure, storage is made easier, all your gardening items are more accessable while you are woring in your greenhouse and it also minimises the amount of garden space the building takes up.  We offer a complete Bespoke Shed & Greenhouse Combi service, so if you don't see what you are looking for, drop us an e-mail and we can get a price for you.  http://shedgreenhousecombi.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, 17 June 2014

gardeners-world

  • Summer containers

    Dark red nasturtium
    Planting up a summer container is a really fun thing to do in the garden. It’s only going to be on show for a few months, so it’s worth taking risks and using colour combinations you may not have tried before. You could even create different soil conditions to those you have in your own garden.

    Monty always changes the compost in his containers at this time of the year. This is really important because summer bedding plants are very greedy and will grow vigorously over the season. Providing them with fresh compost will ensure you end up with a stunning display. After about six weeks, it is also worth giving your containers a weekly liquid feed to get the very best from your plants.

    This year, Monty has chosen a bright orange and red theme for his big Jewel Garden pots. Here’s a complete list of what he planted on camera:

    • Canna 'Wyoming' x 1
    • Dahlia 'David Howard' x 3
    • Dianthus x 3
    • Cosmos sulphureus 'Orange Cosmea' x 6
    • Tropaeolum majus (Nasturtium) x 7

    More ideas for summer containers (www.rhs.org.uk)

  • Jobs for the weekend: Remove lily beetle

    At this time of year, lily beetles can wreak havoc on your lilies and fritillaries. As well as munching through the foliage, they’ll eat the petals and seed pods too. The bright red adults are easy to spot, but have a nasty habit of dropping to the ground whenever they are disturbed! Creep up on them whilst they are otherwise engaged and put a hand underneath to help catch them. If you have a lot of plants to check or simply don’t have the time to inspect them all every week, consider using an insecticide instead.

    More on lily beetle  (www.rhs.org.uk)

  • Jobs for the weekend: Deadhead roses

    To keep your roses flowering for as long as possible, it’s worth deadheading them on a regular basis. But don’t just pull off the spent flowers - cut back to a side-shoot or bud to promote fresh new growth. During a wet spell, blooms can often be ruined by balling. To help overcome this, gently tease the outer petals apart and the flower will open before your eyes.

    What is rose balling? (www.rhs.org.uk)

  • Jobs for the weekend: Net strawberries

    Blackbirds have an annoying habit of eating strawberries just as they start to ripen and the best way of preventing this is to protect the crop with some netting. It doesn’t have to be a permanent structure. Posts or canes with the netting stretched over them will do the job. Make sure that the netting is pulled taut and weigh down the edges with bricks or stones.

    How to grow strawberrieshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b046tm16
  • Monday, 14 April 2014

    RHS Malvern Spring Festival-8th-11th-may-2014

    You are here: RHS Malvern Spring Festival / NEW Features for 2014

    New to 2014, food moves forward to enhance its presence at the festival. Introduced to compliment our established and popular gardening strands of the festival, 'food' ensures that the festival remains relevant and in tune with lifestyle interests.

    As a signal of intent, we have chosen two of the UK's most popular and talented celebrity chefs, James Martin and Rachel Allen, to headline food. Alongside James and Rachel, local chefs will also be featured demonstrating and discussing regional, national and international food trends.

    Food and Drink Pavilion

    This new specialist pavilion incorporates a variety of food producers along with a Food Court offering a range of foods including regional, national and international.
    NEW location in the marquee that links Wye and Avon Hall off row 2.

    Get Going, Get Growing

    For the novice gardener who wants to get started!
    Get going, get growing is a new feature for 2014 dedicated to sundries and features associated with growing your own plants and vegetables.
    With friendly and informative workshops and specialist exhibitors all in one area, the green fingered experts are on hand to demystify the whole process. This is a hub for practical advice!
    Workshops and demonstrations include sowing seeds, pricking out, potting on, making a hanging basket, planting up a pot of herbs, composting and much more!
    Workshops to be run by Chris Collins, Blue Peter Gardener, Paul JuppNova Flore and  Roy Walker from 3 Shires Garden Centre, Richard Fishbourne, Bugs and Beasties and Mike Smith with Rod Wells of Gloucestershire Federation of Garden Societies.

    Grow and Taste

    Artisan food producers and specialists nurseries create a haven in the heart of the festival. Where our vision of gardening and food are combined and drawn together with a demonstration kitchen in the Severn Hall.

    Village Green with Celebrity Theatre

    The Village Green leads into the Show Gardens and Celebrity Theatre, home to our high profile guests. Featuring live music, classic cars, street food, picnic area and vintage car display.
    At the heart of the Show Gardens, James Martin, Carol Klein and other celebrity gardeners and chefs will be entertaining throughout the festival.

    Plant Villages

    A haven for plant lovers.
    Top nurseries present stylish mini garden displays with their products. Gardeners love to browse here and seek advice and inspiration to their hearts' content.

    Malvern Parade

    Premium quality, non- horticultural or food shopping is located in Malvern Parade located in a prime site opposite the Malvern Floral Marquee. The place to find special treats and stylish gifts that are not found on the high street.
    No dogs allowed No dogs allowedhttp://www.threecounties.co.uk/rhsmalvern/