Genghis Khan’s Guide to Garden Excellence…and why bloggers need to read it
A good headline is a blogger’s secret weapon – it can increase hits on your blog by over 100%. And you also need a good headline for your emails, press…
A good headline is a blogger’s secret weapon – it can increase hits on your blog by over 100%. And you also need a good headline for your emails, press…
Do you run out of ideas when you blog? Is that writer’s block? No, it isn’t. It’s just time to go out and talk to someone, or to see somewhere…
Garden designer, Caroline Garland, has a blog called The New Vintage Garden.’But I’m having trouble coming up with ideas for things to write about,’ she said. So I showed her…
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How to find a gardener who’s perfect for your garden
What’s the first thing you think about when you decide to find a gardener? Is it ‘how much does a gardener cost?’ Or ‘how do I find a gardener who…
The best plants for amazingly low maintenance garden pots
What are ‘low maintenance garden pots’? After all, how low can you go? Can you go away on holiday for a fortnight without asking anyone to water your pots? Er,…
8 steps to the long thin garden of your dreams
Two years ago Emma and Mel moved to a house in Whitstable with a long thin garden. It’s open on May 19th 10am-5pm for the NGS. They came from a…
Fences for privacy – 9 great ideas for garden screening
Are you making the most of your fences for privacy and screening? Privacy is a big issue for middle-sized gardens, because high hedges and fences block light. But low hedges…
7 essential garden tools to make your gardening life really easy
Invest in good quality versions of the 7 essential garden tools. Then build up more useful tools gradually as you find you need them. The 7 essential garden tools a…
The 8 best perfect-for-privacy garden trees
Do you need trees for privacy? Perhaps you have a neighbour’s window over-looking your garden? An ugly view or a street-lamp? The days of planting gloomy conifers to prevent people…
