Wild flowers have been sown at Caithness farms to attract bees. A recent BBC article highlights the work being carried out in Scotland to help boost numbers of the rare great yellow bumblebee. Money from Highland Council's Landfill Communities Fund was used to help set up a project to sow wild … [Read more...]
Plant of the month – Sedum
September 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sedum spectabile or ice plant, is a wonderful flower for adding autumn colour to the border and is loved by bees and butterflies. Growing to a height and spread of around 45 cm, Sedum Spectabile enjoys full sun in light to well drained soil and is hardy enough to survive British winters. This … [Read more...]
How to Grow a School Garden
September 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bucklin-Sporer and Pringle, gardeners and educators, bring extensive experience to this excellent manual for teachers and parents interested in creating school gardens. With step-by-step tasks, advice on everything from raising funds to garden designs, materials lists, and lesson plans that connect … [Read more...]
The Blight is Back
September 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A very wet July and August has seen the return of the dreaded tomato blight. With a warm and dry start to the summer, the tomatoes were looking healthy and strong, then along came July and overnight the temperatures plummeted and the rain started. The rainy, damp days continued throughout non stop … [Read more...]
A Thingamadig
July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Following on from our recent article about using hand tools in the garden. we have recently found this Thingamadig from Lakeland. The Thingamadig is manufactured by Dalson in Australia for Lakeland of Windermere. They claim that; "This unique and versatile garden trowel can dig, scoop, trowel, … [Read more...]
