I have a postgraduate diploma in garden design and a selection of diplomas covering Forestry and Arboriculture. I am fully certified in the use of chainsaws, the ethical use of pesticides, and wood chippers. I have completed apprenticeships in forestry, nursery practice, and garden maintenance....
Last week I rescued a six-foot ficus and a sad little cordyline from the nursery clearance section. They were dried out and cruelly discarded. These once beautiful specimens simply needed a bit of my tender, loving care. They quickly perked up and are both now enjoyingthe good life here at...
If you Don't buy warranty, they find dead plants in the nursery send them to out. Customer service is terrible. Takes days for them to respond.Last time for me. Date of experience: June 15, 2023 UsefulShare Advertisement JN John Nicholls 34 reviews GB Feb 11, 2023 Not the same ...
Most important though, is functionality. To quote the late Steve Jobs, “It’s not just what it looks like….design is how itworks.” In other words, wherever you’re going to situate that sit spot in your garden, and whatever it looks like, make sure it works for you. Some things ...
I have grown up with many of the above growing in my house, we did not even think that they were so harmful. One thing I will suggest if you have any berries that are not supposed to be eaten. Take them to the local nursery and find out the proper name of that plant, then look...
I have just started buying spring bulbs ‘in the green’ from what appears to be a very good nurseryEurobulbs. So 50 Eranthis Hyemalis Winter Aconites found their way into my order and are now planted into one corner of the meadow. ...
There are times though when one must admit defeat. One cannot will something to survive. Nature doesn’t work that way. Either something is planted in the right environment or it is not. So I dug up the dead Spanish Lavender plants and replaced them with two new ones from the nursery. ...
but in only a few weeks they will fill this mulched area. I saved probably $100 or more. On my two outings to the nursery this year, I noted how much more expensive flowers have become this year — in some cases DOUBLE the price of flowers in years past. I am thrilled to have fre...
Plant seeds when you are growing root vegetables. If you go to your local garden center or nursery, you will find starts for leafy greens and other plants that will grow well in your area. I’ve had luck planting everything from seed, and do well with them every year. The exception is...
Enjoy a creative and purposeful browse through a garden center or a nursery catalog! The phases of gardening could be described as Reflections on Past Glories, Enjoyment of Present Delights, and Anticipation of Things to Come. (Sure, we could just call them past, present and future, but that...