You also need to consider how the tree looks and think “about the shape that you want in your garden and also the time of year you want the interest,” as trees will flower and change colours depending on the season. The best trees for small gardens ...
A knee-high prune is reasonable for almost all fruit trees for small gardens, but peaches and nectarines will sprout more reliably if you cut just above a nurse limb (a branch left to absorb the tree’s spring energy and encourage sprouting). A young tree will probably be a 5- to 6-...
Garden Leaf Bloweron April 30, 2010: I have been planting trees for over 7 years (its my job) and there is some really great advice here. Here a few of my tips on planting trees: 1. Make sure that the tree you are considering does not have an invasive root system, especially if y...
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Thus we may gather more than berries from our fruit-gardens. Nature hangs thoughts and suggestions on every spray, and blackberry bushes give many an impressive scratch to teach us that good and evil are very near together in this world, and that we must be careful, while seeking the one...
Dwarf fruit trees and herbs like basil and chives are perfect for small spaces. They grow well in containers and don’t take up much room. Preparing Your Containers Getting my containers ready is key to growing healthy plants. I make sure they have drainage holes to prevent waterlogging. This...
Many types of berries are also perfect for small gardens and container gardening. Here are just some of the berries you could try: Blueberries Currants Gooseberries Raspberries Strawberries What Herbs Need Little Space to Grow? A wide variety of herbs don’t need much space to thrive. Plus, by...
We made the small garden into a lovely large courtyard garden with raised beds and year round plants and a couple of small fruit trees. We have lovely DP garden furniture and lighting and cobbles and BBQ and we use every single inch of it without having the ball ache of mowing the lawn...