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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Getting Rid Of That Tree Stump

There are several methods you can choose to get rid of a tree stump without the pain or expense of digging it out, but none of them are as quick. You can rot it out, dissolve it out, burn it out, grind it out, or dig it out. The easiest and cheapest method of removing [...]

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Make Your Garden Beautiful With Edges

If you really want to make the most of your garden, you should have a good edging around it. A beautifully done edging is analogous to a pretty frame on a picture. Just like the picture, your garden needs the edging to make it look better. There are various types of edging and the ultimate [...]

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Beech, A Hedge For All Seasons

There is an almost constant demand for evergreen hedging as it has so many obvious attractions. A well grown hedge that holds its leaves is perfect for privacy – while deciduous hedging can look bare in winter – a leafholder is impervious to sight so no more nosy neighbours (unless you are truly unfortunate, like [...]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

In Praise Of Privet Hedging

Harry Potter’s cousins, the Dursleys lived in Privet Drive and, by association, gave it a bad name. Actually privet is a well-named plant; well grown, it forms one of the thickest privacy hedges there is. Like most plants, privet prefers a nice, warm, sunny bed. Who doesn’t? And grown in such a place, it will [...]

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Practical Landscaping Ideas for New Homeowners

When you move into a new home, you want a lawn that is as beautiful as your new home. Every homeowner has a different idea of what makes up a beautiful lawn. It is important for a new homeowner to work with their landscaper to help create the most practical landscape for their purposes. What [...]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

What Is Edible Landscaping

Edible landscaping is the use of plants that produce food in place of more commonly used ornamental plants.More people these days have chosen to create natural landscapes including those that contain plants that are useful or can be consumed. Many of these vegetable plants are very attractive, and have ornamental varieties. Most people who create [...]

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Further discount codes

I wrote recently about the discount codes available at Unwins. I’ve just discovered a load more at some of my other favourite gardening websites: Raw Garden rawgarden3 – 3% off any orders GardenCentre.co.uk WGA5APR – 5% off all purchases Gardens and Homes Direct GHDPC150 – 5% off all purchases Suttons Seeds Free packet of Spinach [...]

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Unwins Discounts

I’ve just heard that Unwins are offering some discounts on their complete range of products at the moment. Make use of these discount codes: UNWINS2.50 – £2.50 of £25 spend UNWINS5% – 5% off all purchases UNWINS5.00 – £5 off £50 spend For those of you that don’t know about Unwins, they are are one [...]

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Better Gardening And Landscaping Ideas For Everyone

Several gardeners endeavor to steer clear of fall gardening as much as they can because of the winter frosts which usually come forth quite early and have the tendency to make things a bit difficult. Finding out all you can on fall gardening as well as other gardening info will distinctly prove effective to you [...]

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Top 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Professional Landscape Designer

Thinking about hiring a professional landscaper to design your outdoor living environments? This article will provide you with the Top 10 things to consider before you choose a professional landscape designer. Whether you’re looking to add functionality and beauty to an empty space or to fix eyesores from an old design, the following information will [...]