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Slugs and snails and tales of puppy dogs
Date: 28 April, 2016|Categories: Flowers , Fruit and Vegetables , Gardening , Annual Plants , Pots and Containers , Grow Your Own , PlantsBEWARE OF SLUGS. 8 ways to deal with these chomping, guzzling gastropods
Have you noticed that there hasn’t (yet) been too much damage in the garden by slugs and snails? This can be attributed to the weather. The warm spells haven’t been quite warm enough for all the eggs to hatch. So it’s too early to feel smug about the lack of these creatures! In fact, the warm, damp spring that most people experienced until the cold snap at the end of April, has created a fertile breeding ground. Wise gardeners might want to gear up for a slimy invasion of leaf-chomping mayhem. Read more -
A potted history of gardens: 12 styles of garden design
We have been in love with gardens for thousands of years. The history of outdoor design is a story that spans the ages right back to prehistoric times. Details of historic garden design would fill volumes, but for convenience this can be simplified into 12 main categories. Read more -
Six effects of colour. How does it make you feel?
Date: 14 April, 2016|Colour can actually change your mood. Here's six effects you might notice.
Who would have thought that colour could change the way we think and feel? Why should we even want to bring colour into our lives? Did you know that we have a natural, subliminal reaction to the colours that we see? Colour is all part of a visual language that is processed without consciousness. It can create a mood without anyone being aware of it. Here are six reactions to different colours and colour combinations - providing reasons to become ‘colour smart’ this spring. Read more -
Creepy Crawlies: things that chomp in the night (and day).
Date: 06 April, 2016|Creepy things that chomp. Six reasons to let them.
Creepy crawlies in the garden. What do you do when you see caterpillars chomping away on your beloved plants? Squash them/throw them over into the neighbour’s garden? Photograph them? Applaud and show the children? Clearly, nobody wants the cabbage white larvae eating their brassica. Read more