How to Garden - Gardening Tips & Advice for the Irish Garden

Raised Bed Preparation & Reduced Cultivation

Mar

12

2015

Preparing your vegetable beds for spring sowing can start as early as the previous autumn. The sooner you prepare the soil of your raised beds the better chance your soil will have to settle down and for life to return to it after the turmoil of the digging & weeding These days reduced cultivation ...

Garden Furniture Restoration

Mar

9

2015

After months of freezing conditions, wind, rain, sleet and snow our garden furniture can look the worst for wear come early spring. So, one of the first tasks on my list this year was to rejuvenate my garden furniture. For this you would need a few basic tools including sand paper, a paint brush and ...

Pruning Roses

Mar

4

2015

Roses are a fast growing plant and require a certain amount of maintenance to achieve a quality looking plant. Some believe that caring for roses is a delicate art, but really there are only a few important things to remember to ensure that your roses perform to their best each year Before we discuss how ...

Astilbe Fanal Plant Profile

Mar

4

2015

SEE IMAGES OF ASTILBE FANAL Astilbe Fanal Shape & Size Final Height: 50 – 70cm Final Spread: 50cm Growth: Fast Growth Rate. Astilbe Fanal plants are ideal for difficult sites in gardens. They need damp soil conditions to thrive and will be happy in a shaded spot Type: Herbaceous perennial Habit: Clump forming, bushy perennial ...

Aquilegia Plant Profile

Mar

4

2015

SEE IMAGES OF AQUILEGIA: Aquilegia Shape & Size: Final Height: 60cm Final Spread: 40cm Aquilegia Growth: Aquilegias, also known as Columbine are hardy plants with a delicate flower that blooms throughout the winter months. They come in a wide range of colours and they have the ability to cross pollinate which often gives rise to ...

Chainsaw Maintenance

Feb

27

2015

Power tools, especially petrol powered and especially chainsaws require regular maintenance both for safety reasons and to ensure a smooth running & long lasting tool. Chainsaws are put through a lot of hard work and whether you can using them daily or just every so often they should always get regular maintenance First thing to ...

Garden Planters For Shaded Sites

Feb

27

2015

Shaded areas of gardens are always the most troublesome. The lack of sunlight means few things will grow there and the result is a patch of either bare soil, or soil that only weeds will grow. These areas of the garden can appear dull and lifeless and it may seem that there is little that ...

Sowing Lawn Seed – Ground Preparation

Feb

20

2015

Like all things in life a good foundation is key to success. With lawns and plants it important to put in the hard work before you plant or sow. Lawn seed will establish faster and will grow to a better lawn if the soil underneath has been well prepared The is a job that can ...

Garden Furniture Care

Feb

20

2015

As we come out the of the winter months and start to see the sun sneaking out from behind the clouds we might find that our patio furniture is looking a bit worst for wears. The winter rain and frost can take its toll on garden furniture and if you haven’t covered it up then ...

Planting Your Flower Pots

Feb

20

2015

Container gardening ideas for seasonal planting scheme Spring Spring planting scheme for flower pots Spring colour can come in many forms but spring bulbs is a great way to add early colour to your garden and if you are well organised you can plant up flower pots in autumn to give you a colourful container ...