Gardening Tips & Tricks

How to Control Weeds

If there is something that infuriates us all, it would be the incessant nature of weeds. Weeds are a relentless feature in our garden and are rife throughout the height of the growing season, usually ...

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How to Prune Roses

Bush Roses- English, Hybrid and Floribundas: These varieties of Rose can be pruned during late winter/early spring when the first signs of growth start to emerge. Remove all dead, diseased and ...

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How to Create a Woodland Garden

A woodland garden creates a serene and tranquil space of natural beauty, appearing effortless to the eye. Plants for this garden style will also make the overall maintenance easy and simple with ...

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How to Water Effectively

You may think that all your garden plants and shrubs will need watering on a regular basis and they often do, especially in periods of drought and prolonged dry spells. However, some of us may cause ...

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How to apply Mulch

Mulch is often necessary to improve the overall appearance of beds and borders whilst providing additional nutrients to the soil and suppressing those pesky weeds. What is mulch? Mulch is a term used ...

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How To Lasagne Plant Bulbs

Introduction In our humble opinion here at Hayloft you can never have enough bulbs. They welcome in the growing season in Spring with snowdrops, crocus, daffodils and hyacinth. They then provide ...

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How to Plan & Perform a Garden Makeover

A garden makeover can seem a mammoth task but, in our humble opinion, is always a worthwhile endeavour! Not only does it add value to your home - it more than pays for itself when the outside space ...

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How to Propagate Seeds

The most popular and common method of propagation is by seed. In most cases, we allow our plants to set seed in situ once the blooms have gone over. However, this is not always a feasible and sought-...

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Tips for Beginner Gardeners

Introduction “Oh, let me give you some cuttings”, “In my day...…”,  “ In our old garden I grew the most beautiful (insert obscure name here)”...prepare to hear such phrases now you ...

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