February marks the last month of winter and so with spring just around the corner it is time to get out into our gardens and begin preparing them for the sunny days ahead. Here are 10 top jobs that can be done this month: Continue reading
One of the most common questions I was faced with while working in garden centre retail was ‘Can this plant be grown in a container?’. Continue reading
We’ve all made them and some of you may have already broken those new year resolutions…go on, admit it, I know I have! However one new year resolution of mine is to be better prepared and organised in my garden for the coming year and there is no better time to tackle this than January.
First off, I must confess Rhubarb is by far not my favourite vegetable. I will begrudgingly swallow down mouthfuls of crumble out of Continue reading
The new year has arrived! We have all over-gorged ourselves over the festive period and those age old resolutions are being reset. Our gardens lay dormant, sleeping as the frosts set in, but here are 10 top jobs that can be done this month to begin:
[1] Dig out those ever faithful garden tools Continue reading
A wreath is more than a ring of evergreen foliage for your front door! It is the first hearty, merry welcome to all who arrive at your home. Treat yourself and your festive guest to a specially designed christmas wreath this year!
For Christmas 2016, SKGD will be creating a collection of hand crafted door wreaths using willow, moss and top quality noble fir. Each wreath will embody one of three key Christmas trends highlighted by StaceyKath for 2016.
•Victorian heritage•
•Northern heights•
•Winter hedgerow•
Are you one of those unfortunates to have a door whose shop bought wreaths disappear in its expanse? Do not fret! Click below and start the ball rolling on an exclusively designed, made to measure, wreath.
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Fall is here. The nights are drawing in earlier each day. The blue skies and sunny days haven’t quite disappeared but there is a distinctive winter chill in the air. In the garden the herbaceous borders across the country our winding down and the winter shrubs are taking centre stage.
It’s not too late to be planting, moving or introducing new plants into the garden. The ground below is still warm from the summer sun. This is the perfect time for new plants to establish themselves firmly amongst the borders, building their root system through the winter, ready to make an entrance in the spring.
Here in Fownhope we have welcomed a couple of new arrivals into our garden hedge. A pair of chirpy winter Robins who have set up home and seem to be rather fond of fruit cake.
My plant of the month for October has to be:
