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Outdoor Herb Gardening:

Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Sunday, January 31, 2010, In : Growing Herbs

If you choose to grow your herbs outdoors you have the choice to make your herbs part of your vegetable garden or grow them in a separate garden bed, which is recommended for the perennials. Deciding on the size of your herb garden will depend on the amount of variety you want. Generally, an herb garden can be in a (20x4 ft.) area. You should allow individual (12x18 inch) plots for each herb. You also may opt to grow some colourful and frequently used herbs as border plants, such as parsley a...
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How to be a gardener

Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, In : Gardening

"Let’s face it, gardening can be pretty daunting. All those Latin names, the bugs and blights that can attack your plants just when they are looking their prettiest. How does anyone manage to grow anything?

Part One of ‘How to be a gardener’ will explain all that. It’s not magic, it’s common sense. I can’t promise you a copper-bottomed guarantee, but I can help you to learn how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of what you’ve got.

This online resource, prepared in collaborat...
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November Gardening Tip

Posted by Sue James on Thursday, November 12, 2009, In : Gardening Tips

Still time for tulips

The tulip, with its range of colours, shapes and sizes, can be used to greater effect and in more places in the garden than can the daffodil. We plant Queen of Night tulips in the wild-flower meadow, where they look impressive standing boldly above the cowslips. Plant them in large groups for the best effect. Each November, we top up last year’s bulbs with new ones, as many will not survive from year to year. Late-flowering tulips planted in borders are often in the wa...
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