Tuesday 8 December 2015

What to do in the garden in December?

There is always something to be doing in the garden, whether it's pruning, tidying or sowing, so Thompson and Morgan put together their top gardening tasks for December.


For full details please visit the Thompson and Morgan website here.

Sunday 25 October 2015

Growing well in October




Growing crops in containers and small spaces

We don’t all have the space for a vegetable patch or an allotment, but many varieties of salad, vegetable and fruit will flourish in containers and it doesn’t take up much space. There is plenty of free information and expert advice (following the links below) if you want to grow crops in containers or raised planters:


Tuesday 20 October 2015

Wild About Gardens Week Monday 26th – Friday 30th October

Wild About Gardens Week Monday 26th – Friday 30th October, is an initiative designed to encourage people to support local biodiversity in their gardens. This year's focus is on what you can do to encourage hedgehogs into your garden! 


Visit the Wild About Gardens website here to find out what you can do to help and to download free information, ideas and advice.

Saturday 17 October 2015

Autumn butterflies



Top 10 winter vegetables - Free advice from Thompson and Morgan

There is no need to let your vegetable plot stand empty over the winter months, there are plenty of vegetables that can be grown throughout the colder months. Most winter vegetables are fully hardy and can be planted or sown outdoors.


Thompson and Morgan have produced a list of their top ten vegetables which can be grown over the winter months. For more details please visit their website here.

Wednesday 30 September 2015

A most welcomed visit

A welcomed visit of students and support staff from George Hastwell and Sandside Lodge schools.




The visit had been arranged to allow the students the opportunity to have a look around the garden and take some photographs, so they can get some ideas about what they could do with a planned garden area at college.

Feels like summer........looks like autumn


Monday 21 September 2015

Preparing for the cooler weather

Now that colder weather is approaching there's plenty to be doing in the garden, whether it's planting bulbs, harvesting vegetables before the first frost, sowing hardy annuals, or pruning and tidying, so Thompson and Morgan have put together their top gardening tasks for October.


For free information and advice please visit the Thompson and Morgan website here.