Alchemilla Mollis – Plant Profile

Alchemilla Mollis - Plant Profile
Alchemilla Plants Alchemilla, also known as Lady’s Mantle is not the most popular of garden plants but it has many merits that earn it’s place in any garden. Firstly we should mention that this is an excellent companion plant for Geranium Johnson’s Blue as both flower at the same time and the blue & yellow ...

Ajuga ‘Burgundy Glow’ – Plant Profile

Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow' - Plant Profile
Ajuga Plants Also known as bugle weed, Ajuga plants are a popular ground cover plant for low maintenance gardens. This hardy & thuggish creeper will take over patches of your garden saving you from the task of weeding. This may not be a plant for rockeries or herbaceous borders where more delicate flowers grow as ...

A Little About Plum Slate Chippings

A Little About Plum Slate Chippings
Plum slate chippings have many qualities making it a great choice of aggregate for gardens & garden design. The first real benefit of plum slate chippings is that the aggregates themselves are flat, making this an ideal surface for walking over. Slate & slate chippings by nature flake away into long flat sections giving the ...

Bedding Sand & Other Types of Sand

Bedding Sand & Other Types of Sand
Who would have thought that these little grains of silica could cause such confusions & head scratching among us builders and landscapers? Sand in all its forms has so many uses, but if you get the grade or name of sand wrong, the results can be pretty damaging to your project & reputation.There are over ...

Slate Chippings in Gardens

Slate Chippings in Gardens
Slate & slate chippings are an excellent material for use in gardens. This metamorphic rock which forms through the alteration of shale by centuries of heat & pressure has been used for decades as a roofing tile on houses. But it’s decorative qualities means that slate & slate chippings make attractive additions to gardens.   ...

Laying Paving Slabs on a Screeded Bed

Laying Paving Slabs on a Screeded Bed
In this article we want to outline all the steps involved in laying paving slabs or flags on a screeded bed. There are two ways to lay paving, on a screeded bed of sand or individually laying of flags on a wet or semi wet concrete mix. Each method has it’s benefits but a screeded ...

Tending to Dahlia Bulbs Over Winter

Tending to Dahlia Bulbs Over Winter
Protecting your Dahlias against the Winter frost is essential to ensure repeat blooms year after year. Dahlia bulbs are non – hardy plants and their bulbs will perish in Winter frosts if they are not covered or brought indoors. Dahlias are hardy down to temperatures of – 6°C but anything below that can be detrimental ...

Granite Chippings & Stone – Design Ideas

Granite Chippings & Stone – Design Ideas
Granite stone is an excellent material for use in garden design & installations. Granite chippings & stone comes in many forms, textures & colours meaning there is no end to its application & use. This igneous rock is one of the toughest stones available so any feature made from granite will stand the test of ...

Irish Potato Varieties

Irish Potato Varieties
Solanum tuberosum, the humble spud has been a centre piece of both Irish history & Irish dinner tables for many a year. Potatoes first originated from Peru where they were first cultivated over 7000 years ago. Their popularity stems from the fact that they are packed full of carbohydrates & could be easily stored to ...

Spring Bulbs For Janurary Flowering

Spring Bulbs For Janurary Flowering
January can be a month that many gardeners like to forget. We tend to play the waiting game hoping to sit it out until Spring arrives. But with our list of early blooming Spring bulbs you can really say goodbye to the January blues with a splash of colour that will warm up any Winter ...