Category Archives: Gardening tips

Wild to Wonderful creates its first show garden!

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: June 1, 2013

We are delighted to announce that Wild to Wonderful Garden Design will be creating the Welcome Garden at the entrance to the Contemporary Craft and Design Fair, taking place from 21-23 June at Henley Showground. The welcome garden will feature different areas to replicate different areas of a typical garden – areas for entertaining, relaxing, attracting wildlife and growing vegetables, so there will be plenty of ideas to apply to your own garden, whatever its style or size. Why not come along READ MORE

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The green, green grass of home

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: September 13, 2012

Are you disappointed with your lawn?  Now that temperatures are dropping and the air is getting moister, it’s time to give your lawn an autumn overhaul: Scarify – Get out your rake & remove dead thatch from the lawn to help it breathe again. – If your lawn is too large to rake, invest in a scarifier! Aerate – With all the rain this year, many lawns have suffered from waterlogging. To avoid this, add holes into lawn to aid drainage (using fork or hollow tine aerator) – Rake READ MORE

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Smiling through the rain!

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: July 12, 2012

From drought conditions at the beginning of the summer, to flooding and record high rainfall falling now, we’ve had some interesting weather this season! But it doesn’t have to stop you thinking about your garden – read on for the positive side of wet weather….. 1) No need to water It might sound obvious, but it can save you a lot of time and effort lugging watering cans, unravelling hoses etc. Always remember to water your pots sheltered from the rain by walls, eaves or READ MORE

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Video – how to trim back herb plants to prevent them becoming woody

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: May 19, 2012

Watch this video for simple how-to guide to trimming back herbs READ MORE

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Video – see how to cut back your spring flowering bulbs

By CathyWTWAdmin | Published: April 27, 2012

It’s a great time to cut back your spring flowering bulbs now, so watch our simple how-to guide to make sure you get a great result again next year! READ MORE

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