Gardening
GreenThumb can Help to Restore your Lawn
The hot dry summer has left most of our lawns in need of a little TLC. Lawns usually begin to recover after some consistent rain but GreenThumb lawn treatments can speed the process up. Thatch …
Lawnmower, not cutting like it should ..
If your reliable old lawn mower suddenly decides to stop cutting as well as it should, or sounds a little strange, if it starts at all, do you replace or repair? Your decision should depend …
Green Thumb For the Perfect Lawn
Green Thumb want to bring you the perfect lawn and with spring just around the corner, it’s the time when you may be turning your thoughts to the garden and the lawn. Some of us may …
Celebrating 10 years!
Congratulations to Stony in Bloom who during 2018 will be celebrating their 10th anniversary. Their plans for this year and beyond are to maintain the same high standards they have reached during the last ten …
Sow your spinach
Tasty, nutritious and versatile, spinach is a great choice for the vegetable patch. Eaten raw in salads, wilted or cooked quickly, it adapts to many cuisines. Sow 2.5cm deep in rows 30cm apart in fertile …
Wolverton & Greenleys won GOLD!
Wolverton & Greenleys in Bloom had a successful year of planting, weeding and caring – resulting in a GOLD Britain in Bloom award. Marks were gained for their floral displays and the environment …
Unwelcome guests
Rats – how do I prevent them? Clean up around bird feeders, don’t leave pet food around, or put cooked food on your compost heap. How do I know if they have moved in? Look …
Garden plant of the month
Camellias are exotic, fragrant shrubs which originated in China and Japan. Of the same family as tea plants, they became popular with collectors in the 19th century and have been selectively bred to produce the …
Tyre Check
In wintery conditions worn out tyres can be even more hazardous than at other times of the year. The legal limit of your tread is 1.6mm, but some European countries expect a tread depth of …
Young Talent
Ethan loves photography and he can often be seen around RSPB reserves with his camera. The swan in this photo is a regular visitor with his family. Ethan has captured this one ruffling his feathers …