Spring is here, and so is the start of BBQ season. It’s at this time of year that we look forward to spending more time outdoors and the smell and taste of outdoor cooking. With the new portable Char-Broil All-Star BBQ you can take your BBQ wherever you need it. The All-Star is so[…]
SPRING INTO BBQ SEASON WITH CHAR-BROIL’S NEW ALL-STAR BBQ AND SPRING LAMB RECIPE
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure BBQs, Outdoor living Apr 17, 2019
Plant Profile – Pelargonium Lord Bute
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Ornamental gardening, Plant Profiles Apr 15, 2019
When I first laid eyes on Pelargonium Lord Bute I was astonished. The colour combination of the petals compelled me to find out the name of the variety immediately . Although Lord Bute is an old variety of Pelargonium, people are still wowed by it to this day and it remains ever popular despite newer[…]
The Growing Trend of Garden Spas
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Outdoor living Apr 10, 2019
Some like it hot, even when the weather’s not. The rise of owning a hot tub and using your garden space all year round is a popular trend which is set to continue in 2019. The luxury of having a hot tub at home is the ultimate way to relax in style and there’s certainly[…]
Plant Profile – Buddleja Butterfly Towers – NEW
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fragrant plants, Ornamental gardening, Plant Profiles, Shrubs Apr 08, 2019
Thompson & Morgan published their first seed catalogue in 1855 and has since grown to become one of the UKs largest mail order seed and plant companies. They are also one of the few mail order companies to have their own breeding programme based in Suffolk. They have already had outstanding success with the introduction[…]
How to start composting
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Composting, Guest post Apr 04, 2019
Most of us have a kitchen waste wheelie bin, but not all kerbside collections accept garden waste – and even if you have a garden waste wheelie bin too, why give away all that potential nourishment and energy for your garden when you could make your own compost? It’s not hard to start composting, you[…]
Controlling Slugs With Natural Nematodes
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Pest and disease control Apr 02, 2019
The dreaded slugs can be the bane of the gardener’s or allotment holder’s life, munching away at our prized flowers and crops while we are in our beds. The vile creatures can also carry lungworm parasite that can be extremely harmful to our dogs. Controlling them can be difficult as many of our garden chemicals[…]
Plant profile – Kiwi Plant Issai
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Plant Profiles Mar 27, 2019
Actinidia Arguta Issai (Kiwi Issai) is an extremely hardy kiwi plant, and so ideal for our variable U.K weather. It is native to Siberia and so hardy with slow temperature drops to -34 degrees C. We all know the kiwis that are sold in our local supermarkets. These whilst delicious, are harder to ripen in[…]
Grafted vegetable plants – The advantages
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening Mar 18, 2019
In recent years vegetable plant suppliers have been offering the gardener grafted vegetable plants. This simply means that the best vegetable varieties have been taken and grafted on to a very vigorous rootstock. This method has been used for many years with fruit trees for example to change the vigour of an apple tree[…]
Gardening news – RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2019 Highlights Announced
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Gardening Events, Gardening news, RHS flower shows Mar 14, 2019
• Striking display of thousands of Dahlias • Incredible sensory floral immersion experience • Power of Trees celebration From 5-9 June, the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) newest Show, RHS Chatsworth Flower Show partnered by Wedgwood will return to the magnificent 1,000acre Chatsworth Estate bursting with exciting new content including a mass planting of thousands[…]
The Rob Smith Heritage Veg Range – Is new always best?
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening Mar 13, 2019
The catalogues that we avidly view each season are teeming with new “improved” varieties of veg for you to grow that may be more disease resistant or heavier yielding, but are they always preferable? I have heard many a more senior member of society utter the words “they just don’t taste like they used to”.[…]