From mid-summer to autumn codling moths tunnel into the fruits of apple and pear trees leaving visible holes in the fruit and damaging the cores. The moths appear in late May to June laying their eggs near or on developing fruits from June to July. Caterpillars emerge which are small and white with a brown[…]
Product Profile – Codling Moth Traps
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Pest and disease control, Product Profile, Spring May 03, 2022
Product Profile – Ready-made Border Designs
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Garden design, Garden styles, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Plants for problem places, Product Profile Mar 22, 2022
Many people do not have the knowledge or confidence to be able to carry out planting design for their own borders. They may not know which plants grow well in the site available, for instance do they grow well in sun, shade, clay soils, seaside locations etc. They may not know when each of their[…]
Product Profile – All Year Round DeLuxe 14 Ingredient Wild Bird Food From YouGarden
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Garden birds, Product Profile, Wildlife Gardening Nov 16, 2021
It is always a great joy to view wildlife in our gardens, especially the beautiful birds. It makes us feel that we need to supply them with the best food we can offer them to survive the harsh outdoor conditions. The layman may feel that any old seed mix will do, until we learn about[…]
Product Profile – Garden Bars
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Garden buildings, Garden design, Product Profile May 25, 2021
With what seems to be the gradual demise of the public house, do we really want the only place we can be with our friends and loved ones to be social media? The garden, particularly in the summer months, would seem a great place for those all important social gatherings. There is already a huge[…]
Product Profile – Natural Grower Organic Fertiliser
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fertilisers and Feeds, Fruit and veg gardening, Houseplants, Ornamental gardening, Product Profile May 04, 2021
I am proud to be able to introduce to you an award winning product which I will definitely be using in my garden this year. Natural Grower is an organic, plant based, vegan fertiliser which will help us all to garden in a fashion that is environmentally friendly, a subject close to many of our[…]
Product Profile – Forest Xtend Insulated Garden Offices
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Garden buildings, Product Profile Mar 09, 2021
An increasingly large number of us are required to work from home, and a garden office provides the perfect environment to do so. The Forest Garden Xtend range of buildings provide a modern and comfortable workspace, and the perfect solution to our problems. We often find when working at home that it is difficult[…]
Product Profile – Wonderwall Vertical Planting Starter Kit
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fruit and veg gardening, Ornamental gardening, Product Profile, Vertical planting Jul 21, 2020
With our increasingly small gardens some of us are running out of space for more plants, no matter how much we love them. Our beds and borders are often bursting at the seams and all available ground space is taken up by containers. So where can we plant now? The wonderwall vertical planting kit may[…]
Product Profile – Vegtrug Raised Planters
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Product Profile Jun 10, 2020
Call me lazy, but I just love products that make our gardening easier so we can spend more of our time simply enjoying our gardens, whether they be of vast acreage or the size of a postage stamp. Here I would like to show you the Vegtrug raised planter range that can do just that.[…]
Product Profile – Make Planting Your Hanging Baskets A Doddle With Easy Fill Baskets
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Gardening for beginners, Product Profile Apr 22, 2020
If you struggle with planting up your own hanging baskets, then struggle no more as there is a quick and easy way to do it thanks to Easy Fill Hanging Baskets. There is no need to line the Easy Fill baskets and they come with a built in reservoir for less watering. The baskets can[…]
Product Profile – Westland New Horizon Peat-Free Composts
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Composts, Product Profile Feb 18, 2020
Gardeners have been using peat in the garden for decades with great results, so why should we stop now? Well, there are some absolutely vital reasons for us to be doing so. Firstly peat is not a renewable resource as it forms at such a slow rate. The peat bogs are also a very important[…]