I’ve talked before about the importance of planning out your garden before making changes, but it can be quite challenging for some of us to sketch or draw out our garden and get an idea of how we want it to look.

Landscape and professional gardeners have software for doing it and there are some software packages you can buy, but today I’ve been playing with a free online user tool provided by the BBC so Read the rest of this entry »

What does a hoe do exactly?

Hoeing removes shallow rooted plants so is great for if you keep up to date with your weeding.  However, for deeper rooted plants, it cuts them off at the roots, leaving the roots there to grow back so hoeing is not good for these. Read the rest of this entry »

So, for those who are new to gardening, absolute beginners or never even heard of the phrase, here’s the basics you’re probably going to need:

Gloves – top of my list is gloves! Unless you’re a complete idiot, you’ll realise gardening involves soil and dirt and getting mucky, so get gloves. Even better, get two pairs, one pair that’s fairly thin so you can feel what you’re doing and another hard-wearing pair. If you’re a lady, it’s Read the rest of this entry »