Garden Alston
Maintaining a lawn and garden takes a lot of hard work. Get some tips on how to take on all the outdoor projects you have at home here in the articles that follow.
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Grow Your Own Carrots Alston
A complete guide to growing your own tasty Carrots at home, from preparing the ground to picking your crop. You can start digging over the soil where you plan to sow your carrot seeds in early spring. Remove any stones and turn the soil well so it has a fine texture. You should be thinking about sowing your carrot seeds in late March or April (may need to be protected with a Cloche or fleece in colder parts of the country).
Dealing with Garden Pests Alston
A guide to dealing with some of the most common garden pests. To help protect your home-grown fruit and vegetables. Once you start growing your own, and assuming you are following organic guidelines, you will soon start to encounter the pests which plague almost all organic gardeners. It is fairly inevitable that you will lose at least a part of your crop to pests, but there are certainly ways to minimise damage and losses.
Laying a Concrete Pad Alston
A guide to laying a concrete pad in your garden for use as a shed or greenhouse foundation. Before erecting a shed or greenhouse, it is a very good idea to lay down a pad of concrete for it to sit on. This serves not only to give the shed/greenhouse a firm footing, but will also help to reduce moisture seeping up from the ground into the timber.
Planting Roses Successfully Alston
Some handy tips and advice on successfully planting roses in your garden. When planting roses, you want to pick a spot that is well lit in the morning. You also want an area that is sunlit for at least 6 hours a day. Roses need a great deal of light if they are to grow properly. If you live in a really hot climate though, you'll probably get the best results by not planting your roses in direct sunlight.
Laying Turf Correctly Alston
A guide to laying turf correctly in your garden. Following this guide will help you achieve the best results and avoid problems. Arrange for your turf to arrive no more than 1 day before you plan to lay it. When it arrives, if the weather is hot and dry, soak the outside of the pallet with water, making sure to apply plenty water to the ends of rolls that are showing. You should order an appropriate pre-turfing fertiliser with your turf.
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Creating a Raised Bed Alston
Check the length of your boards and if they are longer than the raised bed needs to be, trim them down to the correct length. Now, using your edging tool or spade, mark out the shape of the raised bed in the ground. You should then dig about 10cm into the ground along the marked lines and pile the soil into the middle of the bed.
Creating Curb Appeal Alston
Sell your house quicker. A guide to some really simple and cheap ways to improve the curb appeal of your home. Read on and learn more.
Dealing with Garden Pests Alston
A guide to dealing with some of the most common garden pests. To help protect your home-grown fruit and vegetables. Once you start growing your own, and assuming you are following organic guidelines, you will soon start to encounter the pests which plague almost all organic gardeners. It is fairly inevitable that you will lose at least a part of your crop to pests, but there are certainly ways to minimise damage and losses.
Erecting Wooden Panel Fencing Alston
The first thing you need to do is to mark out the line of the fence. Drive a wooden stake into the ground at each end of the fence run and tie a taut string between them. You can now work off of this string to ensure that the fence runs in line. If your boundary is not straight, break the run down into smaller straight sections and repeat the marking out process for each section.
Grow Your Own Carrots Alston
A complete guide to growing your own tasty Carrots at home, from preparing the ground to picking your crop. You can start digging over the soil where you plan to sow your carrot seeds in early spring. Remove any stones and turn the soil well so it has a fine texture. You should be thinking about sowing your carrot seeds in late March or April (may need to be protected with a Cloche or fleece in colder parts of the country).
Installing a Pond Alston
A complete guide to planning, marking out and installing a garden pond for the DIY-er. Read on and learn more.
Laying a Concrete Pad Alston
A guide to laying a concrete pad in your garden for use as a shed or greenhouse foundation. Before erecting a shed or greenhouse, it is a very good idea to lay down a pad of concrete for it to sit on. This serves not only to give the shed/greenhouse a firm footing, but will also help to reduce moisture seeping up from the ground into the timber.
Laying Turf Correctly Alston
A guide to laying turf correctly in your garden. Following this guide will help you achieve the best results and avoid problems. Arrange for your turf to arrive no more than 1 day before you plan to lay it. When it arrives, if the weather is hot and dry, soak the outside of the pallet with water, making sure to apply plenty water to the ends of rolls that are showing. You should order an appropriate pre-turfing fertiliser with your turf.
Plant for Life Alston
New research from PlantforLife reveals the trend for 'grow your own' has more than doubled, with over half (54%) admitting they now choose to grow their own, compared to just one fifth (22%) two years ago. Yet, despite this growing phenomenon, the research shows less than two fifths of UK gardeners (36%) grow fruit trees and shrubs, preferring vegetables and salad crops instead. Read on to find more.
Planting Roses Successfully Alston
Some handy tips and advice on successfully planting roses in your garden. When planting roses, you want to pick a spot that is well lit in the morning. You also want an area that is sunlit for at least 6 hours a day. Roses need a great deal of light if they are to grow properly. If you live in a really hot climate though, you'll probably get the best results by not planting your roses in direct sunlight.
Repairing Shed Roof Felt Alston
The first thing you need to do is remove the old, worn felt from the roof. Generally the felt is tacked all the way along each edge. Locate and pry loose all of the nails using a small pry bar or a claw hammer.