Harwood decking installation London

145mm balau smooth hardwood decking with raised beds made from railway sleepers, buxus hedge and angled steps down to lawn. Contact anewgarden for more information. Continue reading Harwood decking installation London

Two Modern Garden Designs

Hardwood decking, rendered walls, fences painted white, contemporary planting in this modern garden design in London.   Courtyard Garden with smooth wide hardwood decking planks trellis screen for the top of the wall, walls painted soft blue.   Contact anewgarden for more information Continue reading Two Modern Garden Designs

Garden Design for difficult sloped garden London

Black trellis and pergola with Indian sandstone paving, red brick walls with capped steps, LED lights, climbing wisteria and vine, railway sleeper bed. Side return brick edge with paving and evergreen jasmine. Sloped sandstone paving with pergola with tellis insets brickwork and walls with steps on difficult sloped garden site in Streatham London Contact anewgarden for more information Continue reading Garden Design for difficult sloped garden London

Makeover London Garden

Trellis screen insets on pergola frame with raised sleeper beds in stone, London Garden. Balau decking, raised rendered beds, privacy screen,s brick edged lawn, with mixed planting, Balham London.  Contact anewgarden for more information Continue reading Makeover London Garden

Tips for weeding a garden

Tips for Weeding a Garden Some tips for weeding a garden. Firstly – Is It a Weed? One of the most common questions in gardening is – what is a weed? Well one answer is that a weed is a plant that shouldn’t be there. This may differ from gardener to gardener. In fact, I like to tolerate daisies in my lawn because I think they look attractive. However, to others they may appear weeds. Of course there are some weeds that nobody would want in their garden like bindweed, Japanese knot weed e.t.c Be Thorough. It is tempting to … Continue reading Tips for weeding a garden

Everything you wanted to know about Bulbs but were afraid to ask

Everything you wanted to know about Bulbs but were afraid to ask 1 Prepare well Remove weeds and incorporate lots of compost or other organic matter when planting bulbs. On heavy soils, dig in horticultural grit. Bulbs grown in pots need good drainage so put plenty of crocks in the bottom and use a well-drained compost. For my pots I use two parts John Innes No 2 with one part horticultural grit. Specialised bulb composts are expensive and only necessary in pots with poor drainage. 2 Time it right Garden centres sell bulbs for autumn planting from the end of … Continue reading Everything you wanted to know about Bulbs but were afraid to ask