Autumn heralds a round of free harvests bought on by nature’s abundance. The colourful leaves that once adorned the trees in our garden are falling and with it creating a fabulous opportunity to create gardener’s black gold! In a sustainable woodland culture the leaves from the trees fall to the ground where they break down [...]
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Gardening | Garden Design | Improving your soil
November 1st, 2009 2 Comments
Tags: benefit · garden design · gardening · grow your own · money saving · Plant · Success · sustainable · value
Gardening | Garden Design| Wonderful seasonal colours at Westonbirt
October 22nd, 2009 No Comments
Autumn brings with it a sense of occassion at Westonbirt Arboretum. And now is the time to make the most of it. The colours are just starting to really break from their summer hues to a riot of colour that is totally spectacular. I never seem to allow myself enough time to get round the [...]
Tags: garden design · gardening · Plant · striking display · sunshine
Gardening | Garden Design | Grow your own update 2
May 27th, 2009 No Comments
Well – this was supposed to be the time that I tell you that growing your own is as easy as you like and that I am enjoying bumper crops! Of course the sowing of the seeds was a breeze – even the children could help with that! Sure enough they germinated quite well and [...]
Tags: gardening · grow your own
Garden Network | Success story
May 13th, 2009 No Comments
Networking is a brilliant way of doing business. It allows you to meet a huge range of different people from all walks of life and share your ideas, contacts and to glean valuable information which can help in your business life. It’s also pretty popular for social circle building too. Realising the value of these [...]
Tags: garden design · gardening · Inspiration · networking · Success
Gardening | Garden Design | The importance of testing your soil
May 7th, 2009 No Comments
A recent posting on the Garden Network was asking about the importance of testing the pH of your soil. Why is the pH of soil so important? There are a number of factors that affect what you can grow in your soil, the type of soil that you have, clay, loam or sand generally has [...]
Tags: garden design · gardening · money saving · Plant · Soil pH
How will you use your conservatory? | Guest Blog from Helen Silver of The Property Styling Company
April 29th, 2009 No Comments
For many of us, a conservatory is high up on our ‘wish list’ – a room to be used all year round, a bridge between the house and garden, a calm and tranquil space that lets us shelter from the elements but allows us to enjoy (almost) being outside. The thought of being able to [...]
Tags: aspirational · benefit · Conservatory · Property · value
Gardening | Garden Design | the Garden Network
April 17th, 2009 No Comments
Occassionally something happens that gets you really excited – something completely out of the blue! That something for me was having the opportunity to get involved with the Garden Network – described by Horticulture Week as “…a networking website that looks set to become the ‘Facebook’ of the Horticulture world.” The site www.garden-network.co.uk has grown [...]
Tags: garden design · lifestyle · opportunity · Plant
Guest blog | Marketing in a recession | 51 Low-Cost or No-Cost Ways to Promote Your Business During a Recession
February 19th, 2009 1 Comment
This blog is copied with the permission of the 60 Second Marketer Team at www.60secondmarketer.com Whilst the content is clearly aimed at the US there are a lot of universal ideas here to share! The other day, the 60 Second Marketer team sat down and came up with 51 low-cost or no-cost ways to promote [...]
Tags: benefit · business · development · opportunity
Gardening | Garden Design | Snow pictures
February 17th, 2009 No Comments
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Tags: garden design · gardening · snow · weather
Twitter | business | Twitter reveals all!
February 15th, 2009 No Comments
I watched, waited and learnt a few lessons. 1. Some people are definitely worth following. The power of their network of followers can work for you. This is not by direct selling but through referrals to people who share a common interest or goal. 2. I have noticed quite a few people who seem to [...]
Tags: benefit · business · networking · Twitter