Tim Matcham Garden Design

As the UK is plunged in to the deep freezer again this year, many of you will be suffering the effects of the cold in the garden. All those carefully planned borders and features take on an air of serene gracefulness covered in a pure blanket of white. It’s as if the pause button has been selected and everything has dutifully ground to an obligatory halt.

All is not lost – with a little assistance you can re-awaken the garden, breathing life in to it’s very core. Frozen water features can be rescued from their slumbers with a dash of salt! Nothing fancy about that – salt is used to great effect keeping our roads clear of ice and the same principal applies to your water feature. The amount of salt required will depend on how far the temperature drops and how big your water feature is, so experiment to work out what is best for you.

The other benefit of adding salt is that it will prevent algae growth in the summer too – so this simple solution can provide all year round benefit. A word of warning however as this won’t be an answer if you have fish or other wildlife inhabiting your water feature – they won’t like it either!

So now your blanket of white can become animated once more, giving a hint of brighter days, as spring surely approaches from the depths of our bleak winter months.

This tip courtesy of Helen Silver from the Property Styling Company

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