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One of the increasingly popular types of fencing materials, both in the UK and around the world, is bamboo. The benefits are many and the drawbacks are minimal. One of the most cited reasons for picking bamboo as a fence material is the fact that it is good for the environment. Being a type of grass [...]  It might not be something that would spring to your mind when you are designing your garden, but it is something that you will swiftly notice if you have got it wrong. Your fencing should not grab the limelight, but if the fence is wrong it will be one of the first things that come [...] One of the least attractive creatures a gardener will ever encounter is a slug, nasty slime-trailing, plant-eating gastropod (belly-footed creature) that it is. Slugs and snails have their place in Nature’s grand scheme of course, but you don’t need or want them in your garden. They can destroy your favourite plantings overnight with the tooth-like projections [...] Any gardener knows that composting is the best possible way of handling kitchen waste and dead foliage like grass or hedge cuttings, but that recourse is not available only to gardeners. Every year in the UK hundred of tonnes of recyclable waste gets tossed into rubbish bins and ultimately winds up in landfills, adding untold [...] Compost that has been made with worms is known for having many benefits, one of these is that it is safe to use as it is non-toxic. Many artificial fertilisers have risks associated with them and these can be avoided if you use organic compost. Compost made from worms is known as vermicompost, and it [...] Many people enjoy working on an eco-friendly garden as a great place to entertain guests or simply relax and unwind at the end of the day. It should be a special place that is filled with warm memories that are shared with friends and families as an outside extension of the friendly essence of your [...] Going the organic route may at times mean sacrificing the glossy same size fruits and vegetables with some better tasting crops that may not be the perfect size or shape but there are a number of gardeners that feel the sacrifice is worth it. The crops will be relatively expensive if purchased in the supermarket or [...] Gardens in London are ever changing but today more often than not it is from green to grey as homeowners are covering over beautiful green lawns with pavement to lay decking and build sheds a charity for wildlife says. Each year the capital loses two and a half times the size of greenery at Hyde [...] To achieve a greener home a few well known solutions are recycling packaging and waste food. Another large untapped source is the run off water from our roofs. To capture this water in an easy fashion you can set up a water butt or rainwater tank in the garden. This water will help to lower [...] The biggest flower in the world is blooming The possibility of having grown the biggest indoor flower ever has got the gardeners at Cornwall’s Eden Project waiting with baited breath. The plant is a giant plant typically found in the rainforest and going by the name of Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum. It has taken 9 [...] |
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