By GREG BELBIN SPRING is upon us. With the birds singing more than ever and all the beautiful blossom trees doing their thing, it really is a great time of the year and also the promise of things to come. Now is the perfect time to start thinking veggies. We should all be preparing soil [...]
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Let’s all go potty with our gardening
By GREG BELBIN* A VERY common question we are asked at the Garden Centre is what or how can I grow things in pots? Well let’s see if we can help you all with this as they can be very rewarding. As land sites are decreasing and house sizes increase, it is becoming harder and [...]
Prime time to plant and prune
By GREG BELBIN* JULY is pruning and planting month for all your fruit, ornamental trees and roses. If you are planning to plant a tree this year do yourself a favour and save money by buying one that is ‘bare-rooted’. This is a tree that does not come in a pot.
Indoor plants are not really that difficult to grow
By GREG BELBIN INDOORS. To have or not to have, that is the question! Over the past two years we certainly have seen a shift back towards houseplants. They have become ‘trendy’ again with many stunning new varieties of old favourites. A common question at our garden centre is “How can I grow indoor plants? [...]
Winter colour a reason to work in the garden
By GREG BELBIN WINTER is coming and after the beautiful weather we have had it will come very quickly this year. I can already see the winter blues creeping in on some people. But it needn’t be that way. Winter can also be filled with colour and jobs to do in the garden. Just because [...]
There’s nothing like taste of home-grown fruit and vegies
By GREG BELBIN THE onset of another winter doesn’t have to be depressing. It’s the ideal time to start thinking about and extending your home-grown vegetables and fruit trees. The taste of your own fruit from your own trees is simply fantastic. No more perfect looking fruit with absolutely no taste. With a little effort [...]
Growing your own vegies has rewards galore
By GREG BELBIN WE have seen an explosion in the home grown market over the past two years , which is great to see. With the cost of so-called fresh fruit and veggies skyrocketing (as well as everything else) it just makes great sense to grow your own, especially for the taste and the reassurance [...]
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