One of the pieces of advice the gardening world has got wrong over the years is about picking up fallen leaves from around plants. While it makes sense to sweep… The post The importance and benefits of keeping fallen leaves around plants first appeared on Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
Please take 30 seconds to sign the petition When I first started studying horticulture professionally in 2015, I was full of positivity and excitement for gardening, doing something that so… The post Why it’s time to ban non-organic pesticides from sale to the general public first appeared on Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
The Government has, at long last, banned the home use of compost made from precious peatland habitats purely for the profit of a small number of large companies selling it.… The post Horticulture industry bans corporations digging up precious habitats to make compost first appeared on Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
1) Water deeply When it’s hot and sunny it’s tempting to zip around the garden watering everything but beware, most people water too little. Watering a little bit only wets… The post 8 tips for better watering technique first appeared on Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
you may have heard of permaculture gardening, but what is it and how can you use its techniques in your own garden? We've got answers!| The Garden Glove
Hazel's true name is Corylus avellana, it's one of our best known wild trees all across Europe. It's been closely tied to humans because of its use in building, fencing and thatch. To grow stems that are straight and roughly the same size, our ancient ancestors struck on the woodland craft of coppicing, to cut| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
I seem to be thinking about lawns more than is healthy, and I'm not the only one. I'm trying not to use the term 'turf war' but it feels appropriate, and everyone seems to be sticking their trowel in. Over the last few years the lawn has come under attack, pulled one way and the| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
I will no longer be drawn into the false narrative on peat free vs peat compost comparisons. Over the last ten years I've been using peat free compost in increasingly large quantities each year to grow every type of vegetable and the majority of ornamental plants available to gardeners, including a number of acid loving| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
Snowdrops are one of my favourite flowers in the garden, the regular Galanthus nivalis is about as perfect a plant as can exist. With a beautiful white flower with green markings that, unusually, hangs upside down on a fine stem, coupled with narrow pale green leaves. Regular snowdrops are inexpensive so you can buy quite| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
Everything you need to know about cucumber companion plants, including which plants to use, and which ones to avoid.| Growing Family