Top 5 best winter-flowering plants for the garden Add a bright splash of colour to gloomy winter gardens with our pick of the 5 best winter-flowering plants. Winter flowering heathers – These are our first choice as they can cope with cold and wet and have a long flowering season, from November to March. Flowers… Continue Reading
The coronavirus and lockdown saw many people looking for easy to grow flowers once the UK had gone into full lockdown. Garden centres and DIY stores were closed and sources for buying flower seeds became scarce. Major online seed suppliers were inundated and had never seen so much interest in such a short space of… Continue Reading
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a massive gardening boom in recent months, Grow your own was a massive interest in the early days of lockdown. Major seed suppliers were depleted of stock quickly with uncertainty of future re stocks. Garden centres were closed and just buying a simple bag of compost became a desperate… Continue Reading
Victoria Hill Garden border clearance and replanting with new replacement close board fencing. Nicholas was prompt and efficient in communication. He project managed the work through to completion, giving advice and making adjustments as requested. Work was completed to a high standard in less time than anticipated. Nicholas was able to keep within my requested… Continue Reading
Do you have a shaded area in your garden where nothing seems to Grow? I know the feeling as i have been faced with the same issue in my own garden. Here I reveal 25 plants that have been able to cope with this same problem. Hopefully once you have seen these gorgeous shade tolerant… Continue Reading
Mrs. Reese Nicholas transformed my vegetable and rear patio gardens into my vision! After an initial consultation discussion about colors, I was presented with a wonderful collage and plant lists created to help me visualize the plants and the end result. His passion and knowledge are unrivaled, coupled with him being a thoroughly decent human,… Continue Reading
Laura Dance Nicholas Macartney of www.banburygardeners.co.uk with his deep knowledge and expertise has enabled me to realize my dream of an easy to maintain, color and scent filled garden and is welcoming to wildlife. The work, materials, and plants used in the garden and planting schemes are of the highest quality and have no hesitation… Continue Reading
Mr. and Mrs. Billington We were introduced to Nick of Alexander John through some good friends of ours as we had just moved to the area and we needed help in getting our small south-facing patio garden designed and landscaped. Primarily to be a low maintenance space that afforded year-round interest. The Boss Nick is… Continue Reading
Growing vegetables with children Growing vegetables in the garden with children is an enjoyable experience that introduces children to where food comes from and here we show ones that are easy to sow and grow. To make a successful veggie garden, you should start by choosing appropriate plants. Choose easy-to-grow vegetables such as beets, carrots, radishes and tomatoes, but… Continue Reading
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer We found Nick’s knowledge of garden design in as much as Hard and soft Landscaping to be invaluable when we were looking to have our garden transformed from a modern new build patch of grass to something we would be proud to show off. Nick was very sympathetic to our requirements… Continue Reading