Landscaping

Lucy Siegle on the return of the slop bucket

If it’s all in the wording and presentation then the rumoured mandatory brown, sweaty-looking plastic box habitually referred to as a “slop bucket” is hardly likely to coax the nation to take food-waste recycling to its collective bosom.
A less hysterical vision includes giving these objects a cleaner, [...]

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Rachel Surtees of A Growing Obsession on setting up a cheap and cheerful wormery

I opened the door to find my friend stood there with a bottle of vino in one hand and a box of worms in the other. Hurrah.
I recently decided that it would be a good (read green) idea to start a wormery. [...]

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Contaminated manure is still proving a problem for some growers. Photograph: Mulsanne/Flickr/Some rights reserved
Last summer, growers were alarmed by the contamination of manure with aminopyralid, a weedkiller used on pasture. Aminopyralid sales were suspended by Dow Chemical Company, the RHS and others dished out advice on how to deal with contaminated ground and [...]

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Three years ago, I bought a bottlebrush plant cutting at an open garden visit. I put it in a pot and placed it in a sunny position, and in winter I wrap it up in an unheated greenhouse. For some reason it has never flowered and now looks straggly.Callistemons are the ultimate weird and wonderful Aussie [...]

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Q Dear Nigel, A few weeks ago you suggested that rhubarb leaves made excellent compost. My father always told me not to put rhubarb leaves on the compost heap as they were poisonous. Can you enlighten me please?Priscilla
A Yes, rhubarb leaves are certainly poisonous, but I can find no evidence anywhere to back up your [...]

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Another year, another Chelsea, and I’m asking myself, why does the RHS still tolerate peat at its garden shows? Especially when climate change was again a prominent theme at last week’s event.
Not only are peatlands important habitats, they are also vital in the fight against global warming. Healthy peat bogs store carbon and [...]

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There are two ways in which the excessive water accumulated through rains can be discharged from lawns, parks and golf courses:
Subsurface Drainage – This method is also mentioned to sometimes as internal drainage.  In this method the water enters the soil by means of percolation or infiltration.  This water that is in excess is then [...]

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Following some simple lawn care tips will help keep your look pristine and beautiful too.  If you care for your outdoor appearance as much as you do for the indoors, then follow the tips discussed in this article to optimize the use of it.  While you keep following these tips, you will gradually begin to [...]

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If you are a fresher, picking the best Koi can be difficult and confusing.  Before you choose to put fish in your pond, you need to have a pond in the first place.  This pond should have a working and efficient self-filtration system before you put any kind of fish in it.  It is also [...]

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Fabric Hammocks
If you want a comfortable hammock then none of the hammocks are as comfortable as the fabric hammock.  However the comfort levels in fabric hammocks are varying depending on the fabric used.  Hammocks made of cotton fabrics are great for indoor usage and sometimes for outdoor usage as well.  Although cotton is a comfortable [...]

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Due to global warming, UK has been experiencing some of the wettest winters in recent years and because of this residents are dealing with the problems of soggy and muddy grass more often than before.  While grassy public areas are completely not within reachable limits during harsh weather, the best care that you could give [...]

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The overall appearance, ambience and appeal of your outdoor space can be easily uplifted to a great extent by installing a wall fountain in your garden or patio.  The outdoor wall fountains were an essential component of olden day town planning especially in the courtyards of ancient Greece and Roman people as a means of [...]

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Playgrounds which are intended for children to play on should compulsorily have soft surfaces made out of wood or rubber or small round stones.  These types of surfaces only intend to provide a safer play area for children and not capable enough to save their lives, in case any unforeseen circumstances arise.  It is still [...]

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If you want to provide uplift to your property, it would be worth investing in a landscape architect as it would yield the best possible results.  This article intends to provide a few tips to identify a good landscape architect capable of improving your property to an appreciable level:
A landscape architect is capable of handling [...]

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Yellow is one of the primary colors and the easiest color to get noticed.  This is the reason for every advertiser to use a significant amount of yellow in their advertisements in order to capture the attention of the viewer.  Yellow flowers can be used creatively and smartly to highlight certain key points in your [...]

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