Growing Your Own Medicine Cabinet
Using plants as medicines For centuries many of the common plants we use today in our borders and hanging baskets have been grown for medicinal purposes. You can literally grow your own medicine cabinet, although it’s always sensible to check that things grown in the garden are safe. The has been a huge increase in […]
How To Deal With Garden Weeds
Weeding is a perennial problem. Very simply, weeds are uninvited guests in the garden who can quickly take over at this time of year. It’s important to keep on top of them, as they compete for light, space and precious moisture in the garden. here are our top tips on how to deal with garden […]
Blossom in the Garden
Five Great Trees for Spring Blossom This is a glorious time of year for gardening and landscaping. The first heralds of spring, Snowdrops, are over for this year but trees and hedges are coming alive with gorgeous blossom. There are plenty of trees to choose from to adorn your garden this spring but we’ve narrowed […]
Ideas For Front Garden Design
What does your front garden say about you? Sometimes small front gardens can be more difficult to plan than larger spaces. We’ve put together some ideas for front garden design to help. Too often the front garden is dominated by the car and a gathering of dustbins and bikes, while the horticultural delights remain hidden […]
Busy Buzzy Bees… where are you?
How to attract bees into the garden Bees are vital for the pollination of fruit and vegetables and for this reason alone, gardeners including landscape gardeners Oxford should be looking for ways to attract them into the garden. However, you may have noticed that bees are becoming more and more scarce in our gardens. So […]
Could You Benefit From A “Greener” Garden?
“Green” Gardening Fundamentally, for us at Oxford landscaping and design, “going green” – or rather becoming more eco-friendly – means striving to be in harmony with nature. Eco-gardening is the practice of maintaining a chemical free garden; growing your plants organically and providing the most natural environment for them to flourish as possible. These efforts […]
Preparing trees, shrubs and perennials for autumn
Bare root trees and shrubs will become available later in the season so now, while the soil is relatively warm, is the time to prepare the ground if you’re planning to plant a new tree or hedge. Dig over the entire area removing any weed roots and dig in plenty of organic matter. It is […]
A Tree for Every Season… and Garden
Choosing the right tree for your garden No two trees are alike in shape, form texture and colour, and, at this time of year, many are putting on a final glorious display before the long winter months. Now is the best time to plan a new tree for your garden Trees of course are vital […]
Planting Bulbs
Plant bulbs in the autumn for spectacular spring colour The comforting thing about the march of the seasons in a garden is the inevitability of change and with it the opportunity to plan ahead for the following year. In this way gardening is a hopeful hobby. Few things give more hope than bulbs, which are […]
Giving a Brand New Look To An Old Patio
Time to get out and about in the garden Around 40% of people in the UK spend only 15 minutes outdoors each day, putting their physical and mental health at risk. The situation is as dire for children as for adults, with one 2016 finding that 75% of British children spend less time outside than confined adults. […]