euVue – North East Gardener

Buddleia, Bees and Butterflies

Thursday, 2 September 2010, 9:58 am

Get a buzz from your outdoor space and give nature a helping hand. It is easy to encourage wildlife in to your outdoor space by choosing the right flowering, foliage and fruiting plants.

Source: euVue – North East Gardener | Paul Travis-Anderson

St Oswald’s needs you

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 1:56 pm

Green fingers and a few hours to spare each week? If so, St Oswald’s Hospice, in Gosforth would love to hear from you. St Oswald’s urgently require volunteers to help weed, water and watch over their many gardens on Tuesdays and Fridays. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to lend a hand and learn. Christine Ward, Volunteer Officer said: “Here at St Oswald’s outside space is very important, so much so that we now have a total of 38 gardens that [...click on headline to read full story]

Source: euVue – North East Gardener | Newsdesk

Summer lawn maintenance, problems, pests and my recommendations.

Friday, 13 August 2010, 1:19 pm

The lawn will be growing quickly now and you should be cutting at least twice a week to maintain a compact tidy lawn which will also help with weed control. In hot dry weather you should raise the height of cut on your lawn mower to avoid the grass being scorched and discoloured, although still continue mowing twice weekly. [...click on headline to read full story]

Source: euVue – North East Gardener | Paul Travis-Anderson