Helpful Gardening Tips
Even if you do not have time to share with us, then you can still help to improve the environment around us while at home.
Gather friends and family together to grow some colourful floral displays, environmentally friendly projects or try and grow some fruit and veg at home
Sunflowers
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Sunflowers can be sown straight in to the ground where they are going to flower, so make sure the space you are going to sow is weed free, by using a trowel to remove the weeds.
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Rake the soil to a fine tilth (a fine crumbly texture) and make some drills 12mm deep. Leave a 10cm space between each seed.
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Place the seed in carefully and cover them up with soil. Don’t forget to water the seeds gently. As they grow, if the plants are crowded, then thin them out to about 45cm apart leaving the strongest, tallest plants.
Hanging Baskets
Pick out various plants with different textures and colours for a bright and beautiful hanging basket. Baskets packed with a single kind of flower can also have loads of impact. For variety, use multiple species, including tall, midrange, and trailing forms. Place taller plants near the center and trailing plants along the edges to cover the sides.
Try to include varying bloom sizes. For example, vinca, miniature rose, and petunia offer large flowers, while hyssop, lobelia, and calibrachoa have dainty blooms. Plants with a mounding or spilling habit work well in baskets.