Composting for beginners
We know that the number of people making compost during the lockdown has shot up. We thought it may help to run though the basics of what can sometimes seem a confusing subject. After all you don’t want your new compost heap to just sit there? You want it to do...
A Sanctuary for Hard Times
"He who plants a garden plants happiness. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, plant a garden." - Chinese Proverb So we’re all isolated, at home, many cut off from the routines and purpose a job confers. Worrying about relatives. Dealing with bored children. Not...
What Makes North Leeds Garden Design special?
Award winning service We’re delighted to win the Best of Houzz badge for the quality of our service. (Houzz is a great online resource for anyone interested in high quality design for their home and garden). We’re especially pleased to get this award because it’s...
From Winter to Wonder
Storms Ciara and Dennis may have passed but it’s still pretty chilly outside here in Yorkshire. Many of us like to settle down on a cold winter evening to select our summer holiday – will it be Greece this year? Portugal? Maybe a cruise?! Here’s a suggestion for...
The dark days of gloom
These are the dark times of the year. Dark mornings, dark evenings, cold, rain, grey skies for days on end. We now know that blue Monday is a thing; That third Monday in January - the most depressing day of the year. More suicides happen in early January than any...
The New Eclectic, our Guide to the Most Inspiring Garden Design Writing on the Internet
Oh lucky you, unmitigated pleasure awaits you on these dark, short winter days. Come with us now…
Why do we love our gardens?
Take me back home What makes any garden satisfying? What fills our hearts with joy, sets us at ease, gives comfort, and a sense of anticipation? The answers are of course as varied as you would expect. But it turns out that a very modern trend and a very ancient land,...
How to Encourage Wildlife into your Garden
With the popularity of shows like Springwatch and its seasonal cousin Autumnwatch, encouraging wildlife to adopt your garden as their own has never been easier. For experienced gardeners, the importance of planting pollinators and providing food and refuge in gardens for wildlife has been known for centuries and has been both a practical and a joyful task. The importance of supporting and encouraging wildlife is becoming more well publicised, with documentaries like The Vanishing of the Bees (2009), and campaigns by societies such as the RHS it is a problem that it is now in the public psyche.
An Autumn half term
As we approach the autumn equinox another half term is almost upon us. For those of us with children, or grandchildren, or nephews and nieces, or just helping look after the neighbour’s kids while they’re at work, it can be a challenging time
How gardens can weather the storm
Whilst we have been aware of climate change for a long time, this year has brought it into sharp focus. From the inspiring example of Greta Thunberg setting off a new wave of schoolkids protests, to our own Extinction Rebellion, there is a strong swell of opinion that...