The Deadly Beauty of Poisonous Plants
Plants are living organisms and all of them contain some level of toxin for defence.
Growing Glorious Garlic
We can trace the growing of garlic as far back as 6000 years ago
North Leeds Garden Design awarded Best Of Houzz 2018
We are very excited that North Leeds Garden Design has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz®
Favourite Gardens in Europe
France: Giverny Gardens The Giverny gardens are probably the most famous in France. Monet created some of his famous ‘Water Lily’ and ‘Japanese Bridge’ paintings here. As well as the gardens you can also visit Monet’s lovely and very colourful house. Monet...
Interesting Flowers and their Secrets
There is a Chinese proverb: The world is a rose, smell it and pass it to your friends. Flowers over the centuries have been a source of inspiration and enchantment. Like all living organisms they have their secrets, not only for survival but also with...
The Basics of Planning a Vegetable Garden
Growing your own vegetables is endlessly rewarding. Imagine harvesting fresh and healthy peppers, sugar snap peas, green beans, tomatoes and spinach to name but just a few. The famous physician and mind-body expert Deepak Chopra talks about eating ‘the...
The Wondrous World of Dahlias
If you’ve never grown dahlias before and want to give it a try, watch out, it’s addictive. But what a brilliant addiction! The plant was named after the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl, who lived in the mid-1700’s, although it is originally from Mexico. It is...
Happy Halloween in the Garden
It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots and that Samhain itself was Christianised as Halloween...
Tips and Tricks for Preserving Homegrown Fruits and Vegetables
It would seem only fair to begin this article with a passing reference to Nicolas Appert. I know, most of you are thinking: Not him again. For pity’s sake, he’s a household name – there’s nothing more to say.Well, that’s right, but there just might be one...
Autumn Is Just Around the Corner
‘Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.’ – George Eliot