Please Yourself While Pleasing the Children This last week I’ve been stepping out into the garden a lot more as the weather has become pleasantly warm. It’s no secret that I work 8-6 every weekday writing so when I do have any time off I’m usually surrounded by my three adorable children (*cough). This of […]
Author Archives: Martina Mercer
Make Your Garden Your Own Jungle Gym!
As keen gardeners there’s something we’re quite smug about. Being a former regular at the gym I always wondered why along with the treadmills and the rowing machines they didn’t have a digging machine too. Whilst enjoying our garden, whether watering the plants or trimming hedges, we’re all benefitting from some great exercise, so next […]
How to Make Money on Plants You Own
How to Make Money on Plants You Own One of the best advantages of gardening is that no matter what your budget you can enjoy it while enjoying an incredible return on your investment in plants. There are so many ways to make your plants go further so you don’t have to spend hundreds of […]
Organise Your Veggie Patch
Organise Your Veggie Patch By Martina Mercer Last year the Chelsea Flower show launched the new tactic for organising the vegetable patch. Keyhole gardening is now big news, and many of us have spent the winter deciding how to implement this strategy into our own gardens. The psychology behind keyhole gardening believes that the closer you […]
How to Teach Children the Value of Money
I don’t mind admitting that I’ve always been hopeless with money. I was brought up with parents who owed their own businesses. My dad was an antiques dealer (along with selling second hand junk) and my mum was the manager of Yorkshire Bank, yet she often launched businesses on my dad’s behalf. Ice cream shops, […]
Who Will You Enjoy Al Fresco Dining With?
The horticultural trade has embraced the new flagship ‘Al Fresco Dining Fortnight’ event as part of the Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign, which starts on Father’s Day, 19th June. The event aims to get as many people as possible eating outside at least once over the two-week period which also covers the summer solstice, […]
We’re Wasting £600million Per Year on Our Gardens
BLOOM OR BUST: OVER £600M WASTED EACH YEAR ON BRITISH GARDENS Brits’ green-fingered efforts wilt in national knowledge crisis wasting millions each year 16 May 2016 – Brits are wasting an estimated £672m per year on their gardens according to new research out today by gardening experts Gardena. The excessive cost is a result of […]
RocketGarden Wants to Help Schools Grow their Own
Rocket Gardens Launches Crowdfunding Campaign #schoolvegpledge drive aims to help 125,000 school pupils grow their own food Cornwall based organic food business Rocket Gardens has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £50,000 for an innovative project that will see 125,000 school children growing their own organic veg in 2016. With the help of schools, businesses […]
Get Your Garden Ready [infographic]
The guys at Garden4Less have brought us a fabulous eye-catching infographic to help us get our garden ready for summer!
Gardening Tips for Cat Lovers
Cat-loving gardeners can pick up tips for creating the perfect outdoor space for their pet when Cats Protection visits the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. The charity will be on hand with ideas and planting suggestions for visitors to the event, at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, from 5-8 May. As well as gardening tips, […]