Gardening Tips

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Wet or Dry, Your Garden Can Thrive: Chelsea’s Top Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

21st June 2024

Reading time 6 minutes

This year water has been making a splash at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show. Designers showed us not just how to incorporate water into our gardens as a unique feature and magnet for biodiversity. But also highlighted how we can adapt to meet the challenges posed by climate change. And it’s no wonder gardeners are

windproof fencing surrounding seating on decked area in garden

Six tips for windproofing your garden

by Thames Valley Landscapes

3rd May 2024

Reading time 5 minutes

There’s no escaping that our climate is changing and bringing with it an increase in the number and severity of storms we see each year. And it’s not just exposed gardens that are taking the toll from high winds and driving rain. Whether your garden is open to the elements, or relatively sheltered in a

Woman making natural Christmas wreath by hand

Make a natural Christmas wreath

Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

29th November 2023

Reading time 5 minutes

As we deck the halls this Christmas, one of our favourite traditions is to place a wreath on the door to welcome visitors over the festive period. An elegant way to bring the spirit of the season into your home, a beautiful handmade wreath has been used for centuries as a symbol of celebration, life,

Elderly woman in a wheelchair enjoying cherry blossom in garden

How to create an accessible garden

Garden Design Ideas, Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

29th September 2023

Reading time 9 minutes

Gardens play such an important part in our lives. They give us the means to extend our living space and offer a place to relax and improve our health and well-being. With such a critical role, it’s important everyone can access and enjoy them. Creating an accessible garden allows anyone, no matter their age or

medley of vegetables growing from kitchen scraps

How to regrow vegetables from scraps

Child Friendly Garden, Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

30th June 2023

Reading time 7 minutes

Calling all veg growers, money savers, and parents looking for ways to keep young children busy and entertained. We’ve got just the trick for you. Did you know you can regrow vegetables from scraps. It’s really rewarding and an easy way to: Reuse and recycle what you normally put in the food waste into another

Get The Most From a Large Garden

Garden Design Ideas, Garden Landscaping, Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

31st May 2023

Reading time 7 minutes

If you’re blessed with a large garden it can sometimes be a daunting task to know where to start in a garden transformation. Often, large gardens can resemble open playing fields with a vast patch of grass in the middle surrounded by trees and shrubs. This layout makes the whole garden feel exposed and a

Garden Trends 2023

Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

2nd May 2023

Reading time 5 minutes

With the big garden shows kicking off next month with Chelsea, it’s the time when we gaze into our crystal ball to spot the trends we see emerging for garden design and planting. The overarching trend towards ‘environmentally healthy gardens’ seem strong for 2023. As does the understanding of how important immersing ourselves in nature

Eight easy winter garden tasks

Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

19th December 2022

Reading time 3 minutes

Winter is often seen as a time of dormancy in the garden, with not much to do aside from hunkering down indoors and waiting for spring. However, there are several tasks that can and should be done in the winter months to ensure a healthy and flourishing garden come spring. Here are just a few

Bistro set on patio in landscaped garden

How to create a drought tolerant garden

Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

25th August 2022

Reading time 7 minutes

Turning our gardens into a drought tolerant oasis doesn’t have to mean a radical overhaul. By choosing the right kind of plant, tweaking our garden maintenance regime, and putting a bit of extra care into our soil, we can create a garden that won’t wilt when warmer weather arrives. With so little rainfall in 2022,

How to help your garden recover after a heatwave

Garden Maintenance, Gardening Tips

by Thames Valley Landscapes

27th July 2022

Reading time 6 minutes

Even the sun worshippers among us can agree that the scorching temperatures of the recent heatwave had us heading indoors and to the respite of the shade. Unfortunately, many of our garden plants couldn’t take the same evasive action and have suffered since. But don’t worry, most are resilient and will recover if provided with

Gardening Tips

Wet or Dry, Your Garden Can Thrive: Chelsea’s Top Tips

Six tips for windproofing your garden

Make a natural Christmas wreath

How to create an accessible garden

How to regrow vegetables from scraps

Get The Most From a Large Garden

Garden Trends 2023

Eight easy winter garden tasks

How to create a drought tolerant garden

How to help your garden recover after a heatwave

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Wet or Dry, Your Garden Can Thrive: Chelsea’s Top Tips

Six tips for windproofing your garden