Birstall Garden & Leisure Blog

Gardener’s Diary – March 2014

March’s gardeners diary – a few things we recommend doing to prepare your garden for spring and summer!

Reasons To Buy A Garden Summer House

Summer houses provide great shaded areas where you can still enjoy the warmth of summer outside. Adding some comfy chairs and a table inside provides the perfect place to sit and read a book. You can also leave the door open to allow you to look out onto your garden in the warmer months.

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Attracting Butterflies and Helpful Insects To Your Garden

Butterflies are a way of adding natural colour to your garden and although many other insects are seen as bad, there are some that also have beneficial effects to your garden just like the butterfly does.

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National Bird Box Week 14th to 21st Feb – Give A Bird A Home!

National Bird Box Week starts 14th February every year and aims to encourage people to put up more bird boxes to provide more homes for our breeding birds and wildlife.

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Vegetables to sow in February

Baby carrots are a great spring vegetable; again either a conservatory or a greenhouse will help your carrots grow. They won’t be ready until May but when you pull them they will be root free.

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Gardener’s Diary – February 2014

February’s gardeners diary – a few things we recommend doing to maintain and prepare your garden for the colder weather, and a few ideas for spring!

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Romantic Plants to Give this Valentine’s Day

Flowers are a popular way to spread joy on Valentine’s Day, and it is usually a dozen fresh cut roses that we give or receive. But why not try something different this year, some plants can be romantic, and they last longer than the average bunch of flowers.

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