
How can I ‘rewild’ my garden?
Easily create a wildlife friendly garden to benefit birds, bees, pollinators and small mammals The simple answer to whether you can 'rewild' your garden is you can't, but you can...

How to get rid of aphids (greenfly and blackfly)
Follow our tips for getting rid of greenfly and blackfly, the bane of every gardener's life. We have also given you some tips on the best means of prevention.

Wild About Worms
If you want healthy plants then you have to have healthy soil and for this you need an abundance of worms. Read the blog to see what you can do to encourage the soil fauna which gives you beautiful nutritious soil.

How To Dispose Of The Ash Out Of The Alfa Wood Fired Oven
The ash from your pizza oven is a fantastic environmentally friendly addition to your garden and can be used in lots of ways from fertilising your plants to de-icing paths. Read the blog for the full list of uses for this by-product of your outdoor cooking.

How To Deal With An Invasion Of Slugs And Snails In The Garden
Slugs and snails are the bane of every gardeners life and this blog gives you some methods of deterring them without resorting to chemical means.

Wordsworth's Daffodils
The Lake District is the home of the Wordsworth daffodil and in spring the Lakes are alive with glorious colour, well worth a trip for the day.

How to Get Rid of Scale Insects
The first sign of scale insect infestation is usually the appearance of sooty fungus so you have two different types of problem to tackle, fungal and insect. This blog helps you get rid of both these debilitating problems.

How To Get Rid Of Aphids
Aphids are the bane of every gardener's life, seriously weakening plants, so here are several methods you can use to rid yourself of these common garden pests.