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May 17, 20211 min read
Beautiful Pink and Red Strawflower
Beautiful Pink and Red Strawflower. Sun loving.☀️ Brilliant bright colours. Perfect for use in dry flower arrangements.💐 For best...
Mary & June's Garden
May 16, 20211 min read
Repurposed - 1950's fire bucket as a plant container
Repurposed this damaged 1950's fire bucket as a plant container. 🪣 Planted with Cosmos, Straw flowers, Tumbelina Petunias and White...
Mary & June's Garden
May 15, 20211 min read
Nandina Domestica Obsessed
‘Nandina Domestica Obsessed’ a compact evergreen shrub’ young leaves are Fiery Red. Colour changes throughout the seasons. Feed with a...
Mary & June's Garden
May 13, 20211 min read
Red Azalea flowering
Azaleas are vibrant and colourful plants, easy to care for and grow well in pots. Azaleas need to be planted in ericaceous soil and must...
Mary & June's Garden
May 12, 20211 min read
Hanging Baskets grown with Mary & June's Premium Plant Food
A local retirement village's hanging baskets all prepared and grown with Mary & Junes Garden products. 🌹🌷 Filled with pink Geraniums,...
Mary & June's Garden
May 12, 20211 min read
Grow Your Own - Salad Leaves
Nice and Easy - Salad Leaves Within 5-8 weeks you could have fresh healthy salad leaves for your sandwiches. There are a fantastic range...
Mary & June's Garden
May 12, 20211 min read
Six jobs to be doing in the garden in May
1. Spend five -ten minutes a day on weeding beds and borders in the garden. Weeds thrive on rain and sunshine so now’s the time to start...
Mary & June's Garden
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Aquilegia looking lovely this evening
Aquilegia looking lovely this evening 🌺 known as Granny's Bonnet ☀️ A cottage garden favourite 🌹 Feed with a High Potash Plant Food...
Mary & June's Garden
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Growing Ranunculus
Ranunculus can be planted in the autumn between October and November or in the spring when the danger of frost has passed. Ranunculus are...
Mary & June's Garden
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Summers not far away - Gardening Jobs for April
A few Gardening jobs for April: Start sowing tomato seeds but you must protect from frosts Support climbing roses and clematis to fences...
Mary & June's Garden
Mar 25, 20211 min read
4 benefits of using seaweed in gardening
Seaweed is a very effective soil feed which improves soil structure and will benefit your garden any time of year. The great thing about...
Mary & June's Garden
Mar 22, 20211 min read
March in the garden
March is one of the most exciting months in the garden. Things are starting to wake up and come alive! If your garden is looking a bit...
Mary & June's Garden
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Sewing seeds indoors
Sowing seeds indoors is usually a lot more successful than sowing outside. Starting seeds indoors and monitoring their growth is a...
Mary & June's Garden
Feb 28, 20211 min read
The New Season - Ideas for March
A few gardening jobs for March Plant summer flowering bulbs like Dahlias. Ericaceous plants, top up with ericaceous compost or ericaceous...
Mary & June's Garden
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Almost Spring - February Jobs
We start to get a glimpse of the early signs of Spring this month. The soil starts to warm up around mid-February and buds beginning to...
Mary & June's Garden
Jan 30, 20211 min read
4 Easy-To-Grow Flowers From Seed
1. Sweet peas Loved for their colours and fragrance , sweet peas are one of the most popular cottage garden flowers. They're easy to grow...
Mary & June's Garden
Jan 29, 20211 min read
3 Reasons to Grow Your Flowers from Seed
Growing your flowers from seed is not as hard as you think and is one of gardening’s most rewarding experiences. Spring is the perfect...
Mary & June's Garden
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Onyx Bio-Stimulant, Organic Plant Based Fertiliser.
Onyx is a unique, organic based bio-stimulant which delivers nitrogen, potassium, trace elements and significant levels of amino acids....
Mary & June's Garden
Jan 27, 20211 min read
The Wonderful Benefits of 'Seaweed' in Feeds
Seaweed contains many useful plant nutrients including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate and magnesium. Seaweed is rich in trace elements...
Mary & June's Garden
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Potash (Potassium) for Healthy Plants and Soil in the Garden
For the healthy growth and increased reproduction of your plants, potassium is an essential element. Potassium is responsible for...
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