The Magic of Mulching
When it comes to gardening, there's a secret weapon that can significantly transform the way your garden thrives – mulching. Often overlooked but incredibly effective, mulching is a simple practice that can yield remarkable results. Mulching involves applying a...
The Secret to Thriving Gardens: Unveiling the Power of Soil Improvers
In the world of gardening, a well-tended and productive garden starts with the foundation – the soil. Gardeners across the globe understand the importance of healthy soil as it directly influences plant growth and overall garden vitality. While proper watering,...
Autumn Mulching: Top Tips for your Garden this Fall
A guide to mulching in the autumn months to take care of your garden in preparation for the winter. Information on what mulch is, what products to use and how to apply these to your plants.
6 Top Tips to Combat Drought in the Garden!
Drought in the garden can cause serious issues, whether it’s an inability for your garden to grow in the way you would like or just the effects of continuous sunlight on plants that need shade. With this in mind, we have put together nine tips to help you get the most...
6 Gardening Tips That Every Beginner Must Know
When people are just starting out in gardening, it can seem as if there’s a lot to know, and hundreds of questions that need answering. The more time you spend gardening, the more you will learn about what doesn’t work and what does. For now, use our list of gardening...
Discover the Best Summer Season Gardening Tips!
Summer is fast approaching, and for many of us that means more time doing the thing we love most – gardening! It also means that there’s a very good chance you’re going to be welcoming guests into your garden. Accompanying this is usually a need for a little bit more...
Loose Delivery of Products: Exploring No Plastic Delivery
Loose delivery refers to any type of cargo that does not require packaging, or cargo that has certain dimensions which do not allow for the use of containers. Most of this loose cargo is transported by flat bed trailers or specialised trailers on land. Loose...
No Mow May 2022: Why You Need to Put the Lawnmower Away This Month!
No Mow May is upon us; this year we are seeing a national campaign underway to carry on encouraging people not to whip the lawnmower out and go to town on their gardens. The campaign has been designed as a way for garden lovers to boost the nectar and flowers...
Biggest and Best Garden Trends of 2022
A massive 42% of us Brits enjoy gardening, with an additional 35% claiming that gardening helps them to relax. With this in mind, and as we firmly move into spring, we thought it would be a good idea to look ahead at the biggest and best gardens trends coming your way...
Guide To Sustainable Gardening
Sustainability within gardening is going to become a key trend of the 2022 season. With a greater push towards an environmentally friendly approach, we are seeing a change in attitudes across the board. But there are many who are confused about just where to begin...
The rise of vegan gardening
Vegan Gardening is becoming more popular as a lifestyle choice. This is mainly due to the rise in veganism as more people choose to move away from eating meat and meat based products. It's estimated that currently there are over 600,000 people in the UK that have...
Know Your Snowdrop – 10 varieties we love!
It’s a beautiful name, isn’t it – ‘snowdrop’ – it’s so pretty and elegant with a slightly child-like ring to it. The first showing of these delicate but stunning little flowers gives us all a cheer in the wet and windy months of the New Year, and hope that Spring...
The Importance of Composting Your Wreath This Christmas!
With Christmas just around the corner, it is not long now till we will be unwrapping all those presents under the tree! You may have done all of your Christmas shopping, but have you considered the art of wreath making? A Christmas tradition for many, wreaths are an...
Celebrating World Soil Day – 5th December 2021
Soil, you say! ‘Why celebrate SOIL? Isn’t soil just the stuff that gets muddy in the winter and powdery in the summer? What’s World Soil Day got to do with me anyway?’ Well, you’ll be forgiven for not knowing about World Soil Day, but it was first named by the...
What’s trending at Chelsea Flower Show 2021
With the focus very much on sustainability and reducing the damage to the planet that, as humans, we’ve been doing since the industrial revolution, it’s with great interest that we see this ‘on message’ trend coming through at the Chelsea Flower Show this year....
Climate Change and Our Gardens
We all know that now more than ever climate change is at its worst. From wildfires to the pollution of the oceans, it is now more important than ever to do our part in helping the planet. Gardeners are now starting to notice the challenges of climate change on their...
4 Ways in which Gardening can Improve your Mental Health and Well-being
Gardening is a wonderful hobby and pastime to have. Not only do you get to be creative and strategic but, you also get rewarded with exciting results! It is hardly surprising when people say they enjoy spending hours in their garden! Many would say it helps their...
Native Wildflowers & their Impact
Wildflowers are a beautiful sight to behold. Their charming names, scents and colours add true character to the great outdoors. They directly impact nature and wildlife in many ways. Some even have medicinal properties! Some of the UK wildflowers are native to the...
Why is Paddock Maintenance Important?
Paddock maintenance is an important part of caring for your horses. Your paddock is a safe place for them to exercise and feed. If it’s not properly maintained, it can quickly become run-down. Daily use alongside the ever-changing adverse weather conditions that we...
Down to Earth: Helping the Community
At Garden Supplies we work with a range of clients, all of which provide a variety of services. One in particular that we wanted to talk to you about was Down to Earth. A Community interest Company, they use their profits to help local communities. We think the work...
Planting Trees and Shrubs
Trees and shrubs are a staple of any garden, adding beautiful focal points whilst helping to reduce our carbon footprint. They provide shade and can improve soil stability whilst creating new habitats for all types of birds and wildlife. Shrubs in particular are also...
Mulching – Using Mushroom Compost
At Garden Supplies, we know that a lot of people love the idea of having a nice-looking garden. But this can be difficult to achieve when faced with a patchy, mossy lawn, weeds taking over your flower beds and cold weather. Fertilizing your garden can certainly help...
What is Spraying?
Spraying is a vital part of paddock maintenance. Why? Because it kills the weeds when they first appear in your paddock or grasslands, spraying selectively means you can target the areas the weeds grow and they can be eradicated, without damaging other plants and...
Try Out Our Baked Courgette Flower Recipe
Why not try cooking baked courgette flowers, one of my favs. Three flowers per person. Take 300g of soft cheese, drain off any excess watery liquid, & mix with 2tsp finely grated parmesan, zest of 1 lemon, 1tsp of olive oil, seasoning, & 6-8 basil leaves...
Top tips for topsoil
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, gardening has become a popular hobby amongst the British population. Choosing high-quality topsoil is vital for your herbs, flowers and plants which is why at Garden Supplies Gloucestershire we are here to help! Our Melcourt Topsoil is...