Garden Guru2020-08-25T11:16:49+01:00August 25th, 2020|Categories: Design, Garden Maintenance, Uncategorised|Tags: artificial grass, clients vision, front garden, garden design, garden design service, garden landscaping, gardensrus, low maintenance garden, scotland, Scottish pebbles, Tugula blocks, West Lothian|
Our Client asked that we create a design for the front garden that would match the design and materials that have been used within the back garden. The materials that have been used in the back garden are materials that are pleasing to the eye and of low maintenance. We acted upon our Client's instructions and [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T15:23:30+01:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: asters, August, echinaceas, flower garden, garden jobs, gardensrus, hardy geraniums, lavender, rambling roses, rudbeckias, scotland, West Lothian|
Here are five tasks to do in the Flower Garden in August: After flowering, prune Rambling Roses. Carry on hoeing the soil to keep the weeds down. This should be done in dry and warm weather to ensure that any weed seedling left on the soil die back and do not regrow. Stake perennials such as [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T15:01:45+01:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: Disease Resistant, Fertiliser, Hydrangea, Hydrangea care, Large leaf Hydrangea, Mulch, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Panicle Hydrangea, Pest Resistant, Smooth Hydrangea, water|
Hydrangeas seem to be at their most stunning this year, so what is the best way to care for them and keep them looking at their best? Here are some tips: Water the Hydrangea throughout the growing season. Large Leaf Hydrangeas require more water than other varieties. It helps to use a soaker hose in order [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:31:55+01:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: aster, autumn, dahlia, echinacea, late flowering, perennials, rain, rudbeckia, wind|
Now is a good time to stake your late flowering Perennials such as Echinaceas, Asters, Dahlias, Rudbeckias to protect them from the wind and rain of Autumn. It is also a good time to consider any Autumn garden maintenance requirements such as hedge trimming and tree and shrub pruning - please do not hesitate to contact [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:32:35+01:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: apples, apricots, August, blackberries, blackcurrant, blueberries, figs, fruit care, garden diary, garden jobs, gardensrus, gooseberries, harvest, loganberries, nectarines, peaches, pruning, raspberries, redcurrant, scotland, tasks, West Lothian|
August Garden Diary - Tasks to do in the Garden: Fruit Care: Cut Strawberry runners from the parent plant. Harvest Nectarines, Apricots, Peaches, Early eating Apples, Blackberries and Loganberries. Prune Redcurrants, Gooseberries, Blackcurrant bushes and Summer fruiting Raspberry canes. Prune Cordon trained Apple Trees and Fan trained Fruit Trees. Please visit our website to see our [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:33:02+01:00August 7th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: conifer felling, gardeners, hedge trimming, scotland, tree felling, tree pruning, West Lothian|
Please do contact GardensRus regarding your tree/conifer or hedging requirements: whether it is tree/conifer felling, pruning or hedge trimming, we will be happy to advise and assist. Telephone: 01506 871961 Mobile: 07584324920 Email: info@gardens-r-us.scot
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:33:41+01:00August 4th, 2020|Categories: Design, Garden Maintenance, Uncategorised|Tags: artemisia, black-eyed susan, blanket flower, conflower, coreopsis, dahlia, daylily, delosperma, Dianthus, echinacea, galleria, heat tolerant flowers, ice plant, rudbeckia, salvia, Sedum, unloving flowers|
It is now the beginning of August and as the weather turns hot and sunny, many of the regular flowers can come to an early end, particularly if they are not watered regularly. So what flowers can we add to our borders that actively like or are happy to tolerate the hot August sunshine? Here are [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:34:22+01:00August 4th, 2020|Categories: Design, Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: big benefits, decorative stone, more manageable area, prune shrubs, reflagging, small area, small changes, tidy borders|
Our Client was looking for a small area of the garden to become more manageable. The area was an area that our Client specifically used for drying clothes and where there was a static clothes dryer. The area could often become wet and muddy. We took away the grass and instead added small decorative stones [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:36:35+01:00July 22nd, 2020|Categories: Design, Garden Maintenance, Uncategorised|Tags: canal, complex drainage system, flooding, garden, gardeners, landscaping, water logged garden|
Our Clients live next to a Canal and their garden would often become waterlogged. Our Clients consulted us as they wished to improve the drainage of their garden. We installed a Complex Drainage System which will improve the drainage considerably. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are seeking advice regarding the drainage [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:36:56+01:00July 22nd, 2020|Categories: Design, Garden Maintenance, Uncategorised|Tags: driveway, garden maintenance, gardeners, Gardens, kerb appeal, landscaping, like new, Monoblock, power wash|
Power washing is one of those truly satisfying tasks. It may take a while to power wash a patio or driveway, but the results can be truly sensational and long lasting, and can vastly improve a property's kerb appeal. In this photograph, we power washed a Client's Monoblock and then filled the gaps with sand, [...]
