olivetreegardensOct 10, 20201 min5 things to remember when it comes to pruning1) The tools of the trade: You need loppers, a pruning saw, a knife, a pair of secateurs and a pair of thick gloves for effective and...
olivetreegardensOct 9, 20202 minUltimate guide to pruningMost fruit trees will benefit from an annual removal of branches to encourage vigour and healthy fruit, even though such pruning can...
olivetreegardensOct 6, 20202 minWinterproof your garden now, before the cold weather strikes, with these four simple stepsThe end of the summer months and arrival of autumn can elicit a wide range of feelings and emotions in us gardeners. Soon, however, the...
olivetreegardensOct 5, 20201 minThe number 1 way of how we deal with autumn debris.When autumn delivers its bounty of fruitfulness, it also sends us a mountain of leaves. While many have fabulous colourful tints and look...
olivetreegardensOct 4, 20201 minPreserving techniques for your fruit and veg leftoversYou may have some fruit and veg laying around from the months picking or just too much freshly grown produce to know what to do with it....
olivetreegardensSep 24, 20201 min6 clever ways to improve your pondAutumn is a good time to get your pond in order and improve oxygen levels to help plants and wildlife. Cut back overhanging trees, shrubs...
olivetreegardensSep 24, 20201 minDaffodilsDaffodils are cheap and easy to grow and will keep on coming back, year after year. This autumn, why not revamp your display by investing...
olivetreegardensSep 23, 20201 minThis month's veg - Harvest!This is the Third and last addition to our quick and snappy posts about the vital veg to look after in September. This time we tell you...
olivetreegardensSep 23, 20201 minBroad beans and how to grow them!Sow a crop of broad beans this autumn to overwinter for next year. Compared to French and runners, broad beans are trickier to grow. Like...
olivetreegardensSep 22, 20201 minThis months veg - PlantThis is the second addition to our quick and snappy posts about the vital veg to look after in September. Start planting now! Cabbages...
olivetreegardensSep 21, 20202 minmmmh Marsh Samphire and how to grow it!Marshal samphire has been elevated in recent years to a culinary delicacy now grown commercially all over the world to meet popular...
olivetreegardensSep 21, 20201 minWhat you didn't realise about leaf mould Bin!Any well-rotted organic after makes a good mulch, but if you do not own a compost bin or do not want to pay the expense to order local...
olivetreegardensSep 20, 20201 minBrb just tending to my broccoli Sowing indoors and outdoors You can directly sow in mid to late spring when soil temperatures are above 7 degrees C. For a late summer or...
olivetreegardensSep 19, 20201 minThis months Veg - SowHere is our quick and snappy post about the vital veg to start sowing NOW! Broad beans: Start these seeds now and in a few moths time you...
olivetreegardensSep 19, 20201 minPleasant peanut surprises to help you get the most out of your peanut growth.Confused? I completely understand why. As much as the English language wants us to believe a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is a Nut, it is in...
olivetreegardensSep 18, 20201 minTop 3 air purifying house plants !It can be slightly daunting when choosing a houseplant, questions you're bound to ask are: "where can I put it?", "is it easy to look...
olivetreegardensSep 18, 20201 minTop 3 easy to grow house plants !It can be slightly daunting when choosing a houseplant, questions you're bound to ask are: "where can I put it?", "is it easy to look...
olivetreegardensSep 18, 20201 minTop 10 jobs this month to tick off the to do list!Divide herbaceous perennials Pick autumn raspberries Collect and sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals Dig up remaining potatoes...
olivetreegardensSep 10, 20202 minGiving your plant containers some TLCGrowing plants in containers is one of my favourite ways to garden. Come August, however, I’ve had it with deadheading and lugging...
olivetreegardensSep 9, 20202 minMoss moss moss - and what to do about it.For many people, a pristine lawn is paramount but moss is always likely to appear and what you do about it often depends on where the...