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Choosing your first greenhouse can be tough when you do not know what aspects you should be considering. A few helpful tips to ensuring you choose the type and size of green house that is best for you are: 1. Take time to survey your garden so that you can choose the best place to put a greenhouse. Think about the best position for sunlight, what area will have the best and most level foundation, consider shelter from the wind, a place that avoids trees, visual aspects and ease of usage and maintenance. 2. You will then need to measure the area you feel will be best suited for a greenhouse. So that you can accurately understand what size greenhouse would be best for you, you need to know the...

Marigolds are a small, beautiful, bright yellow or sometimes orange annual flowering plant that offers many benefits if planted alongside vegetables or other delicate plants. They typically only grow 6-12 inches in height but there are certain varieties that can grow as tall as four feet. These little beauties like areas with full sun and tend to be tolerant if neglected occasionally. You can use them in vegetable patches and planters alike. Marigolds are excellent for repelling unwanted pests such as mosquitoes, cabbageworms and cabbage moths with their very unique and some feel, unpleasant smell. Even below the ground these handy plants repel nematodes, microscopic worms, which could be harmful to vegetables such as tomatoes. Another benefit of the marigold is that it attracts ladybirds which will help eat harmful...

As the bitter cold winds of winter start to subside and a hint of spring is in the air, it can be the perfect time to start considering and preparing for a spring clean-up of your garden. To help your garden look its best and optimise its growing potential, it is important to give your garden a fresh face. Spring Clean-up Tips 1. Pick up debris- The autumn and winter winds, snow and rain have probably ensured quite a bit of garden larger garden debris has accumulated, that needs to be cleaned up. Clear away any big stick, animal waste or litter that may have found a way into your garden. 2. Give it a rake- give your lawn a good rake, to remove any remaining leaves, twigs, pinecones or...