Cover veg plots with plastic

Cover veg plots with plastic

To get your soil ready for sowing, it is fascinating the difference that something as simple as covering the ground with black plastic can make.  Cloches will do the same of course.  Both help to warm and dry the soil.

Purchase a soil thermometer and note the difference between the covered soil and the uncovered soil.  Once the soil is consistently above 7ºC you can start sowing early crops such as broad beans and lettuce.

Ideas4Landscaping is a comprehensive collection of 7250 landscaping designs, ideas and themes and about 300 pages of gardening landscape guides

I've just bought the entire package and this is my honest review of the product. I will be covering what I like and dislike.

Helen Whitfield

What Is Ideas4Landscaping?

The product offers step by step blueprints and pictures of over 7250 different landscaping designs. The creator, Helen Whitfield offers a simple, efficient and user-friendly online gallery for landscaping inspiration to design your dream landscape. Inside this massive database, you'll find 1'000s of landscaping pictures in 60+ categories consisting of:

• Backyards
• Front Yards
• Gardens
• Patios
• Decks
• Walkways
• Lawns
• And Many More...

This massive collection of photos, ideas, and simple step-by-step details is designed to help homeowners make some progress with their plan to liven up their home with the perfect landscaping.

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The Pros:

Below are some of the points I was really impressed with.

- A Huge Range of Designs To Choose From

This is a complete landscaping resource with detailed diagrams, complete with color pictures and examples on many types of landscaping designs. It is everything you'll need to get started in creating the perfect outdoor living experience for you and your family with gardens, pools ,decks, pathways ,sheds, gazebos, hedges, driveways, waterfalls, ponds, patios and walkways

There are multiple designs available for each types of landscape, so you have some variety to choose from.

- Suitable For Beginners or Pros

All the designs are suitable for beginners and professionals. I'm somewhat new to landscaping but I found most of the projects can be completed in 1 weekend.

- Great bonuses included

The bonuses you get with this product are great. The bonus videos on landscaping is great for beginners who want an easy to follow video guide. There are also some great value books added in, including an organic vegetable farming guide which I've found very useful.

- Full Color Pictures

I appreciated the amount of full color pictures and diagrams that are included. I’m a very visual person, so it is easier for me to follow a picture or diagram instead of reading paragraphs.

- Money Back Policy

The 60 day money back guarantee is always appreciated. I like seeing a merchant who stands behind their product 100%. It puts the consumer at ease, knowing that they aren’t going to lose a cent if they choose to not use the system.

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What I Didn't Like:

It is cool that I get instant download access but it also takes away the joy of a printed collection. The designs are all in a downloadable online gallery, which is great if your main purpose is to stop using paper and save the trees.

However, you do have the option of printing everything out.  That way, you don’t have to go online to view it.

Do You Recommend It?

Yes!

Ideas4Landscaping is is a great collection anyway you look at it. It is suitable for beginners as well as seasoned landscapers alike. It offer great value for money considering the one-time price you pay for such an extensive system.

Ideas4Landscaping gets 2 thumbs up from me!

P.S IMPORTANT NOTE: I've just been told, Ideas4Landscaping is currently running a huge promotion - Helen have slashed that price down to around £29.87…for now.

I’m told the price is going back up within a matter of days. So if you're interested, now is the time to buy Ideas4Landscaping:

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The Best Place to Go for Your Vegetable Seeds

The Which? magazine recently carried out a survey of vegetable seed suppliers.  Dobies came top by a significant margin.

It seeds were not only good value for money in terms of quantity supplied, but they also had excellent germination rates.  Something like 84% of seeds produced healthy plants.

Furthermore, this retailer offers nearly fifty vegetables that have made it onto the Which Best Buy varieties.

To view Dobies seed catalogue CLICK HERE

NEW PLANT

Most new plants are not worth our time and effort growing, but every once in a while, something comes along a bit special: Escallonia 'Golden Carpet' is certainly one such

It give you bright yellow/golden foliage all summer on a pleasant compact little bush about 40cm wide x 60cm high.

A bonus is small red flowers from June to August.  Whilst these are small, they contrast pleasantly wit the bright foliage.

It will do well in part shade or full sun.  In full sun, it will not scorch as do many yellow leaved plants.

It is available from Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants.

Encourage wildlife to your garden

Increasing the biodiversity of your plot doesn't have to be hard, or compromise the way your garden looks.

Here are a few small changes you could make to the way you manage your garden that can bring major benefits for the creatures that call it home.

Choosing the right flowers

Flowers provide pollen and nectar for bees, butterflies and other insects that perform the vital task of fertilisation – seed and fruit production would drop dramatically without them.  Avoid too many highly bred cultivars with big and blowsy or double flowers, most of which contain little or no pollen or nectar.

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