By George Smith 4 Minute Read
Giving nature a home in your garden
If your idea of heaven is a garden full of buzzing bees, birds singing in the trees and hedgehogs snuffling in piles…
The GreenArt blog
Practical advice and ideas on garden design, planting, seasonal care, wildlife-friendly gardening and long-term resilience.
By George Smith 1 Minute Read
Competition: Win A Beautiful Hartford Outdoor Lantern
Thank you for your entries to last month’s RSPB Bird Bath Competition. Congratulations to Claudia Hammer-Hewstone from Iffley, who correctly answered that…
By George Smith 2 Minute Read
Monthly Garden Tips
Lawns And Grass Areas The weather has finally sorted itself out and those pesky cold snaps should be over. After a few…
By George Smith 2 Minute Read
Creating Instant Impact With Minimum Effort
We transformed a blank canvas into a garden filled with interest, form and character. When David and Catherine moved to Oxfordshire from…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Getting The Garden Ready For Easter
The weather so far this year has been typically British, i.e. completely unpredictable! Across Oxfordshire, we’ve experienced mild temperatures, big rain storms…
By George Smith 1 Minute Read
Win A Bronze-Finished RSPB Bird Bath
Continuing the theme of attracting birds to the garden, this month’s prize is an attractive bronze-finished bird bath from our friends at…
By George Smith 2 Minute Read
Monthly Garden Tips
General Maintenance Although Spring is in sight, we are still experiencing the occasional cold snap and risk of snow, so this month,…
By George Smith 2 Minute Read
The Great Wall Of Wallingford
In November 2015, we started a project with some unusual challenges. Our client’s recently refurbished energy-efficient Superhome was set back from and…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Urban Foxes – Friend Or Foe?
There are few more beautiful wild animals in the British countryside than the fox and to spy one during the day moving…
By George Smith 1 Minute Read
Big Garden Birdwatch Is Back!
This weekend, why not join more than half a million people from across the UK and take part in the world’s largest…
By George Smith 1 Minute Read
Win This Metal Robin Sculpture!
As well as encouraging you to support The Big Garden Birdwatch, we’d like to find out what your favourite garden bird is.…
By George Smith 1 Minute Read
Sowing Seeds For Summer Colour
Although we’ve had one of the mildest winters, more cold weather is predicted. So, why not head indoors or to the greenhouse…