By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Preparing your garden for spring wildlife
Everyone wants to be able to watch the wildlife in their garden in the spring, whether it’s baby birds, hedgehogs or butterflies.…
The GreenArt blog
Practical advice and ideas on garden design, planting, seasonal care, wildlife-friendly gardening and long-term resilience.
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Get ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch
It’s that time of year again! Get ready for 2019’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch from 26th-28th of January! Why not spend an…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Let’s hear it for the humble hedge
Hedges are the unsung heroes of the garden – a practical solution for security and privacy, a beautiful backdrop for planting and…
By George Smith 4 Minute Read
Grow Your Own Cut Flowers
One of the many joys of having a well-planned garden is that you can have ready access to freshly-cut flowers to add…
By George Smith 6 Minute Read
Protecting The Pollinators
Insects Are The Gardener’s Friend Many people may not automatically think of some insects as the gardener’s friend but actually, ladybirds, lacewings,…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Star Performers On Our Patch
Ten Flowers & Shrubs That Will Thrive In Our Soil GreenArt’s base in South Oxfordshire is an interesting and quite varied place…
By George Smith 6 Minute Read
Help Save Our Hedgehogs!
Hedgehogs are the gardener's friend as they particularly enjoy eating beetles, earthworms and slugs and therefore should be a regular guest in…
By George Smith 6 Minute Read
The Wonders Of Wildflower Meadows
Six great reasons for creating a wildflower meadow in your garden. A Splash Of Colour! Planned and planted correctly, a wildlife meadow…
By George Smith 1 Minute Read
As I look out of my window I see Spring is on its way
Spring is coming in the quickening trees Birdsong insistence is loading the breeze Buds are aching on tensile stems All arching skywards,…
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…
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…