‘How to…’ Series

3 Steps to Prune Correctly

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September 18th, 2015 by

‘How to…’ Series #6: Prune with Effect You can view a concise PDF version of this blog post by clicking here. From there you can save as well as print the version for your own leisure. Happy reading! Much like the hair on your head, plants grow. When your hair gets too long, you get a […]

Three Steps Towards Your Organic Garden

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August 24th, 2015 by

‘How to…’ Series #5: Go Organic. It can be due to a number of potential reasons, but the view and perception of organic gardening being being a ‘fad’ could not be further from the truth. It could be down to the exposure we as gardeners have had to the – some might say ‘questionable’ – […]

5 Pointers to Keep Yourself Safe in the Garden

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August 10th, 2015 by

‘How to…’ Series #4: Keep Safe. Safety is a key concept that is and should be championed in all walks of life. No matter what you enjoy doing, you should always do it safely to ensure you and/or others around you do not come to harm. The same principle is the same for gardening. It […]

‘How to…’ Series #3: Attract Bees

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July 27th, 2015 by

There perhaps may be a misconception about the bee, potentially due to the well-documented aggressive nature of wasps, their close relation and lookalike. Of course, bees aren’t the favourite of organisms to those who are unfortunate enough to suffer an allergy to their stings, but purely from a gardening perspective, they are an incredible ally. […]

‘How to…’ Series #2: Start a Veg Patch

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July 20th, 2015 by

You can view a concise PDF version of this blog post by clicking here. From there you can save as well as print the version for your own leisure. Happy reading!   Here’s the second in Oakleigh Manor’s latest series of blogs posts; the ‘How to…’ series, where we bring you top quality guides for you […]

‘How to…’ Series #1: Water Correctly

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July 7th, 2015 by

You can view a concise PDF version of this blog post by clicking here. From there you can save as well as print the version for your own leisure. Happy reading! We promised you a few weeks ago, after the end of our immensely popular Garden Pests Series, that we would bring you a new series […]