Lia Leendertz

Bristol

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Houseplant holiday time

3 weeks ago | hartley-botanic.co.uk | Lia Leendertz

The greenhouse has been pressed into unexpected service this week, as the annual houseplant holiday has hit a bit of a snag. Every winter my houseplants struggle with the low light and the dry centrally heated air, and by late spring they are look wan and drawn. And so every summer, when the weather turns warm, I put them outside. I put them just outside the back door, in a sheltered spot, some of them in sun but most of them in shade.
Martha Stewart's tips for creating a perfect garden

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Boudicca Fox-Leonard |Lia Leendertz |Tom Brown |Simon Lewis

Create your own charming outdoor space with a little help from America's homemaking queenMartha Stewart is the original lifestyle influencer. For four decades, the American businesswoman has been an authority on all things cooking, decorating and general home-making wholesomeness. Before there was ever Instagram, and even before Gwyneth created GOOP, Stewart was the honey-haired all-American domestic goddess.
Gardening in May: what to plant and tidy in your garden this month

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lia Leendertz

The late tulips are in bloom, lilac is in great billowing flower, and there is still lots of blossom around – hawthorn and apple are in full swing. Gardens are fresh and beautiful, full of young foliage and early summer flowers: alliums, foxgloves and irises. This is the month that should finally see us step into summer, and by the end of the month we should be guaranteed frost free all over the country. But watch out before then.
The Tomato Hokey-Cokey

1 month ago | hartley-botanic.co.uk | Lia Leendertz |Bob Flowerdew |Jean Vernon |John Walker

The greenhouse can do many wonderful things, particularly at this time of year, but one of the things it cannot do is make up for me having bought tomato plants too early. I know this lesson. I learned it many years ago, or at least I should have. Tomatoes grow fast, and as they do so they love light, warmth, water, food and space. They do not love frost, to put it mildly.
Fountain grass - by Bob Flowerdew

1 month ago | hartley-botanic.co.uk | Bob Flowerdew |Jean Vernon |John Walker |Lia Leendertz

Brighten up your greenhouse with tubs of colourful Fountain Grasses in red, crimson or purple marked foliage. Good splashes of colour these are especially useful amongst taller plants camouflaging bare stems or disguising tubs. Fountain Grasses are remarkably easy to care for with minimal attention yet respond with luxuriant displays throughout the growing season. The original Fountain Grass is Pennisetum setaceum an invasive perfidious weed of scrubland throughout much of Africa and Asia.
'I know my garden gnomes are naff, but they make me smile'

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ria Higgins |Tom Brown |Lia Leendertz |Kulwinder Singh Rai

The rugby legend opens up about his Chelsea Flower Show garden inspired by living with HIV, and finding sanctuary in natureWhere do you live? My husband Stephen and I moved into our current house at the end of last summer. We had been living right on the Welsh coast but, as idyllic as it was, it also came with a lot of problems - including the noise and smoke from beach parties and bonfires. So, we decided to move to the country, just outside Bridgend, which is where I'm from.
a guide to borders, wildlife gardening and vegetable plots

2 months ago | msn.com | Lia Leendertz

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The beginner's guide to greenhouse gardening

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Brown |Clare Coulson |Val Bourne |Lia Leendertz

Advantages* A wooden frame can insulate and maintain warmer temperatures and does not lose heat as quickly as a metal frame. * It offers great design flexibility. * It's available in kit form as well as bespoke. Disadvantages* Pest build-up can be an issue with a wooden frame, and it requires more intricate cleaning compared to a metal one. * More regular maintenance will be required to keep the framing in good condition.
Birds need bugs - by Jean Vernon

2 months ago | hartley-botanic.co.uk | Jean Vernon |Bob Flowerdew |John Walker |Lia Leendertz

There are lots of positive things we can do to support our garden birds. High on the list is ensuring a rich supply of natural food, including insects. If you love the garden birds you need to love insects too because without insects our birds (and many other creatures would die). We need insects and invertebrates in our gardens to keep our soil healthy and help break down our garden waste.
What to plant now

Mar 9, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Val Bourne |Lia Leendertz |Tom Brown |Sharon Smith

If you want a colourful display in your garden in the coming months, here are the 10 bulbs, tubers and corms to invest inPlanting bulbs, corms and tubers now will add a blast of colour to your garden from June through to September, and they won't break the bank, because most have been field-grown in Holland. The key ingredient is water, because these somewhat shrivelled treasures need nature's moisturiser to rehydrate them.