For us, putting up living walls for events is always exciting, particularly when the festive season is approaching! If you run an events venue, a green wall can make a huge difference to the way your space looks. Living walls provide the attractive natural vibe of fresh flowers or plants,...
With the amount of rain we've had recently, you may be asking yourself 'Is garden irrigation worth it?' We'd like to explain why we think the answer is an emphatic 'yes!' We all want thriving gardens Gardens as we know them today haven't been around all that long. A few hundred years...
When considering some kind of green wall for your home or business, you may have wondered about the different possibilities. Perhaps you want a living plant wall, also known as a vertical garden? Or what about a moss wall, made either of dried moss, or preserved moss? All of these...
Are you looking for a garden irrigation system? Do you want to go with a company that has great garden irrigation testimonials? Then look no further than Rosewood Irrigation Services Ltd! We always appreciate it when our customers take the trouble to give us feedback. This is because we know...
Every month we like to share some art for garden-lovers. Since January we've been showing plates from a 19th century book of plant engravings, The Temple of Flora. The illustrated volume accompanied Robert John Thornton's botanical masterpiece explaining the theories of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The book was undoubtedly...
Every month we like to share some art for garden-lovers. Since January we've been showing plates from a 19th century book of plant engravings, The Temple of Flora. The illustrated volume accompanied Robert John Thornton's botanical masterpiece explaining the theories of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The book was undoubtedly...
Are you connected to, or interested in, the architecture business and sustainable building? Then you'll know the UK Green Building Council wants new buildings and infrastructure to have 'nature-based solutions' by 2030. You probably also know that using green walls in interiors, or to clad exterior surfaces, offers many benefits....
At a recent job, we installed dripline as part of creating a new lawn area. We took a series of photos so we could share the whole of the subsurface drip irrigation installation process with you. Laying the dripline The first task was to prepare a base layer of topsoil. We put...
It's time for another post of garden-related art. This night-blooming cereus is from The Temple of Flora. Many people consider Robert John Thornton’s New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus to be the greatest of all flower books, and The Temple of Flora is Part III of...
Helping children and young people to engage with the natural world is more vital today than it has ever been. The government's strategy for green education involves teaching even the youngest children about the importance of nature and how people connect with it. The idea is that young people need...