Page 8 - DIY Tips & Tricks

When I see bare earth garden beds I cringe for the plants! Not only is that beautiful top layer of soil exposed to erosion and direct heat from the sun, but weeds are given free run. It really doesn’t matter what material is used to cover the soil as long as it allows water through, allows the soil to “breathe” (worms to poke their heads out at night

So its still lovely cool weather and while we can look forward to all wrestling with the gardens come spring and summer, now is a great time to focus on more structural improvements, that we might not get a chance to address once the weather warms up again. Retaining walls are a great way to add formal structure to a landscape and to maximise usable

Last year, we visited our soil manufacturer, Candy Soil to check out the soil manufacturing process and see how some of our most popular soils are made. We witnessed composting, so much composting! The machine that turns the rows of compost looks like something from the future, and the rotary screens that sort the compost were pretty awesome too.

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