Hello April! Getting Your Stoke Garden Ready for the Growing Season
There is nothing quite like the feeling of the first “proper” spring morning in The Potteries. As the soil warms up and the daffodils start to nod their heads, I know exactly what’s on your mind: the garden is starting to wake up, and it’s growing fast! April is the most important month in the…
Waking Up Your Winter Compost: How to Kickstart Your Pile for Spring
Hello everyone! It’s Kathryn here. With the frost finally starting to lift across The Potteries, my mind is already turning to the “black gold” sitting at the bottom of your garden. If your compost heap has spent the last few months looking like a frozen, soggy lump, don’t worry—it isn’t dead, it’s just hibernating! As…
Bringing Your Lawn Back to Life: The February Moss Attack
Hello there! It’s Kathryn here. If you’ve looked out at your garden this week in the Staffordshire Moorlands or across Stoke-on-Trent, you’ve probably noticed something a bit… green. And I don’t mean healthy, lush grass. Because of our damp Potteries climate and the heavy clay soil we often deal with around here, moss has likely…