Landscaping in Cheadle, Staffordshire: Retaining Walls
This job was landscaping in Cheadle, Staffordshire; it was quite a challenge, as the client’s garden was very steep. To rectify this, we decided to terrace the garden. Our landscaping brief was to create raised borders from railway sleepers for shrubs, perennials, herbaceous plants, and even vegetables. We chose to build a retaining wall at the … Continue reading “Landscaping in Cheadle, Staffordshire: Retaining Walls”
Environmentally Friendly Gardening
Your garden may be green in colour, but how environmentally friendly are your gardening habits? We can all take inexpensive steps towards making our gardens more eco-friendly. Not only will this reduce your carbon footprint, but it will improve your garden and the surrounding area as well as potentially save you some money! Environmentally friendly … Continue reading “Environmentally Friendly Gardening”
Garden Care
I’m sure its been shorts and flip flops over the last few days and we hope that it doesn’t end here. Here are some garden care tips for this month that you may want to consider: Remember – it’s not just your plants that need some extra care during the summer months. The many animals … Continue reading “Garden Care”
Top Tips – Hedge Cutting
Top Tips – Hedge Cutting Now that summer is well and truly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about cutting and pruning your hedges. Here are Blue Iris top tips – hedge cutting. It’s important to not only trim them back to keep them looking neat and tidy but to ensure they will grow … Continue reading “Top Tips – Hedge Cutting”
Gardener in Prestbury
Gardener in Prestbury As a professional gardener in Prestbury we have a large gardening team that can carry out maintenance tasks efficiently, and to a very high standard. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, we are fully trained and equipped. This means we can keep on top of your garden maintenance so … Continue reading “Gardener in Prestbury”
Gardeners World Live
This month we took a trip down to the NEC in Birmingham to visit the Gardeners World Live show where we got lots of inspiration from all the wonderful show gardens that were on display. There was a fantastic floral tent full of all sorts of wonderful displays, from roses to cacti, fuchsia to carnivorous … Continue reading “Gardeners World Live”
June Top Garden Tips
Blue Iris Landscapes have got some fantastic June top tips for you to consider when spending time out in the garden this summer. The garden is abundant in bright colours and full of different scents at this time of the year and isn’t it a delight to spend time out when the sun is shining … Continue reading “June Top Garden Tips”
June Garden Design
Make the most out of this lovely warm weather this month and start your June garden design as we move into the summer months! Hopefully, you have acclimatised to the higher temperatures and are making the most out of it. You need to get out in the garden and keep on top of the maintenance … Continue reading “June Garden Design”
Gardening Jobs this June
After an unseasonably cold May, I’m sure you’ll agree we’re holding out for a warm and sunny June so that you can spend as much time as physically possible in your garden! With that in mind, it’s important that you get your garden ready for the warmer weather. Here’s a few tips and gardening jobs … Continue reading “Gardening Jobs this June”
Hanging Baskets
A great way to get the most out of your garden is to add hanging baskets in to your garden. This works well in gardens which don’t have much planting room – simply hang the baskets around your house and enjoy the bright colours and floral scents. Lining – Create a lining by collecting moss from … Continue reading “Hanging Baskets”