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”
Fencing
Fencing Sometimes rather than a boundary hedge a more permanent feature is required to define the boundary. Due to this often being the case we can offer a number of styles of fencing. They basically fall into two categories; concrete post and a wooden post. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, these can include cost … Continue reading “Fencing”
Turfing
An ideal way to create a new lawn is by turfing the area. The other option is seeding the designated area but the problem with this is that it takes up to six months for a seeded lawn to look great whereas a newly turfed lawn will look fantastic and be completely usable within three … Continue reading “Turfing”
Garden Maintenance
We look after 102 properties, where we carry out their garden maintenance, this often includes four main groups of work: 1. Lawns (Scarification, Aeration, Feed & Weed treatments) 2. Plants (Pruning as appropriate to increase flowering and further healthy growth, re-planting and feeding) 3. Borders (Weeding, hoeing, shaping, mulching and advice) 4. Hedges (Trimming when … Continue reading “Garden Maintenance”
Landscaping – Decking
Decking is an ideal way of creating a primary or secondary seating area, a place that is ideal to sit out on, relax and entertain friends from. The way we construct our decking is by concreting 100mm2 posts into the ground at 2m centres. The reason for this is you need a secure base to … Continue reading “Landscaping – Decking”
Landscaping – Patios & Terraces
A patio area is a great asset if you are considering landscaping your garden. They make fantastic spaces for interesting furniture, as well as a practical place to entertain guests. When thinking about adding a patio to your garden, you first have to decide where it is going to be situated, near the house for … Continue reading “Landscaping – Patios & Terraces”
Malvern Spring Festival
Last Friday the Blue Iris Team visited the RHS Malvern Spring Festival – Three Countries Showground flower show to get some ideas for our client’s gardens. There was a variety of different stands and show gardens which gave us lots of inspiration for customers who may not have a particular landscaping design to stick to. … Continue reading ” Malvern Spring Festival”
Gardens of Distinction
Exemplary Gardens Every man’s home is his castle, and that castle deserves to have a garden of distinction. We carry out garden maintenance for many clients with larger properties, where we maintain their grounds to an exceptional standard. Blue Iris Landscapes also provide landscaping services in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire for clients with extensive grounds; … Continue reading “Gardens of Distinction”
Hedge Cutting in Stafford
Hedge Cutting in Stafford Blue Iris Landscapes are a professional and qualified Gardening and Soft Landscaping company that has been established for 20 years. Looking for hedge cutting in Stafford? We carry out a lot of hedge cutting within Stafford and the surrounding area. Some of our clients have us only to cut their hedges … Continue reading “Hedge Cutting in Stafford”