Andrea Spain Gardens

30 minutes outside in February Stepping outside the backdoor for 30 minutes this month will do you and your garden a power of good. All you need is a coat, a pair of secateurs and, ideally, a cuppa outdoors on a sunny day. Pruning Rose, hydrangeas and clematis will really benefit from 'cutting back hard' this month while they are...

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While I'm on a roll - new courtyard garden design in progress for a client in Gypsy Hill. Getting excited about gabions!

After months trying to source plants, it was good to get this dry, shady corner in Penge planted before the hot weather arrived. My client's love of yellow is infectious! Heuchera, witchhazel, pulmonaria, epimediums, geraniums, ferns & astrantias + a seep hose to keep them all alive....

An update pic from Lucy & Ben this week after planting their garden in Autumn. Agastache for bees, alliums just because.

Hedgehog Handbook: Part 4!

Its back... . Give it a go.

Please support and put away your lawn mowers and strimmers for the whole month! Not only will this hugely benefit our wildlife in your gardens it will also encourage wildflowers to grow! You can find more information below from Plantlife: saving wild plants

https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/no-mow-may?fbclid=IwAR17FBt5dF6NOajbOh_5lORYvbDCUrMlICRf3RxmSmHPbBrFWUJDibNdvX0

Happy National Gardening Week

This week we're celebrating National Gardening Week!
Here's how you can provide for bees, butterflies and other insects all year round! 💚💜💙
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For anyone else who has had to get the hose/watering can out recently...

Mastering the basics - Watering A quick guide to watering well and reducing your water use [for gardens and outdoor containers]. After a wet winter, we are having an unusually dry and windy spring. This is tough on young plants or recently planted plants and those in containers, as they embark on their annual growth spurt. It's ti...