Creating A Wildlife Garden On The Isle of Wight
An article which examines five ways to create a nature friendly garden and goes on to explain what the gardener/author can do to help promote wilflife in gardening projects.
/ on May 25, 2023
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No-Dig Gardening – Can You Dig It?
My Basic Guide To No-Dig Gardening – Can You Dig It? Gardening, without digging, you say? Impossible! Or is it… It seems the gardener’s arsenal (read: shed) is chock-full of tools tailor-made for digging, whilst digging itself seems synonymous with the gardener’s work. After all, how man...
/ on May 10, 2023
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No Mow May 2023 on the Isle of Wight
#NoMowMay is all about allowing your lawn to grow in order to lend a hand to our wildlife. In this blog we discuss the environmental benefits of not mowing your lawn, and how you can best get involved.
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How your local Isle of Wight Gardener uses Mycorrhizal Fungi and WHY?
Mycorrhizal fungi are, despite being around for yonks, at the cutting edge of sustainable gardening research. In this blog, we’ll be digging beneath the soil to discover what my new favourite fungi friends can do for biodiversity, why they can revolutionise the way we grow and how they can help en...
/ on April 13, 2023
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We have been in business for 10 years.
C.A.R. Gardens is 10 years old today. Thank you to all those special people who have supported us, and helped us get to where we are right now. A really big thankyou goes out to all the team members (past and present) who have worked so hard to achieve so much. Brilliant designs, landscapes, gardens...
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We’ve got a new web site: www.cargardens.co.uk
It’s been 10 years in the making ( we’ve been in business that long) and we now have a new web site. It was a shame to say good bye to the old one, (big thanks to Dunk) but it really did need bringing up to date. So, the new site includes loads of lovely […]
/ on January 15, 2014
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Please welcome our newest team member.
Judith gardening at Linda’s Please welcome Judith Betchley. Judith joined C.A.R. Gardens a month ago and is proving herself as a very valuable team member, and is already much appreciated by our customers. Judith has been passionate about gardening since her twenties and has gained ...
/ on October 18, 2013
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Our latest project completes, a disabled and elderly friendly garden.
June- September 2013. Our elderly customer contacted us earlier this year because he longed for a new garden. A new garden that could be accessed and viewed from a wheelchair, and a beautiful place for he and his wife to enjoy together. A garden to reminisce in whilst also to appreciate the moment i...
/ on October 16, 2013
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We’re in the news!
IW County Press Autumn 2013 Gardening Supplement
/ on October 15, 2013
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Bespoke Log Stores
Log Stores Brrrr! All of a sudden the weather’s changed. You know its Autumn when fuel price hikes are in the news. So we’ve got the logs in, and stacked up. If you’re on the Island and need a log store, do get in touch.
/ on October 11, 2013
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Please welcome our newest team member!
Mr Alex Wild We’d like to introduce to you Alex.He is our newest team member, starting this week, in August 2013. Alex has relocated from London to the Island to embark on a very exciting new chapter in his life. New job, new home, and a new baby! Alex is a qualified gardener having completed ...
/ on August 07, 2013
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Photo diary of our latest design and landscaping project
Designed, Landscaped and Organically Maintained by C.A.R. Gardens To see a photo diary of our latest landscaping project in Cowes on the Isle of Wight follow the link below. Its a facebook page- and you don’t need to be a facebook user to see the album…. https://www.facebook.com/media/se...
/ on July 26, 2013
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Garden Maintenance on the Isle of Wight.
Organic Garden Maintenance We can schedule a maintenance visit for your garden weekly, fortnightly, monthly or on a quarterly basis, or visit whenever you call us. After each visit our team will leave you a note detailing exactly what we have achieved on that visit. Please do contact us for a free g...
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Organic Garden Maintenance across the Isle of Wight
View to Freshwater. We offer an Organic Garden Maintenance service across the Isle of Wight. We are professional, reliable and honest, ensuring that you do not need to worry whilst we are at work in your garden. Some of the gardens in our care are private, some are commercial, some small and some la...
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Our latest landscaping project completes
Designed, landscaped and maintained by C.A.R. Gardens. We’ve just finished a contemporary garden in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, so we thought you’d like to see a quick snap. This is one end of the garden- the chill zone. The water feature is a welcoming, calming and cooling influence dur...
/ on July 19, 2013
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National Gardening Week. Promoting all things good in horticulture.
RHS launched NGW to get the nation growing http://www.nationalgardeningweek.org.uk/About.aspx
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Happy Easter
Chaenomeles ‘Nivalis’. Wishing all our customers, followers and customers to be a very happy Easter time. If you’re out looking for plants this weekend, you may notice the Chaenomeles blossoming. Its flowers look great on the leafless stems. This photo is of a pure white variety ca...
Welcome to our newest team member
Thank you to every one who applied for the job vacancy advertised in January. The position is now filled by Chris, but if you are still keen please do keep in touch. We are a small yet growing business, and always on the look out for talented, skilled and dynamic people to join us. Further […...
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POSITION FILLED Job Vacancy. A New Year: A New Start.
We are recruiting for a Landscape Gardener to join our team. Starting February 2013 C.A.R. Gardens is an award winning company based in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. We provide a design, landscaping and garden maintenance service Island-wide. We are a small team that cares about the quality of our wor...
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/ on December 24, 2012
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Landscape Gardener Required
Full Time & Permanent. Start January 2013. Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience. Drivers license essential. E-mail Craig with your C.V. acorns@cargardens.co.uk
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Winner: The Chemotherapy Garden at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight won the BBH Award for Best External or Landscaping Project, 2012.
C.A.R. Gardens and St Mary’s Hospital winning an award from Building Better Healthcare 2012, in London on 7th November for their Chemotherapy Garden. From left to right: Craig Ratcliff (owner of C.A.R. Gardens), Diane Adams (St Mary’s Hospital I.O.W.), Dr Phil Hammond (BBH host), Sarah W...
/ on November 13, 2012
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We have a New Team Member
Welcome to our New Team Member Reuben Boudewijn. Reuben joins the C.A.R. Gardens team in November 2012. Reuben brings with him 9 years horticultural experience, including organic farming, tree surgery and garden maintenance. Reuben has training and certificates in working with chainsaws and arboricu...
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C.A.R. Gardens is recruiting
Do you want to work for C.A.R. Gardens? Do you you want to be the next member of our team? Well here is your opportunity. We are recruiting, so contact us if you want to shine. We offer a garden design, garden landscaping and organic garden maintenance service on the Isle of Wight. We need […...
/ on October 23, 2012
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The Isle of Wight garden to be looking at (and listening in) this week end
The Garden Stage! Isle of Wight festival. Newport. Miles Kane rocking our hoes off Description: Rock festival, headlining with Bruce Springsteen. Admission cost: You might need a loan. Definitely not for charityChildren under 7 free with wristband Refreshments: probablyGetting there: you might get a...
/ on June 22, 2012
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NGS, gardens open for charity this week end on the Isle of Wight
NEW Ashcliff The Pitts, Bonchurch, nr Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1NT I was visiting a customer’s garden on Bonchurch Shute last week, and so I’ll be interested to see or hear all bout this one, especially how the cliff has been gardened. The National Garden Schemes yellow b...
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The Queens Diamond Jubilee Weekend
Seen on our trip to the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. Theres so much to do this 4 day weekend In case you hadn’t noticed the Queen is trying to whip us up into a patriotic flag flurry. Enjoy the long weekend! If a garden visit is more your thing then take a look at these […]
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Gardener needed tomorrow and beyond!
Gardener required for busy maintenance round on the Isle of Wight. We need immediate cover for tomorrow and Thursday, with the possibility of further work for the right person. This is a great opportunity, working for a great company.Tomorrow we need help in the beautiful West Wight, and on Thursday...
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NGS, gardens open for charity this week end on the Isle of Wight
Badminton Clatterford Shute, Carisbrooke, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1PD The National Garden Scheme’s Yellow Book describes Badminton as ‘One-acre garden on sheltered South and W facing site with good vistas. Planted for all-year interest with many different shrubs, trees and...
/ on May 26, 2012
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