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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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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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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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...
/ on July 26, 2013
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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...
/ on July 23, 2013
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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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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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Composting Week!
Last week, May 7th – was National Composting Week! So, I’m a little late with this blog, but please excuse me as i was distracted a little by reaching the grand age of 40 and of course, how best to celebrate! It seems each day or week in the calender has something devoted to it, [&hell...
/ on May 16, 2012
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Garden restoration project 2010-till present
Garden restoration project 2010 and on, a set on Flickr. some photographs of a garden we help to maintain…
/ on November 15, 2011
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Sweet Peas and Herbs 2011
Sweet Peas and Herbs 2011, a set on Flickr.
/ on November 07, 2011
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Organic garden maintenance
C.A.R. Gardens offers an island wide garden maintenance service that is honest, reliable and professional. We are proud to offer a personal and tailored service that will suit both you and your garden. We can be reactive, or schedule to visit your garden fortnightly, monthly or on a quarterly basis....
/ on March 01, 2010
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