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Category Archives: Gardens

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Growing Your Garden Confidence

by Ciaran Biggins / on 12th December 2025 / in Blog, Gardens, Tips

Five tips to boost your gardening confidence

If you often find yourself looking at your garden and thinking “I’m not sure what I should be doing or how to do it correctly,” you’re not alone. The new RHS State of Gardening Report recently revealed that while 34 million people in the UK garden regularly, only 27% feel confident doing it.

We see this “garden confidence gap” all the time. People who care about their gardens but worry about pruning too hard, choosing the wrong plants or not knowing where to start. With the new Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy encouraging residents to support wildlife and plant more sustainably, even well-informed gardeners often say they feel overwhelmed.

But don’t despair! Confidence can grow quickly with the right guidance. Here are five simple ways you can grow your gardening confidence.

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Why Your Garden Matters

by Ciaran Biggins / on 10th December 2025 / in Blog, environment, garden design, Gardens, Wildlife

If you’re reading this, it’s safe to assume that your garden matters to you. Whether it represents a lifetime of hard work and dedication, a weekend retreat or a space to enjoy with the family, it makes a positive difference to you. But have you ever thought of your garden as being part of something bigger? Something with more power, more potential and more ecological value than you might think.

Your garden is an important part of a wider, living network that supports wildlife, improves resilience, stores carbon and contributes to the health of the environment around us. Even small decisions made in a single garden can have a real impact.

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The Secret Season: 5 Winter Care Jobs Your Garden Will Thank You For

by Ciaran Biggins / on 10th October 2025 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting, Tips, winter

Winter Gardening

Many think winter is the time to “put the garden to bed.” The borders are often bare, trees and shrubs have lost their leaves, the lawn slows down and it’s tempting to retreat indoors until spring. But don’t be deceived – gardens never truly sleep. Even in the quiet months, life, colour and important work are happening above and below ground. Winter is when nature restores itself and when we can step in to give it a hand. It’s the moment when we can prepare for next year’s growth and tend to traditional craft jobs that support the health of our gardens. It’s a time to create vital habitats for wildlife, setting the stage for a thriving garden in the year ahead.

Here are some of the winter jobs you could be thinking about, whether you’re keen to keep your garden looking its best, want to increase biodiversity, or simply enjoy the satisfaction of good seasonal work.

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Reconnect with nature, yourself and your garden

by Jo Smith / on 10th October 2025 / in Blog, Gardens, Wildlife

Take a Breath. Step Outside. Notice. Connect.

Your garden is more than a patch of green or a list of jobs waiting to be done. It’s a living, breathing space that can hold you, restore your wellbeing and remind you of your place in the rhythm of the natural world.

When we pause long enough to notice — really notice — we see that our gardens are always giving. A flower that opens, a bird that visits, the scent of soil after rain. And when we give back to the garden, even in small ways, the return is tenfold: peace, joy, inspiration and a sense of belonging that stays with us long after we’ve come indoors.

The simple acts of planting, pruning, or pausing with a cup of tea among the flowers can be transformative. Tending to the garden is, in many ways, a practice of tending to yourself.

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Water Resilience in the Garden

by Ciaran Biggins / on 8th August 2025 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, meadows, planting, plants, Watering, Wildlife

With heatwaves and hosepipe bans upon us, many homeowners are wondering how to keep their gardens thriving in the ever-changing climate. At GreenArt, we see water scarcity not only as a challenge, but also as an opportunity – to make gardens more resilient, sustainable, and beautiful even in dry conditions.

Water resilience is no longer just a nice-to-have, it’s becoming essential and it starts by working with water, not against it.

At GreenArt we’re inspired by the 4Rs of regenerative hydrology:

Retain, Recharge, Reuse, and Restore.


Here’s how you can apply these principles in your own garden.

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Growing Vegetables With Biodiversity In Mind

by Neve Phillips / on 5th June 2025 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting

Vegetable plots can make a lovely addition to your garden, providing cottage-garden-charm as well as a hobby and food source. On top of this, a vegetable plot is a great opportunity to incorporate more biodiversity into your space. Not only will increased biodiversity benefit the wildlife around you, but can lead to an increase in pollinators for your crops, better soil health and a beautiful harvest!

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Boost Biodiversity – Embrace the Untidy Garden!

by Neve Phillips / on 13th March 2025 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, Wildlife

Spring is back, and now is a brilliant time to welcome nature into your garden and increase biodiversity all at the same time. Birds, insects, amphibians and mammals are all busy preparing for new life, so a helping hand in the garden would not go amiss.

Nature is not neat, and areas in the garden left untidy can be great for biodiversity! Gardens can act as habitat stepping stones, so small-scale rewilding can be really beneficial. Messy gardens are also reminiscent of cottage gardens – colourful and lively. Here are a few ways to embrace ‘messiness’ for wildlife.

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Supporting birds in the garden

by Neve Phillips / on 21st January 2025 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, Wildlife, winter

Winter in the garden is a time to think ahead; to spring and the presence of more life. One way in which to start seeing more movement and colour in our gardens is to support the birds that visit them! Not only do we get enjoyment from these creatures, but supporting garden birds helps the UK’s overall bird populations to thrive in a time of decline.

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The Art of Sensory Gardening

by Kathleen Lagan / on 3rd October 2024 / in Blog, garden design, Gardens

Creating Serenity in Your Garden

At GreenArt we believe that a garden should be more than just a collection of plants and pathways – it should be a sanctuary. In today’s fast-paced world, finding a peaceful retreat can feel like a challenge. However, with thoughtful garden design and landscaping, you can create a space that not only pleases the eye, but nurtures the soul. This month, we have been focusing on the theme of serenity and here we share how sensory landscaping can transform your outdoor space into a haven of tranquillity.

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Do you know your Laces?

by Kathleen Lagan / on 5th September 2024 / in Blog, Gardens, planting, plants

When we say ‘Queen Anne’s Lace’, we think of tall, white, umbelliferous wildflower species that proliferate and take over the English countryside in Summer, and to say ‘there’s lots’ is an understatement! You can find them pretty much everywhere in the UK, from sprucing up our roadsides to dappling the forest floors. So, when it comes to planting in your meadows, it’s nice to know which is actually which. 

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