Have you ever considered becoming an amateur potager keeper? A potager is known for growing vegetables & is the name given to a garden in which food and ingredients are grown. It is taken from the original French work for a vegetable soup pot. There’s nothing like...
It’s finally that time of year again where frost is no longer a threat! Many people find the best way to anticipate the warm nights and long days of summer is to plan their spring landscaping ideas – even if it is still a little cold here in the East Midlands! Our Top...
Doing any form of gardening in the winter months can be tricky to do, both physically, and in terms of motivation. Plants are in their resting stage, and the beautiful colours you’ve worked so hard to enjoy in the summer months are muted. However, with a little work,...
The Midlands has been seeing increasing amounts of snow over the past few Winters, and it’s looking like that will only be getting worse which is why preparing a garden for the winter is more important. The cold can do damage to your garden if it’s left unattended,...
Landscaping and garden design is a tough thing to get into. It takes many years of training and work experience before you can go into a job fully prepared; indeed, many promising amateurs and enthusiasts can get dishearted and even give up when problems arise. The...
Hello again! It’s great to see you back here at Westwood-Ground-Maintenance.co.uk for another of our monthly advice columns. This month we’re thinking about water, and how you can use it to make your garden look incredible. A stylish water feature can be the...
Hello again! It’s time for Westwood Ground Maintenance’s monthly round-up of tips and advice to help you get the landscapes you’ve always dreamed of. This month, we’ve decided to focus on the many thousands of people here in the UK who are looking for small garden...
Hello, and welcome back! Last month we wrote 4 landscaping tips for you to enjoy. This month we’re back with more practical, easy-to-follow pieces of garden advice. Have fun! 1. Resist Over-Using Curved Lines Using curves in your landscapes can help make it look...
If you’d like to design your landscaping, there are a few tips you might find useful. Of course, it’s always best to talk to a member of the Westwood team for free, personalised advice – but there are also 4 essential landscaping tips to consider while you’re just...
Hello, and welcome to Westwood Ground Maintenance! We’re Burton on Trent’s local ground maintenance firm, capable of handling any sized job – from a simple private garden, to the grounds of a grade listed building, to a commercial or industrial site… anything at all!...
Have you ever considered becoming an amateur potager keeper? A potager is known for growing vegetables & is the name given to a garden in which food and ingredients are grown. It is taken from the original French work for a vegetable soup pot. There’s nothing like...
It’s finally that time of year again where frost is no longer a threat! Many people find the best way to anticipate the warm nights and long days of summer is to plan their spring landscaping ideas – even if it is still a little cold here in the East Midlands! Our Top...
Doing any form of gardening in the winter months can be tricky to do, both physically, and in terms of motivation. Plants are in their resting stage, and the beautiful colours you’ve worked so hard to enjoy in the summer months are muted. However, with a little work,...
The Midlands has been seeing increasing amounts of snow over the past few Winters, and it’s looking like that will only be getting worse which is why preparing a garden for the winter is more important. The cold can do damage to your garden if it’s left unattended,...