Top Tips – Hedge Cutting
Top Tips – Hedge Cutting Now that summer is well and truly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about cutting and pruning your hedges. Here are Blue Iris top tips – hedge cutting. It’s important to not only trim them back to keep them looking neat and tidy but to ensure they will grow … Continue reading “Top Tips – Hedge Cutting”
Gardener in Prestbury
Gardener in Prestbury As a professional gardener in Prestbury we have a large gardening team that can carry out maintenance tasks efficiently, and to a very high standard. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, we are fully trained and equipped. This means we can keep on top of your garden maintenance so … Continue reading “Gardener in Prestbury”
Gardeners World Live
This month we took a trip down to the NEC in Birmingham to visit the Gardeners World Live show where we got lots of inspiration from all the wonderful show gardens that were on display. There was a fantastic floral tent full of all sorts of wonderful displays, from roses to cacti, fuchsia to carnivorous … Continue reading “Gardeners World Live”
June Top Garden Tips
Blue Iris Landscapes have got some fantastic June top tips for you to consider when spending time out in the garden this summer. The garden is abundant in bright colours and full of different scents at this time of the year and isn’t it a delight to spend time out when the sun is shining … Continue reading “June Top Garden Tips”
June Garden Design
Make the most out of this lovely warm weather this month and start your June garden design as we move into the summer months! Hopefully, you have acclimatised to the higher temperatures and are making the most out of it. You need to get out in the garden and keep on top of the maintenance … Continue reading “June Garden Design”
Gardening Jobs this June
After an unseasonably cold May, I’m sure you’ll agree we’re holding out for a warm and sunny June so that you can spend as much time as physically possible in your garden! With that in mind, it’s important that you get your garden ready for the warmer weather. Here’s a few tips and gardening jobs … Continue reading “Gardening Jobs this June”
Hanging Baskets
A great way to get the most out of your garden is to add hanging baskets in to your garden. This works well in gardens which don’t have much planting room – simply hang the baskets around your house and enjoy the bright colours and floral scents. Lining – Create a lining by collecting moss from … Continue reading “Hanging Baskets”
Fencing
Sometimes rather than a boundary hedge a more permanent feature is required to define the boundary. Due to this often being the case we can offer a number of styles of fencing. They basically fall into two categories; concrete post and a wooden post. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, these can include cost and … Continue reading “Fencing”
Turfing
An ideal way to create a new lawn is by turfing the area. The other option is seeding the designated area but the problem with this is that it takes up to six months for a seeded lawn to look great whereas a newly turfed lawn will look fantastic and be completely usable within three … Continue reading “Turfing”
Garden Maintenance
We look after 102 properties, where we carry out their garden maintenance, this often includes four main groups of work: 1. Lawns (Scarification, Aeration, Feed & Weed treatments) 2. Plants (Pruning as appropriate to increase flowering and further healthy growth, re-planting and feeding) 3. Borders (Weeding, hoeing, shaping, mulching and advice) 4. Hedges (Trimming when … Continue reading “Garden Maintenance”