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This bumblebee will have almost as many yellow stripes on his tummy as me!

The Plight of the Bumblebee

Tuesday, 07 July 2015

Hopefully all the yummy crops in your garden are growing well and you can start to see berries, fruit and veg appearing on your plants. If you can, it is…Read More

Our trug full of lovely perfect potatoes

Let’s Fight That Blight!

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

If you’re growing potatoes and tomatoes you’ll want to avoid a horrid sounding disease called late blight. It’s caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans (now that’s hard to say!) The fungus…Read More

A log fence

Don’t Sit On The Fence

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

You may think fences are boring and not an important element of your garden. However, you would be wrong! There are lots of benefits of a good fence from creating…Read More

We love exploring in the Children's Wood

North Kelvin Meadows – a dear green place for all?

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Recently I went along to a fab family fun day themed around fruit and veg in Glasgow.  I did runner bean races, apple and spoon races and danced to fruit…Read More

Prep your soil then sow your seeds in a nice neat row

If you’re not fast you’re last- in my garden anyway

Tuesday, 09 June 2015

If you’ve not yet started growing any seeds in your veg patch this year but would still love to have some yummy home grown goodies on your table this summer,…Read More

Not a hint of blight in sight!

Growing Red, White and Blue (Yes Blue) Tomatoes

Monday, 18 May 2015

Mummy, Daddy and I were really upset when we found out that 4 out of every 5 tomatoes that we eat in the UK are imported from other countries.  May…Read More

Adding a garden pond is great for wildlife

Take A Walk On The Wild Side…

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Do you fancy being a wildlife warden in your own nature reserve?  If you go about creating a wildlife garden correctly (and not just leaving a bit of your garden…Read More

Aren't my alpines looking pretty!

Alpine Loveliness

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

The Alpine region is renowned for its prettiness as well as its skiing. I have brought a little bit of the Alps to my own garden. Read on to see whether it involves…Read More

Feathered friends

Friday, 24 April 2015

Birds are very pretty, they sound nice and they help us gardeners control pests and weeds. Did you know that more than 140 different types have been spotted in our…Read More

This ickle onion will grow nice & big, just like me!

Do You Know Your Onions?

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

I love onions, I especially love them in my Mummy’s stovies. We always grow loads of them in our garden and now is the perfect time for planting them. So, I…Read More

A metal bench in a garden we designed & built

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Monday, 13 April 2015

The good summers we’ve experienced recently means we’ve seen an increase in requests from clients to incorporate comfortable areas for outdoor seating and entertaining. That’s meant we’ve been drooling over some great…Read More

Newly laid turf can help transform your garden

Not a Turf Job…

Thursday, 02 April 2015

There is plenty of choice for creating a new lawn in your garden, from grass seed or meadow grass to turf or artificial grass. By far the most common choice…Read More

Our shed with its green roof

The Roof’s Not The Limit!

Wednesday, 04 March 2015

It’s not too often we encounter keen gardeners who think their garden is too big.  Once the gardening bug bites we’re always looking for more space in which to fit…Read More

The youngest Vialii team members

Vialii Review of 2014…

Monday, 16 February 2015

The recent cold weather has given us plenty time to stay nice and warm inside and think over what a year 2014 was (aided by a cuppa or two!) Here…Read More

Garden rooms

Top Garden Trends for 2015

Monday, 26 January 2015

A new year often prompts us to think about the changes we’d like to make in our life and our gardens. Here we give you the top garden trends for…Read More

Sisters with real tree

The “Lulu Burt Best of 2014 Awards”

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Mummy says we’ve started a New Year called 2015 and it will be the year of the Sheep in the Chinese calendar.  That’s fab as both me and my BFF…Read More

A coal tit came to visit

Big Fun with the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

Monday, 12 January 2015

Regular readers know how much I love birds. I love all the different colours of their feathers, the songs they sing, how they eat weed seeds (saving Mummy and Daddy…Read More

We have plenty of snails which we can race!

A Snail, A Snail, The Teacher Turns Pale…

Monday, 08 December 2014

Unlike many gardeners (and teachers), I LOVE snails. I love finding them in the garden, I love drawing them and I love reading about them in my favourite book The…Read More

Christmas Trees Vialii Style

Wednesday, 03 December 2014

Real Christmas trees are available form a range of suppliers now.  At Vialii Towers we much prefer them to artificial ones. Some people may argue that an artificial tree is…Read More

Beautiful garden parasol

Christmas Gifts For Gardeners 2014

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Do you have a gardener in your life that’s fed up with the same old wellies and garden hose? Perhaps you wish to leave some subtle hints for gardening accessories you…Read More

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