Gardening tips

Gardening is one of the UK's most popular leisure pursuits. A gardener's most valuable aid is time. Think of your garden as a place to be lived in and enjoyed.

This page contains useful gardening information and tips on a variety of subjects and interests which are suitable for all manner of gardens, large, small town or country.

• Creating a herb garden (225kb pdf)
• Fertilisers and manures (241kb pdf)
• How to create a butterfly garden (125kb pdf)
• Useful tips for hanging baskets and window boxes (180kb pdf)
• Caring for roses during the summer (149kb pdf)
• Caring for roses during the winter (120kb pdf)
• Information about establishing a lawn by laying turf (119kb pdf)
• What is mulching? (141kb pdf)
• Toxic plants growing in Bury (126kb pdf)
• How to use the correct weedkiller safely (154kb pdf)
• How to create a sensory garden (295kb pdf)

For further information or advice about gardening go to the Royal Horticultural Society web site or contact:

Martin Dowding
Head of Grounds Maintenance
Tel: 0161 253 6467

or Customer Services

Tel: 0161 253 5353
Fax: 0161 253 5851
e-mail: CustomerServicesEDS@bury.gov.uk