Welcome to Tranquil Earth's Blog. A collection of thoughts and ramblings about our industry. Some you might agree with, others you may not. But what we are hoping is that we might just provoke a thought or two. Please feel free to add your comments and hopefully we can have all manner of debates going. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter, just click on the links at the bottom of the page.
The Wilderness is a scary place.....
The wilderness can be a scary place….all manner of wild and dangerous creatures and inhospitable conditions. Yes nature is beautiful …But! We see it from the comfort of our civilized lives, we choose when and how to experience it. It is wonderful to walk in the woods and admire the beauty ... more »
How low can you go? Keep your lawn healthy.
According to a Gardeners World survey 60% of lawns are mown to short. This causes all sorts of problems for grass as a plant. Cutting grass close to its base puts it under lots of stress, it has to put all its energy into re-growing from a damaged stem. Doing this repeatedly will eventually ... more »
There may be trouble ahead...
Now the point of this blog is not to discuss which Tulip is the best, or whether it’s the time of year to pop your greens in. There are hundreds of very well written and extremely well informed blogs on the net that discuss such subjects infinitely better than I can. No, the point of this Blog ... more »
Busmans Holiday &Trampoline Hell
My garden is under construction! yes I have finally taken the hint and I am building my very own garden. A true Busmans holiday and I am enjoying it!I always knew that I would have to have a trampoline in my new garden but decided early on to pretend that Everyone would see the beauty of the ... more »
Holey Moley
Holey MoleyNobody tells you that Garden design is really all about holes. They will tell you that it’s all about texture, form, right plant right place, colour, and tone; in fact the list is endless when you come to think about it. Recently I read a comment from the esteemed Tom Stuart-Smith ... more »
When a Spade just isn’t any old Spade
When a Spade just isn’t any old SpadeThe trusty old Spade is arguably the most important tool in any Gardeners arsenal of nature taming implements. A true weapon of mass destruction that can perform a whole myriad of tasks when in the hands of a Gardener hell bent on a horticultural crusade. ... more »
Clay Days
Clay DaysClay, glorious clay. Never has there been a more useful material. Apparently, according to the Internet, so it must be true, between one half and two thirds of the world’s population live or work within buildings that have clay as their main structural ingredient. Clay was also ... more »
Astroturf ---- Good or Evil?
Astroturf - Good or Evil? I understand the benefit, no grass cutting & always green. It’s just not normal! The reason for the question is that we are installing our very first Astroturf lawn for a client. Requests were sent out far and wide to suppliers for samples. Soon our office ... more »
Test Post
Testing the blog more »
