Well, today is a special day, and this month is a special month. Today, 1st September 2024, Dave and I are celebrating 25 Years of D.E. Garden Services.

And as we celebrate D.E. Garden Services’ silver anniversary, Dave and I have been reflecting on a journey that so many of you have been part of; we would like to share our reflections with you.

The DEGS journey has been marked by working DEGS magic in a diverse array of gardens, from sprawling estates to cozy urban bases. We’ve mowed lawns, cut hedges, erected fences, constructed sheds, refelted shed roofs, built decking areas, turfed lawns, and so much more.  We have met amazing people, many of whom have become friends – people from all walks of life: a Lord and Lady, a Professor, judges, lawyers, schoolteachers, accountants, church ministers, dinner ladies, young families, retired couples, and a whole lot more besides. And whether we were mowing a tiny lawn on a regular basis, or turning a tired and neglected space into a beautiful and vibrant sanctuary, we have spent two-and-a-half decades listening to our clients’ visions and finely tailoring our work, cultivating beauty, one garden at a time, and transforming our clients’ dreams into their reality.

And here we are, in March! And more specifically, it is the 20th March, the official FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

Well, what a relief it is to finally be bidding goodbye to winter. Why IS IT that winter lasts for several years? As I pondered this, and marvelled at the new life that is forming now that winter is retreating, a poem began to form in my mind, so I jotted it down and added it to this blog:

Something that Dave really enjoys, is growing produce in our garden.

Let me tell you about the raised beds saga….

When we moved to our house in 2022 there were six old raised beds at the far end of the garden. The sleepers were rotting and needed replacing, but with so much to do, together with a very busy work diary, Dave left them and grew produce in them as they were. But for this year’s crops, Dave wanted to make new beds.

Hi, me again, with the second part of our update on 2023

As we moved through the summer, we were not only busy in our clients’ gardens, we were enjoying our own garden too. Dave was growing tomatoes in abundance, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, potatoes, and lots more besides! We also enjoyed fresh raspberries every morning, and rhubarb, which gently stewed with a little sugar, was a lovely accompaniment to Greek yogurt. And of course, the mulberries, but I’ve already told you about my obsession with them!

DEGS has had a very busy summer and autumn, SO busy, that despite taking pictures in numerous clients’ gardens, I just have not found the time to post them, nor update the DEGS Facebook page or this blog. One minute we were working in gardens and the next minute it was Christmas and New Year. And now, well into 2024, Dave and I have finally been able to catch our breath, enabling me to do some blogging and Dave to do something he loves: spend some time in our garden - more on this in my next blog.

DEGS has had a very busy summer and autumn, SO busy, that despite taking pictures in numerous clients’ gardens, I just have not found the time to post them, nor update the DEGS Facebook page or this blog. One minute we were working in gardens and the next minute it was Christmas and New Year. And now, well into 2024, Dave and I have finally been able to catch our breath, enabling me to do some blogging and Dave to do something he loves: spend some time in our garden - more on this in my next blog.

Hi, Marion here again, and today’s blog is about mulberries. I have to tell you that I’m slightly obsessed with them; in fact, that’s an understatement! I absolutely LOVE these gorgeous little berries.

If you haven’t tried mulberries before, you really must; they are delicious, juicy morsels that tantalise the taste buds and stain the fingers. They are around 2-3cm long, made up of little fruit clusters that have fused together to become one fruit and they are just bursting with juice.

Hello all!

I hope everyone has had a good week.

This past week, I managed to move the work around a bit, and we worked a few longer days through the week so that Dave could extend last weekend by having Monday off. He enjoyed spending time in our garden, in-between heavy rain showers. We can’t complain about the rain though because our gardens really do need it.

Hi, this is Marion, back with another blog for you!

We are now well into the growing season and we are loving reaping the rewards of Dave’s expertise in growing fruit and veggies in our garden.

Dave shows me daily the progress everything is making in the greenhouses and raised beds, and honestly, I really marvel at nature.

Deadhead your plants

‘Deadheading’ is the removal of dead and/or fading flowers from plants, in beds, borders, containers and hanging baskets. Deadheading not only neatens your plants and stops the scattering of petals, it also encourages more blooms and you will be rewarded with flowers throughout the season. However, if you want to collect seeds from particular plants, then don’t deadhead these.