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Now Showing: All posts tagged with: Gardening

Keep your outside space green and gorgeous with the help of Audley Villages' garden gurus. Whether you grow food or flowers, we've expert advice aplenty.

An older man in a plaid shirt tends to green plants and purple flowers in a garden.

Top tips for maintaining your allotment

Mark Dwelly, Head Gardner at Audley Stanbridge Earls, shares a few of his top tips for maintaining your own allotment.

13 Aug 2020
Blog
Retirement Life
Close-up of two cupped hands catching and holding running water against a dark background.

Water saving tips

Amid this sunny, dry summer, we can all do our bit to save water.

7 Aug 2020
Blog
Audley Updates
Assorted fresh vegetables and herbs, including potato, onion, garlic, coriander leaves, star anise, and green onions, arranged on a wooden surface.

Growing food from scraps

Time during lockdown has opened many peoples eyes to the joys and simplicity of growing their own food. Here we share how to regrow vegetables from scraps.

28 Jul 2020
Blog
Food
Raised garden beds with various green leafy vegetables and plants growing, surrounded by wooden stakes and gravel pathways.

Allotments at Audley

Allotments have become a key factor across many of our villages. We spoke to a couple of our owners who shared their story with us.

9 Jul 2020
Blog
Retirement Life
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Phalaenopsis Orchids – how to look after this luxury houseplant

Phalaenopsis Orchids, with the right care and attention, can make wonderful house plants and are easier to look after than maybe initially thought.

19 May 2020
Guest Blog
Retirement Life
A straight path covered with wood chips runs between rows of blooming flowers, including yellow, red, and pink varieties, surrounded by trees in the background.

Celebrate National Gardening Week with virtual garden tours

National Gardening Week is upon us, and many gardens have opened their gates using virtual videos tours.

28 Apr 2020
Event
Health & Wellness
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Photo competition - Village gardens

We asked Audley owners to submit their photos. Vote for your favourite garden...

1 Apr 2020
Competition
Retirement Life
A person holds a flowering plant with exposed roots in the foreground, while another person smiles in the background in a garden.

Time to reconnect with your garden

Looking after the green space in your garden can have hugely beneficial effects when it comes to mental health and wellbeing...

18 Mar 2020
Blog
Health & Wellness
A wooden bench is placed on a gravel path in a garden surrounded by green shrubs, trees, and blooming red and pink flowers.

How gardening can promote feelings of wellbeing

Whether spending time in a garden or cultivating plants on a terrace or windowsill - as your plants flourish so too will you...

24 Jul 2019
Blog
Health & Wellness
Close-up of several bright yellow jasmine flowers with five petals each, growing on thin brown stems against a blurred background.

Creating a beautiful balcony garden

Julien at Ashridge Trees shares his advice on how to make the most of your balcony or terrace space, for a beautiful retirement property garden.

22 Mar 2019
Guest Blog
Property
Close-up of a single snowflake resting on a cluster of ice crystals, with a blurred blue and white background.

Protecting your winter garden in retirement

Julien at Ashridge Trees shares his advice on how retirees at Audley Villages can protect plants and flowers from the elements this winter.

4 Jan 2019
Guest Blog
Property
Bright red geranium flowers in bloom with green leaves in the background.

Gardening tips for Autumn

Rik Knigh has some helpful tips to keep your flowers going throughout the winter.

25 Oct 2018
Top tips
Retirement Life

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