Daily Archives: May 10, 2019

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Best Fruit and Veg to Grow in Raised Beds from Weston Sawmill

Raised beds are a great way to grow a wide range of juicy fruits and vegetables in your garden ready for the Spring sunshine.

With improved drainage plus improved control over the temperature of your soil, raised beds, give you the opportunity to use different soil types for growing. Plants can also be grown in blocks and more uniformly as the competition between them is minimal. Unlike an allotment or a larger vegetable patch, they can be covered more easily, if required.

Here are five essential vegetables to add to your garden this Spring

Root Vegetables – Carrots, radishes and parsnips are perfect vegetables to grow in raised beds because they are free of rocks, clay and debris – which allows more room for their roots to thrive.

Leafy Greens – Greens like lettuce, spinach and kale will look marvellous in your garden and with the fast draining soil, your lettuces won’t get soggy roots.

Onions – Onions also love quick draining soil and require plenty of compost mixed into your soil. Usually taking around 100 days to reach maturity, the warmer soil will give them the best opportunity to thrive.

Tomatoes – Tomatoes are big feeders that require nutrient-rich soil to flourish and much the same as onions you will need to customise your soil with compost.

Potatoes – Potatoes are easier to harvest when grown in raised beds using hilling soil around the shoots as they grow. Potatoes need loose, loamy soil to grow well, which also keeps them from rotting. Potato crops grown in raised beds will also have a higher yield with bigger tubers.

Talk to the Gardening Experts at Weston Sawmill

With over 25 years of experience in creating stunning gardens with the highest quality of fencing, decking and plenty of other garden improvements such as raised beds.

A host of our products are manufactured here on-site, so why not come and pay us a visit at our base in Weston-under-Lizard on the A5 near the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

If you’d like to know more about any of our products, please contact us to speak to our team of specialists.

decking in shropshire

Raise a Glass to Decking in Shropshire

Delightful decking in Shropshire from Weston Sawmill is the best setting to celebrate National Wine Day on 25th May.
Whether you are white, red or rose person, there’s nothing better after a long day than relaxing in your garden with a couple of glasses.
Dating back thousands of years, wine was always the drink of choice for banquets by the Romans and now today we can indulge in our own gardens with friends and family.

Bespoke Decking in Shropshire

Here at Weston Sawmill we offer a complete bespoke package for all your decking requirements, giving you the garden of your dreams.
Take your living space outdoors with these innovative ideas:

  • Protection – We recommend adding anti-slip decking stain that will help protect your wood when it’s raining
  • Let’s go to the Beach! – Create a seaside vibe with a boardwalk flanked by pebbles leading to your decking
  • Grab a Drink – Carrying on the beach vibe you can add a mini-bar area to your raised decking area; making it the perfect social space ready for BBQ season
  • Colour is key – Decking is usually in quite pale or warm natural shades of wood but you could consider a darker colour to help show off the vibrancy of your garden flowers
  • Mix it up – Get an ultra-modern look with wooden decking mixed with stone paving; giving it a contrast of light and dark colours
  • Raise the roof – Rooftop conversions look fantastic with decking coupled with raised flower beds highlighting beautiful greenery
  • Connect features – If you’ve decided to complement your decking with a water feature, adding float on stairs between the two elements will look stunning

Providers of High Quality Decking in Shropshire

Weston Sawmill have been the leading provider of high quality decking since 1993 for areas such as Staffordshire and Shropshire.
If you’d like to know more about our services, please contact us today to speak to our customer services team.