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'Grow your own' in the comfort of your own garden......
Summer of course is THE time for the home gardener to grow their own produce at home. One of my customers is able to do just that now...
toptwig
Jun 29, 20242 min read
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Now is the last opportunity to trim hedges for this season....
We’re now well into August which is THE recommended time to give many hedges their final trim of the year. That’s true if the hedge in...
toptwig
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Scourge of the Box Tree Caterpillar
Part of my job as a professional gardener is to identify the pests, diseases and disorders that sadly afflict plants from time to time....
toptwig
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Never Prune a Prunus before Junus.....
If you own a flowering Cherry Tree or a stone fruit tree like a Plum or Damson did you know that now is the best time to give them their...
toptwig
Jul 27, 20231 min read
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If you have a Wisteria now is the time to prune it!
The period between the end of July and early August is really important if you’re lucky enough to have Wisteria in your garden....
toptwig
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Our Garden on a midsummer evening......
I have included the names of plants referenced in the film in case viewers fancy them for their own gardens!
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Jun 28, 20201 min read
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Jun 22, 20200 min read
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An attractive but unwelcome visitor.....
Last week I found this beautiful, multi-coloured metallic Beetle crawling on a Rosemary in our garden. This is Chrysolina americana, also...
toptwig
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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Jun 19, 20200 min read
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The strange case of the Wallflower and the emulsion paint.......
If you're looking for a plant that will provide your garden with rich, vivid colour fifty two weeks of the year, well that's quite a tall...
toptwig
Apr 29, 20203 min read
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