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14th February 2024
Unexpected sight and scent in the garden Winter flowering plants bring an expected burst of joy to the garden. Once the colours of Autumn leaves have left the trees it can be easy to think the garden will be lifeless until Spring. But there are…
24th July 2023
This summer star is Hydrangea paniculata Kyushu. A woodland border, rich in organic matter to hold moisture, should always include this fabulous shrub.
28th May 2023
The time to do this type of pruning coincides with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which is held every year during the last week of May. Some herbaceous perennials respond very well to this pruning which is to cut down by a third or half the new growth…
11th April 2021
If left unpruned any Epimedium looks awful when flowering in Spring. I hard cut them back right down to the plant crown around Christmas.
19th September 2020
Around 3 times a year, Carex grasses require some cutting back to keep a good visual structure. They tend to flop in a rather untidy manner leaving the centre crown much too opened. Cats in particular like to poo there.
30th October 2019
Grown close to a house can cause some non sense. The picture shows a Fuschia magellanica which has grown within the cavity wall of an old cottage, emerging through a window frame!
19th August 2019
10th June 2019
Usual leaf rosettes appeared around February time in a lawn which I've left untreated with fertlizer nor weedkiller for several years. As these rosettes looked like Orchids I've been cutting that lawn around each of them and the result is that…