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Mushroom Logs
Read morePearl Oyster Mushrooms growing at 100th Monkey Mushroom Farm As we move into winter it is a great time to make or buy mushroom...
November Plants
Read moreFuchsia ‘Riccartonii’ As the cold of winter approaches, here are some plants that keep flowering or hold on to their burnished foliage into the...
Last Chance to Plant Snowdrops
Read moreIt feels like winter has finally arrived this week with blustery days out in the garden. But for us in Bristol, Avon, the temperature...
Winter Pruning Apple Trees
Read morePhoto Copyright Rob Helm Winter pruning is essential to control shape and vigour. Summer pruning helps to encourage fruiting and flowering. Don’t prune Apple...
Creating a New Garden
Read moreCreating a new garden is fun. Here are some things to consider when designing a garden space: Use different types of hedging – The...
Winter Stems: Rubus and Acer
Read moreRubus thibetanus There are some wonderful ornamental Rubus, such as cockburnianus, R biflorus and R thibetanus. All of which have the most lovely stems...
Winter Stems: Dogwood and Willow
Read moreCorylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with Cornus alba ‘Siberian pearls’ Some hardy, deciduous shrubs and trees produce coloured stems due to stimulation by hard pruning the...
Low Maintenance Evergreen Shrubs
Read moreDaphne Odora ‘Aureomarginata’ Whilst perennials are dying back and the garden seems more spacious, it is time good to consider planting evergreen shrubs. Some...
Living Willow Structures
Read moreWillow is a super hardy plant, you can cut a piece off, stick it in the ground and it will grow. It doesn’t matter...
Simply Sculpture
Read moreI adore wandering about junk shops and reclamation yards looking for interesting, quirky pieces that can be used as sculpture in the garden or...