Keeping trees in check
I spent a happy hour or two with the chainsaw the other day, converting an ill-advised pollard into a coppice …
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Cruelty to plants
Look what I discovered when I was clearing a neglected bit of shrubbery at a client’s garden the other day. …
Plant of the month – November
Cynara cardunculus Cardoon In the depths of winter when there’s little else to entertain, this is a marvellous change from …
Out with the old…
…and in with the new. Having lost my lovely woodland garden in the hills, I’ve been able to say “yes” …
Rake’s progress
My desert-island garden tool – the one I’d never be without – is of course my pair of Felco secateurs, …
First frost of the year
We had the first really hard frost of the year last night – down to minus 7 degrees, which is …
Autumn mulching
At this time of year I get nothing short of obsessed by leaves. And I don’t mean just the lovely …
Plant of the month – October
Cosmos “Purity” This is perhaps the most lovely of all the annuals, a real ballerina of a flower. The whitest …
Saying goodbye
One of the occupational hazards of being a professional gardener is that you end up having to say goodbye to …
Season of mists…
There’s a definite autumn tinge to the air now. It’s been misty the last couple of days and the leaves …
Sally Nex 