Discovering new plants: A is for….

January 26, 2010

Abelia Welcome to another project of mine for this year. Now I grow a lot of plants, in my own …

Scary gardening

May 5, 2008

I got called a scary gardener the other day. That was by a client of mine when she saw what …

March 12, 2008

I’m well into the March pruning season now – have so far tackled dogwoods, coppiced eucalyptus, hebes, mahonias, hydrangeas, buddlejas …

January 25, 2008

Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Jaune’ These little jewels have been cheering up my garden since last autumn. Pyracantha can be the only …

December 12, 2007

I spent a happy hour or two with the chainsaw the other day, converting an ill-advised pollard into a coppice …

June 20, 2007

Another good shrub for cutting back at this time of year is Choisya ternata “Sundance”. About now those lovely sunny …

June 18, 2007

This is a great time of year for cutting back overgrown shrubs, especially spring-flowering ones. Lilac is a prime target, …

June 13, 2007

I’ve been giving my ceanothus a haircut this week, as it’s trained against a fence and needs an annual prune …