Discovering new plants: A is for….
Abelia Welcome to another project of mine for this year. Now I grow a lot of plants, in my own …
Abelia Welcome to another project of mine for this year. Now I grow a lot of plants, in my own …
I got called a scary gardener the other day. That was by a client of mine when she saw what …
I’m well into the March pruning season now – have so far tackled dogwoods, coppiced eucalyptus, hebes, mahonias, hydrangeas, buddlejas …
Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Jaune’ These little jewels have been cheering up my garden since last autumn. Pyracantha can be the only …
I spent a happy hour or two with the chainsaw the other day, converting an ill-advised pollard into a coppice …
Another good shrub for cutting back at this time of year is Choisya ternata “Sundance”. About now those lovely sunny …
This is a great time of year for cutting back overgrown shrubs, especially spring-flowering ones. Lilac is a prime target, …
I’ve been giving my ceanothus a haircut this week, as it’s trained against a fence and needs an annual prune …