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Heatwave gardening: Tips, tricks and drought tolerant plants
Its been quite hot, it has to be said. The aim for this post is to give you some practical ideas, and some theory behind looking after your Buckinghamshire garden during the summer heat, and what you can plant that tolerates these conditions. Lets start off with watering and a myth to bust! Watering during…
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Summer plant spotlight: Salvia ‘Caradonna’
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ is one of the best performing summer flowering plants you can have in your garden. I use it a lot in my designs, as it is such has such stunning voilet-blue flowers. Its hardy – I’ve seen them go through dry hot summers and freezing wet winters without issue. Salvia ‘Caradonna’ doesn’t…
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Plants for shade and woodland gardens
I am a huge fan of the shade loving plants in the gardens I manage here in Milton Keynes. What might be seen as a difficult place to find things to survive in can be turned into a wonderful lush display of plants. Here’s a list of a few of my favourites and reasons why…
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Composting: A step-by-step no-nonsense guide
Composting is simple. You make a pile of organic materials, and you wait. That’s the essence of it. Composting is a staple of sustainable gardening. In this post, I wanted to make a straightforward, easy guide to turning your garden waste into usable compost. Before I start with the steps, it is important to know…
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How a professional deals with Box Moth
Box tree moth caterpillar (Cydalima perspectalis), also known as Box moth, Box tree moth and Buxus moth is an all-too-common pest of the humble box hedge, Buxus sempervirens. So how does a professional gardener, here in Buckinghamshire, deal with it? The first stage is identification. Chances are if you are reading this you have already…
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Wisteria pruning
If you don’t know how to prune Wisteria, it can be daunting. Known as temporamental plants that will stop flowering at the drop of a hat, you might be concerned about the damage pruning it yourself might do. My experience with Wisteria has been quite the opposite. When pruned correctly they flower well and are…