Category: Blog
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Hire an expert: Wisteria pruning in summer and winter
Wisteria’s are best pruned twice a year to ensure fantastic blooms every time. They can go quite wild if left unchecked, and produce far more leaf than flower. Their vigerous vines can get into guttering and even lofts – I’ve seen this a few times! – if left to do their own thing without regular…
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Hire an expert: Wildflower meadows
If you are interested in having some wildflowers in your garden, then well done you, its a great option even for smaller gardens. The benefits outweigh the drawbacks with biodiversity gains likely and pollinators attracted to your new meadow. But you may have bought a packet of seed, followed the instructions and then got very…
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Hire an expert: Save money, have a better garden
It is all too frequently that I visit peoples gardens and hear that a good gardener is hard to find. As you have found me its likely you have found me via one of the professional bodies I belong too, such as the Gardeners Guild or Chartered Institute of Horticulture. I joined these professional associations…
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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…