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Magnolia Grandiflora creates Instant Impact!

Magnolia Grandiflora This magnificent evergreen magnolia tree is called grandiflora due to its massive showy flowers and large, shiny, dark green, leathery leaves (the undersides of which are an unusual copper colour). Tweet

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Climbing Plants – to enhance your garden

Climbing Plants – using climbers to enhance your garden and provide screening Many varieties of climbing plants are available and to narrow the choices you need to decide how you want the climber to work for you in your garden:- … Continue reading

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Renovate Your Garden – to Maximise Home Worth

How renovating your Garden could increase the value of your home When making decisions about refurbishing our homes it appears from magazine articles our number one priority is to increase interior space, thereby incorporating new open plan kitchen/seating areas and/or … Continue reading

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Pleached Hornbeam Trees at Chelsea Flower Show 2011

Pleached Hornbeam Trees At our visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011 we were pleased to see the use of the elegant native hedging Carpinus Betulus – Hornbeam – in many Show Gardens and displays. Tweet

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Bamboo Plants

Bamboo Plants by Myles Challis Though often used for screening purposes Bamboo plants have many other uses in the garden. Their considerable height (depending on variety), but comparatively small ground space, means bamboo can be used even in the smallest … Continue reading

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