Urban Garden Climbers – Wisteria in its spring flowering glory If we are lucky enough to have a garden or terrace, most of us living in the UK’s cities and large towns don’t have the luxury of large outside spaces. A common challenge is: how to create a verdant haven while using as little [...]
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Another in the line of unusual County Kerry natives, the lovely Strawberry Tree (Latin name Arbutus Unedo) has much to commend it all year round. Most of the Strawberry Trees grown in the UK are more likely to be medium sized shrubs rather than specimen trees. The strawberry tree is slow growing so [...]
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Do what you can to help our precious wildlife! Here we tell you the best hedges for wildlife that will provide food and shelter to our small mammals and birds while giving your garden a living green backdrop to uplift your spirts and provide a framework for your decorative plants and flowers. Native [...]
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Autumn and winter are the seasons when most professional landscapers will plant. Why do professional landscapers plant in the coldest months of the year? During the coldest months of the year it is generally the easiest time to dig the ground. Trees and shrubs planted in the colder months of the [...]
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Majestic Cloud Trees Niwaki Cloud Trees are amazing, sculpture-like trees pruned and formed using the ancient Japanese art of Niwaki. Niwaki is the Japanese method of cloud pruning e.g. training trees and shrubs over time (generally 20 years plus) into shapes resembling clouds. Cloud Trees are [...]
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Winter Flowering wonder Edgeworthia Chrysantha, also called Paper Bush Plant A native of China, Edgeworthia Chrysantha is another winter flowering wonder. A rare and less well known shrub, Edgeworthia Chrysantha is flowering right now (mid-January) and has beautiful creamy-yellow flowers that [...]
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