A good hedge is an invaluable addition to any garden. It delineates and disguises boundaries, providing privacy for humans and habitats for wildlife, with nest sites for birds and foliage, blossom, nuts, and fruits to eat. The leaf litter at the base of a mature hedge is perfect for hibernating creatures, especially reptiles and amphibians,… Continue reading Best Plants for a Small Garden Wildlife Hedge
Game of Thrones Trees Take Their Final Bow
Winter has come for four of the famous Dark Hedges beech trees, and there was no King’s Landing for them Game of Thrones was a TV show that ran between 2011–2019, famous for its strong starting season, the death of Ned Stark, followed by an increasingly tiresome plot until the utterly disappointing, low effort ending,… Continue reading Game of Thrones Trees Take Their Final Bow
Darnley Sycamore Gets a Storm Eowyn Haircut
It’s been a wee bit of a trying day for Glasgow’s famous Darnley Sycamore, which got pollarded by 100mph winds The sycamore tree, thought to be at least 450 years old, is a historic landmark connected to Mary Queen of Scots and her ill-fated cousin-husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. 450 plus years is a decent… Continue reading Darnley Sycamore Gets a Storm Eowyn Haircut
Alabama Snow Alert
Alabama, a county West of Cornwall, is experiencing freak snowstorms Despite the balmy weather in Cornwall right now, neighbouring Alabamians are having a rough “affliction of the stone-mackerel”, under a once-in-a-century-so-far blanket of snow. British gardeners are not well known for growing coffee or loquats, not ripe ones anyway, but we used to lead the… Continue reading Alabama Snow Alert
Ashridge Nurseries Feefo Reviews
Feefo, the gold standard of customer review platforms, has awarded us their Platinum Trusted Service Award (again, naturally) Thank you very much to everyone who gave us a nice Feefo review. I should be giving you all the attention right now, you deserve it.I hope that your plants are settling in nicely. If anything goes… Continue reading Ashridge Nurseries Feefo Reviews
The Wilsford Community Orchard Group’s Applesolutely Apeeling Vision
Every day, I get to the office really early, sometimes before noon, pick up my online issue of Lincolnshire World from the letterbox, and settle down to read with a cuppa before the hurly-burly work day starts So it was that I was one of the first people this morning to read the article that… Continue reading The Wilsford Community Orchard Group’s Applesolutely Apeeling Vision
Plant Botanical / Scientific / Latin Names
“Latin” plant names aren’t really Latin, as in the language of the Roman Empire, they are a mix of words and names from Latin, Greek, and other languages “Latin names” is easier to say than Binomial Nomenclature, which means “two part naming system”; that’s lovely, but still doesn’t explain much. Why are these alien sounding… Continue reading Plant Botanical / Scientific / Latin Names
What Does “Bulbs in the Green” Mean?
There are two ways to buy and/or transplant flower bulbs: either when they dry and dormant, or when they are in growth, known as “in the green” Most bulbs are like bareroot trees in the sense that they are only transplanted when they are dormant. But a few species tend to transplant better when they… Continue reading What Does “Bulbs in the Green” Mean?
Hereford Times Orchard Lane Leylandii Song
Orleton locals got a laugh from the Hereford Times “AI Assisted” article that used a stock image of an Oak Tree for an article about cutting down a tall Leylandii hedge, inspiring a satirical folk song Church Lane residents in Orleton, Herefordshire, were treated to a masterpiece of robot writing in this Hereford Times article… Continue reading Hereford Times Orchard Lane Leylandii Song
Self-Fertile Apple Trees That Pollinate Themselves
Apple pollination is usually not a concern in the UK, because there are so many orchard and crab apple trees around However, self-fertile apple trees are still the most reliable choice for most growers, especially if you only have space for one tree in your garden. Self-pollinating apple trees are the most popular varieties we… Continue reading Self-Fertile Apple Trees That Pollinate Themselves