Long-suffering visitors to this website may remember that we gave selling hanging baskets a whirl a few years ago. We stopped because they turned out to require a lot more work than our meticulous business planning on the back of an old envelope had indicated: c’est la vie. From that experience, we learned that there… Continue reading Flower Bulbs in Winter Hanging Baskets
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New Year’s Resolutions in the Garden
The new year is a perfect time to reflect on your garden and look to the future. Make changes and be inspired to try something different. Winter is also a great time to look at how we garden. What will be your New Year Resolutions for 2023? Here are some ideas. Plant a tree…or twoPlanting… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions in the Garden
Brutting Hazel to Get More Nuts!
Brutting is a really simple technique to make your hazel or cobnut trees produce more nuts. It is done in August. You can do this on any type of hazel, cobnut or purple hazel. All you do is snap (but don’t break off) the ends of all the new shoots that were made this year.… Continue reading Brutting Hazel to Get More Nuts!
Saving a Tree that is Falling Over
It crossed my mind this morning that we are in August. September is the other month of the equinox (exactly half a year away from Shakespeare’s “Beware the Ides of March”). March and September are the months when the Earth tilts just more than halfway to or from the Sun. So September and March are… Continue reading Saving a Tree that is Falling Over