Ornamental trees

Borde Hill Garden had been on my wish list for a very long time. It wasn’t until late April of this year that I finally got to visit! The gardens are located in West Sussex in the south [...]

Platinum Jubilee tree planting in the village of Tintinhull is a project that I’ve recently taken on. I was delighted to get the ball rolling with a VIP helping to plant our first tree! We [...]

Autumn and winter is the perfect time of the year to plant garden trees and in this blog I want to cover fruiting trees for the small garden! Now, you might expect me to launch off into apples, [...]

The Foxglove Tree when in full bloom is a breathtaking sight to behold! It’s aptly named since up close the flowers do resemble common foxgloves [Digitalis purpurea]. But of course this is [...]

Holly Trees to Grow In North Somerset there is the longest holly hedge in England. At least that is what they say. Whether it is or not is open to speculation! It is easily seen along the B 3129 [...]

The autumn leaves have had their turn and now it’s time for berried treasures for winter colour! Some berries are revealed as leaves fall to the ground, others sparkle among evergreen foliage and [...]

In this blog I’ll reveal the benefit of grafted plants to the gardener. Because nurserymen put in the hard graft so that gardeners benefit from better plants to grow! Let me explain. A [...]

Small Evergreen Garden Trees If you’re wondering which small evergreen garden trees to plant in your garden, read on to see what I recommend! Although we are fortunate in being able to grow [...]

Cloud pruning and lifting canopies of existing plants can transform your garden in a matter of hours. What’s more it can be done with little or no financial outlay. Many of us already have [...]

Colourful winter bark is a major plant feature that isn’t given the attention it deserves when selecting plants to grow in the garden. When most leaves have fallen and the only colour in [...]