By Alan Down
Posted Friends of Trees in PNW
Friends of Trees in PNW (Pacific Northwest of USA) is not new. In fact it has been around a longtime having been established way back in 1989. In those last 35 years almost one million trees and [...]
By Alan Down
In Bulbs, Evergreens, Gardens Visited, Ornamental trees, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs, Visit Britain, Winter colour
Posted The winter garden of Anglesey Abbey
The winter garden at Anglesey Abbey had long been on my wish list to visit. I’d visited the excellent winter garden at Cambridge Botanic Garden many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I [...]
By Alan Down
In Bamboos, Evergreens, Gardens Visited, Ornamental trees, Pruning, Trees and Shrubs, Urban Gardening
Posted The Japanese Garden in Portland
The Japanese Garden in Portland The Japanese Garden in Portland is an exceptional garden by any standards! Over the New Year break I made my second visit to this exquisite garden. My first [...]
By Alan Down
Posted Borde Hill Garden
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
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 [...]
Fruiting Trees for the Small Garden
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, [...]
Top Ten Scented Winter Garden Plants
Many of my top ten scented winter garden plants are mostly shrubs. But if you read on you’ll see that they are not all woody plants. What they all have in common is that they are remarkably [...]
Garden Trees for Wildlife
We’re being increasingly encouraged to plant garden trees for wildlife. We plant trees for many reasons; to provide shelter, shade, fuel, food or even just to please the eye. But trees are [...]
Top ten plants for autumn!
My top ten plants for autumn list has been challenging to collate! That’s not because I struggled to find ten, it’s because there are just so many to choose from! I have restricted my [...]
By Alan Down
In Climbing and Wall Plants, Evergreens, Gardening tips, Hardy perennials, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs
Posted Which plants to buy at Easter
What plants to buy at Easter might seem like an unnecessary question. But it’s surprising how many gardens look great around springtime but them lack colour at other times of the year. For [...]