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     Planting a Native Hedge
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs, Wildlife
    Posted November 24, 2019

    Planting a Native Hedge

    If you’re thinking about planting a hedge this winter I hope you’re considering planting a native hedge. Why? Well primarily because of wildlife but also because many of our native hedge plants [...]

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     Why Autumn Planting is Best
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    By Alan Down
    In Climbing and Wall Plants, Fruit, Gardening, Gardening tips, Hardy perennials, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs
    Posted September 28, 2019

    Why Autumn Planting is Best

    Autumn Planting is best but why have we got out of the habit? When I left college and started my first job, it was common practice to plant your garden in the autumn. Now we seem to wait for the [...]

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     Learn how to grow Hydrangea bushes
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    By Alan Down
    In Plant Focus, Pruning, Trees and Shrubs
    Posted June 22, 2019

    Learn how to grow Hydrangea bushes

    Hydrangea bushes are blowsy, easy to grow and in tune with today’s gardener’s needs. Hydrangea bushes have an unshakable link with the Victorian era. You know what I mean, a certain style of [...]

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    About Alan

    Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

    Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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