Spring is just around the corner?
Spring is just around the corner? Hard to tell, but… It may be quite possible that Spring is just around the corner. Why? There is definite bud forming proof, shrubs and trees are fattening up and the buds are almost ready to burst open with fresh soft and juicy leaves. Hellebore, Snowdrop, Winter Aconite and Crocus are …
Winter Gardens to Banish the Blues
Winter Gardens to Banish the Blues! Winter Gardens have their very own magic; it can come from flowers, scents, berries, coloured stems or the evergreen foliage of plants, shrubs and trees. Fragrant winter garden specimens such as Sarcococca (sweet box) and Daphne odora can be planted around entrances and beside garden footpaths to be enjoyed each time you …
Pre Frost Plant Care
Pre Frost Plant Care Pre frost plant care is vital if your tender plants are to make it through the British winter unscathed. Keeping your plants at the right temperature and protecting them from frost is very important but need not be difficult. With a little planning and preparation and some extra care and attention, before the first …
Seasons
4 Seasons of a year. Things to consider to get an all round interest during the seasons. Use the different seasons to add colour to your garden & green space. Viburnum, Azaleas and Camellias for winter flowering, herbaceous perennials in the early & late summer, and there are lots of shrubs that will give your …
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
I absolutely love this climber at this time of year. Boston Ivy, one of its common names, just blazes out in red before dropping its leaves in Autumn. It can produce a display of red that is so vivid, as it suckers itself onto the structure or building that it tendrils itself up and along. …
Leicester Garden Design & Horticultural Services
Welcome to the first post on my new website online blog where I will be giving you really useful advice on what to do in the garden with plenty of ideas on plants that can offer you that all important seasonal interest in the coming months.Nothing stops in the world of gardening or your garden! …
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