Author: thomashort

I am a professional gardener who has a love of plants and gardens. I grew up and worked at Mottisfont Abbey Gardens, with a spell at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and managering two gardens in Hampshire and West Sussex as Head Gardener. I am now freelance and spend my time gardening, pruning, planting design, consultanting, speaking and blogging about plants and gardens. I love all forms of gardening but have a soft spot for roses, Geraniums, alpines and Topiary. That said, I love it all!

6 on Saturday 9-9-17

My 6 on Saturday this week comes from a clients garden and features 6 beautiful plants. I hope you enjoy them!

Maintenance matters, few thoughts on the maintenance gardener industry 

I went to the maintenance matters discussion panel, set by Nicola Gammon of Shoot and hosted by college, the panel included Helen Elks-Smith (garden designer, MSGD,MBALI), Gary Edwards (The Gardeners Guild)’ Gareth Manning (vice president of The Chartered institute Of Horticulture) Sophie Guinness ( Capel Manor College) and Caroline Tatham (The Cotswold Gardening School) The…

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Hedge trimming tips 

a few tips of cutting your hedges both a little safety and a few tips on different ways of working