Pruning back dogwoods/Cornus for stem colour

The dogwoods or the various forms of Cornus make a massive impact in the garden for the winter months. Their highly coloured stems really shine out in the winter light. The best colour comes from the youngest of growth and if you are growing them for just the winter colours, now is the time to…

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Water logged soils- what to do?

We have had so much rain of late, so what to do if your soil is waterlogged and ways of preventing or reducing the risks of it happening again and damaging your plants

Plant of the week- Stachyurus praecox

Some plants knock you over with their beauty and this is one! Stachyurus praecox is a stunning shrub from Japan, learn more about this shrub and how to grow and care for it, in my plant of the week blog!

Watching Nature

Wildlife and gardening go together like bread and cheese, so I am going to see how many birds, bees, bufferflies and dragonflies I can see and identify by the end of the year

Plant of the week- Chionodoxia luciliae

Spring to me would be spring without the large drifts of bulbs that delight us in the larger parks and gardens. Most of the time, the bigger daffodils steal the show, with their yellow colour brightening up a dull spring day or crocus that open in huge drifts once the sun hits then. Quite often…

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