Well a little more open today, must of been the warm day and the moisture, nothing to do with the feed it had this week either……. Still we are getting closer
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#Rosewatch
Well spring is well and truly here and on what is the warmest day of 2017, my thoughts are drifting towards summer and to my most favourite time of the rose, the rose season! How I look forward to seeing the first rose, slowly opening and filling my garden with its heavenly scent, sometimes this…
Job of the week- Pruning Buddleja
My job of the week this week is back to the job I love most pruning, there is nothing much nicer pruning and shaping a plant knowing that it will look good and encourage better plants for it. Pruning buddlejas is a pretty simple job, all you need is a pair of really sharp secateurs,…
Plant of the week- Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’
As a young boy growing up in the grounds of Mottisfont Abbey Gardens, I would always look forward to the start of spring, picking daffodils and pussy willows for my mums Mother’s Day bouquet and also the start of the few magnolias that grow in the garden, there was only a few but they were…
So What am I?
The one thing I have biggest problem within my line of work is what to call myself when others ask me what I do, I can and haven’t found a job title or word that sums up what I do as a profession. After reading a thread on twitter, I realised I am not alone…
The International Pruning Network maybe….
Well this has been kicking around in my head for a while, there’s some brilliant groups out there in the world of horticulture, from alpines to cacti but there’s none bringing together like minded gardeners (both professional and keen amateurs) who just love pruning and want to talk to others about it, share ideas and…
Plant of the week-Galanthus ‘Mrs W.G.George’
Well I all most feel I have to apologise for choosing the plant of the week this week, where ever you look, these beautiful tiny spring bulbs are taking over the current horticultural world at the moment and I kinda feel that’s rightly deserved. These simple bulbs to many are the real first sign that…
My very first tree….
The first of anything we do is always so memorable isn’t? From our first time cycling without stabilisers, first night away from the family home, first alcholic drink followed by first drink in the pub legally and of course, your first clumbsy kiss!. It’s the same for us gardeners, I can still remember the first…
January, the start of a whole new gardening year!
I just love January! For me it’s the real start to the new gardening year. December is mainly finishing off clearing the last of the years growth, from the last few weeds, the last of the skeletons from the herbecous plants and the never ending drift of leaves should be finally finshed. The whole thing…
First blog post
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
Thomas Stone MCI Hort MPGCA 