I am sure the frost Wednesday night will see off any remaining summer bedding hiding in sheltered locations. Organic matter in and on the soil will insulate plant roots from…
It’s now early November and the leaves are still clinging to some of the trees. When I started planting trees on the Easton Neston Estate, Towcester and Milton Keynes in…
During my first trip to Kew Gardens in London, I was captivated by the history of the individual trees planted there. Quite timely – there is an English Oak growing…
What a wonderful morning, sub-zero temperature, frost, blue sky and sun shining, my favourite weather. Not so good for my Melianthus Major (Honey Bush) which is just about to flower,…
I am pleased to say intensive daily feeding of my melon plants has resulted in much greener leaves and fruit setting on the plants. The very hot weather a couple…
I had the pleasure of attending the National Plant show at Stoneleigh yesterday. Just a quick visit to meet one or two new English suppliers. David Austin roses had an…
I am not sure if you were aware that we purchased 2 hives of Buckfast Honey Bee’s last summer? I am delighted to say they have settled in really well…
The high winds we have been experiencing recently are causing all sorts of problems in my garden and here at the Garden Centre. We lost a large Willow tree in…
I was thinking what to rant on about on a cold early March Tuesday morning, Mycorrhizal fungi sprang to mind! This morning our team had an educational talk from Mark…