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Sasha, our Landscape Gardening Supervisor, on the ride on mower.

2020 – a year like no other

by Michelle Reynolds / on 17th December 2020 / in Blog, climate, environment, garden design, Gardens, planting, plants, Tips, tree, Wildlife

‘There is no education like adversity’ Benjamin Disraeli

Without a doubt 2020 has been one of the most challenging years for us all. Yet, despite all the obstacles that came our way, and with a bit of creativity, GreenArt will end the year on a high with some notable achievements. Our clients have needed their gardens more than ever this year and our employees have wanted to keep working, so we feel we’ve done our bit to keep spirits up and the local economy going.

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compost bins

Keep Calm and Compost on!

by Michelle Reynolds / on 20th May 2020 / in Blog, climate, environment, garden design, Gardens, planting, plants, Tips, Wildlife

Recently the Design & Build Team put in some compost bays in one of the gardens we care for in Aston Tirrold. If you currently have more time on your hands, why not start your own compost bin? Here’s everything you need to know about composting. Remember…Keep Calm and Compost on!

I’m a big advocate of garden-based composting so I apologise in advance as I climb up on top of my compost heap to preach its’ virtues!

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A Gardener’s Garden in Ewelme

by Michelle Reynolds / on 26th June 2019 / in Blog, Gardens, lawncare, Tips
This is the first of a new kind of blog to add to my repertoire of the usual plant and garden job focused ones.

Today I’d like to introduce you to one of Green Art’s Care and Development Team clients. This is Sue in her element in her beautiful cottage garden in Ewelme. I met with her to chat all things green on our recent monthly care visit to her garden.

 

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A Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Michelle Reynolds / on 13th June 2019 / in Blog, enviornment, environment, Gardens, plants, tree, Wildlife
When you saw the title of this blog, you may have thought you were about to read a review of the Eric Carle picture book, however, I would instead like to talk to you about a garden pest which we are starting to see increased infestations of locally. (If this were a film, this is the bit where the music would be building up to a Dun, Dun, Derrr….) The Box Moth ‘Cydalima Perspectalis’.

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