Garden tips: Make the most of your garden this summer

by George Smith / on 22nd July 2019 / in Blog, Gardens, lawncare, planting, plants, rose, Tips, Watering

Use these guidelines to keep your garden looking tip-top this summer. But remember the most important thing is to make sure you reap the benefits of your hard work; soak up the sights and smells of the new season and spend plenty of time basking in the delights of your haven, because that’s what summer is for!

A Gardener’s Garden in Ewelme

by Lilly Quinn / 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.

My Final Living Willow Blog

by Lilly Quinn / on 11th June 2019 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting, Tips

It was the last day of the project today. Whilst I will have to make a trip back during the next coppicing season in the winter to finish the arbour by the pond, all the main structures are complete and are showing signs of growth. Yippee!!

Rediscovering My Willow Mojo

by Lilly Quinn / on 21st May 2019 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting, Tips

This weekend was perhaps the hardest and yet most satisfying in equal measure. I arrived on site and did a quick recce of the site and willow.

Tying the Willow Tunnel

by Lilly Quinn / on 7th May 2019 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting, Tips

Having just stopped for lunch and being struck several times this morning with blog inspiration, I thought I would regale you with my further adventures in willow sculpting.

Badger & Mole’s Willow Tunnel Evolves

by Lilly Quinn / on 2nd May 2019 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting, Tips

It’s a cooler today than it has been the last few days. I am glad of the cooler weather as the willow remains supple and flexible when it hasn’t dried out in the sun.

The Living Willow Project, Badger & Mole’s Tunnel

by Lilly Quinn / on 2nd May 2019 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, planting, Tips

Today, to him gazing south with a new-born need stirring in his heart, the clear sky over their long low outline seemed to pulsate with promise; today, the unseen was everything. The unknown, the only real fact of life.

The Living Willow Project Continues

by Lilly Quinn / on 11th April 2019 / in Blog, enviornment, environment, Gardens, planting, plants, spring, Tips

Wow, what a day! It started with rain ended with rain and had rain in the middle, but as I told the lovely Liz, who came to see us at intervals with tea and wonderment, rain is good for the willow, it helps water it in and stops the whips from drying out.

Living Willow, Living The Dream

by Lilly Quinn / on 11th April 2019 / in Blog, enviornment, environment, Gardens, planting, plants, spring, Tips

‘Twas the night before the willow project and all through the flat, a wave of excitement arose as softly I sat, on the comfortable sofa with a head full to bursting, itching to get started on Ratty’s boat, first thing!!’

The Big Sunflower Competition 2019

by Jo Smith / on 10th April 2019 / in Blog, enviornment, environment, Gardens, planting, plants, spring, Tips

This year GreenArt will be holding its first sunflower growing competition. Inspired by The Big Sunflower Project, we’re helping to raise awareness of rare neuromuscular conditions known as centronuclear and myotubular myopathy, by asking people to grow a sunflower.

Category Archives: Tips

Garden tips: Make the most of your garden this summer

A Gardener’s Garden in Ewelme

My Final Living Willow Blog

Rediscovering My Willow Mojo

Tying the Willow Tunnel

Badger & Mole’s Willow Tunnel Evolves

The Living Willow Project, Badger & Mole’s Tunnel

The Living Willow Project Continues

Living Willow, Living The Dream

The Big Sunflower Competition 2019

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