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Bird Box

Winter is coming. Spare a thought for the wildlife in your garden.

by Michelle Reynolds / on 28th November 2018 / in Blog, environment, Gardens, Tips, Wildlife
A few weeks ago, Tim and I were planting up a mixed hedge of pretty-much full-size trees to replace a Leylandii hedge for a lovely couple in Benson. When the client was explaining the reason behind the job, Tim and I stood aghast; the hedge (belonging to the neighbouring property) had been removed without warning by developers who were building new houses in the field next door. Our client had literally walked out into his garden one morning to find he no longer had a 20ft hedge screening his garden from the neighbouring field.

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A rose by any other name…

by Michelle Reynolds / on 20th November 2018 / in Blog, Gardens, rose, Tips
When I had the idea for this blog, it was just after the first flush of summer blooms covered the rose bushes, and now in some places, we are onto our third flush of blooms, which doesn’t look set to finish any time soon. I have to confess that rose care is probably my favourite gardening task. I am also not ashamed to admit that it is rare that I can walk past a rose in bloom, without sinking my nose into its petals to inhale the heady perfume. Is it just me?

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Bring on the bulbs!

by Michelle Reynolds / on 2nd October 2018 / in Blog, Gardens, planting, plants, Ponds, spring, Tips
It’s the time of year that we begin to look around at the bare patches in our beds and borders. We start thinking about how to add in some extra colour to make sure have something to look forward to after the dormancy of winter in our gardens. And that’s where bulbs come into their own.

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