Last year I wrote an article on bees and attracting them into your garden. This is a great thing to do and if you get it right it will give you colour and creatures in your garden all year round. However, I am always learning new things, and recently went to Bury Court in Farnham...Read More
Box tree caterpillar is a relatively new insect pest to Britain is attacking box (Buxus sempervirens) plants. Box tree caterpillars feed on the plants’ leaves within webbing produced over the foliage and can completely defoliate box plants. I have a number of clients who have plants that look like this (insert picture of brown shrub)...Read More
Jobs to do in March & April I don’t know about you, but I often ignore my garden throughout the winter months, pretending nothing ishappening, it’s too cold right? But every year I notice that as the winter months get warmer things in my gardenkeep growing.Right now my lawn is too long, there are weeds...Read More
As a garden designer, I find that planting is the thing that clients have been struggling with the most; Making your garden look interesting all year round takes thought and planning and some knowledge. But the information is available if you look for it. You may have a theme for your planting in mind, this...Read More
Some hints and tips to make your garden really glow this Autumn (Don’t write off the outdoor life just yet) What a fabulous summer we have had in Britain, I was lucky enough to go away in the middle of summer and some of my plants suffered a little due to lack of water, and...Read More