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The Technique for Correct Tree Pruning

Proper pruning cuts are made with the overall health of specific trees in mind. Whilst pruning trees, it’s important to follow cutting guidelines that help your tree’s natural ability to fend off infections. General factors to consider include the effects of pruning during different months of the year, and pruning for structural strength. Individual trees […]

Choosing the Right Lawn Care Company

All homeowners want to have a gorgeous green lawn accentuating their house and helping to make it as attractive as possible. They also want their lawn to be easy to maintain and free of pests and weeds. With busy schedules, many people like you don’t have the time or energy to put into your lawn […]

Tulipmania

When it comes to the world of luxury, you can’t put a price on exclusivity, and horticulture is no different. Recently Thompson and Morgan made headlines and history in their successful bidding war for the world’s rare yellow variety of snowdrop, Galanthus woronowii  ‘Elizabeth Garrison’. The cultivar in question, which moved for a pricey £725, […]

Green Roofing

Continuing the theme of the importance of sustainable gardens, here we will discuss what are known as ‘Green Roofs’, the different types available and why they have become such an integral part of modern horticultural planning. As one can ascertain from the name, the basic premise of a Green Roof is to bring plant matter, […]

No School like the New School

Following on from our previous article, we’ll be discussing the ‘New School’ of garden design, how it has been shaped by the current ecological climate, and also the aesthetic focus, and how this has been supplanted by the concept of the interactive garden. As we discussed in ‘Gardens through the Ages’, in the years that preceded the […]