As the season of Summer approaches, it is wise to think about ways to bring light into your garden. Increasing the amount of light into your garden can help keep your plants, trees and hedges healthy for the coming months. Sunlight and air can help with disease prevention and growth. Trees are a big culprit…
General Maintenance in October
October is a good time to get your grounds or gardens sorted before the winter weather really hits. Although October will probably see the first frosts here in the south of England, temperatures can reach 16°C or more if you’re lucky enough to have a bright, sunny day. The first job to think about when…
Clearing Out Nest Boxes
As the weather starts to feel autumnal, now is a good time to start thinking about clearing out nest boxes. Most birds should have stopped using them by now and, legally, from September any unhatched eggs can be removed. (It’s normal for a few eggs not to hatch and blue tits, for example, can lay…
Creating Light for the Summer
Make the most of the rest of the summer by letting light into outside spaces. We’ve got some tips below for thinning trees, shaping hedges and – if all else fails – what to plant in your shadiest spots! Thinning Trees Our first piece of advice is to think about the type of tree you want…
A Huge Problem With Screening Plants
When does a good screening plant become an unwelcome screening plant? For one of our recent customers it was when they had grown so tall that they blocked all the sunlight to her greenhouse, caused surrounding plants and shrubs to suffer, and became impossible to maintain without hiring professionals. There are two qualities that make…
