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22 Nov, 2007
A busy day at Standen
Phew! Quite a good workout today at Standen. We planted lots of bare-root native hedgerow plants including hawthorn, viburnum and spindle. Hope...
30 Jan, 2008
PRUNING 1 - WHY PRUNE?
Ask many gardeners why they prune their shubs (and climbers) and they will tell you it’s because they have got too big. But this is not the...
31 Jan, 2008
PRUNING 2 – WHEN TO PRUNE?
So having said how to prune, the next question of course is when to do it? Shrubs and climbers generally fall into one of two categories.
The...
24 Mar, 2008
Most plants will thrive on 'tough love'
All too often a plant which has provided several years of glorious colour will 'suddenly' not perform during the summer and all too often this...
25 Mar, 2008
To hack or not to hack. That is the question.
I think 'pruning' doesn't always suffice or give the right impression about what a plant actually needs. For me 'pruning' brings to mind sepia...