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Gardening tips and techniques, including: pruning, planting and vegetable growing.

Hard Pruning Lavender

May 28, 2021October 18, 2019

How hard should you prune lavender after it has finished flowering? Lavenders benefit from annual pruning immediately after flowering to help them remain compact, … read more

Categories Creative Pruning, Gardening 18 Comments

Success with Greenhouse Melons

April 9, 2019July 21, 2018

Here’s how I grew 30 Charentais melons in a narrow greenhouse bed just 5 ft long and 1 ft deep. Charentais are a fragrant variety … read more

Categories Gardening, Produce, The Greenhouse 8 Comments

How to make netted crop frames using bamboo canes

April 11, 2019August 18, 2017
Categories Gardening 3 Comments

Summer Pruning my 4-tier ‘Sunset’ Espalier: High speed video

April 16, 2019August 12, 2017

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How to prune dwarf box hedging

January 4, 2021June 5, 2017

The neat lines of well trimmed box hedging contribute so much to a garden. By contrast they seem to emphasise the form of adjacent … read more

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How to prune box balls and topiary

April 7, 2019June 3, 2017

▲ The box balls in front have just been clipped, but the large one at the rear waits its turn. For good results you … read more

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Creating an ornamental lawn

February 12, 2021August 3, 2015

Recently we had some friends over for a lunch party and without prompting, two of the male guests, (why is it a bloke thing? … read more

Categories DIY, Garden Features, Gardening 2 Comments

How to grow carrots – for beginners

April 12, 2019May 25, 2015
Home Grown Carrots

Carrots as a main crop are well worth growing. They can be temperamental, but once you get the hang of it you can grow all the … read more

Categories Gardening, Produce, The Vegetable Garden 2 Comments

Fan Trained Pear

March 8, 2023March 28, 2015

INTRODUCTION2015 planting and training △ Fan-trained pear ‘Concorde’, three years after planting In this post I document my experience of planting, training and managing … read more

Categories Gardening, Trained-Fruit 6 Comments

Ten ways to plug the August gap

February 9, 2021September 8, 2014

Below I’ll show you ten tricks that refreshed my woodland garden and transformed the drab late-summer muddle of seed heads and dying foliage into a crisp, … read more

Categories Gardening, Woodland 2 Comments

Summer Pruning step-by-step

April 13, 2019August 25, 2012

Summer PruningThis is an essential skill for ensuring your trained fruit stays in shape and produces reliable fruit Summer pruning is necessary for wall … read more

Categories Gardening, Trained-Fruit 6 Comments

Current Fans

May 6, 2012

I have three currents trained as fans growing against fences: two red and one white current. White and red currents lend themselves readily to this … read more

Categories Gardening, Trained-Fruit 3 Comments
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