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Spring is the time to feel inspired about your garden. As the days lengthen and the plants burst back into leaf and flower, it’s time for garden inspiration. We have loved the recent BBC series, Your Garden made Perfect. It’s a spin off from a home redesign programme, and gives some great ideas of how… Read more »
February fill dyke, fill it black or fill it white This old rhyme refers to the rain or snow we get in February and this year is running true to form. Rain and flooding followed by bitter cold, snow and ice. Now it has thawed again, the streams and ditches are full water mud and… Read more »
Back in Lockdown, confined to home, how to encourage winter wildlife into your garden? It is easy to think everything is dormant in winter, wildlife is taking a break. But looking out of a window for a few minutes shows birds flying across the sky. Listening to nature, as well as birdsong you may hear… Read more »
Merry (Green) Christmas from all of us at Chopwell!! We hope you have a lovely break and are able to enjoy it, even though it may be a very different Christmas to other years. We are hoping for a Green Christmas, with the environment getting higher on the agenda, Christmas is a great time to… Read more »
It has been a glorious October, with spectacular colours as the leaves turn and drop from trees and hedges. At home fallen leaves on paths and grass can cause problems. On paths after rain or even a heavy dew, leaves can clump together and become slippery and hazardous when you are rushing in or out… Read more »
October is a great time to plant. Plant bulbs for spring colour. Plant trees and shrubs for long term structure, colour and form Plant hedges to define your boundaries and areas of your garden Bulbs Spring bulbs need planting now, crocus, daffodil, along with tulips and alliums (ornamental onions) all need the winter in the… Read more »
We are learning to live by the rule of 6 in our personal and public lives. At Chopwell we take our health and the health of our customers very seriously and as we spend most of our time outside, we are able to maintain social distancing and to work in small groups of 6 or… Read more »
Nearing the end of August, we feel it is ‘Back To’ time. Back to school, back to work, back to some form of normal. Although 2020 cannot be called normal by any stretch of the imagination. In our gardens the flowers, fruits and weeds are all flourishing. Some may be getting to the end of… Read more »
‘One year’s seeds seven years weeds’ is old gardening saying and very relevant at this time of year. If you have plants going to seed you want to keep in your garden, leave them be, if not act now! Many plants are going to seed, the first flush of flowers are over and seed heads… Read more »
This week is the start of the great Back to Work. Shops are re-opening and schools offering some class time for more year groups. The lock down of the last 3 months is starting to ease and we can get out of our homes and gardens. Our clients tell us that Lockdown has made them… Read more »
