No Mow May

Will you be taking part in #NoMowMay?  If not, may we encourage you.  It is one of the easiest ways to encourage biodiversity in your garden! What is No Mow May? It is exactly what it says, stop mowing your grass for the whole of the month of May to encourage native plants in your… Read more »

Colourful Spring

Colourful Spring is on its way. The bubs are showing and some are already flowering. Colourful Spring started with the snowdrops back in late January and now we are moving on to crocus, daffodils, hellebores primroses and violets.  All a sure sign that winter is on the way out! The Chopwell team love looking at… Read more »

Hedges and Ditches

November is the month to focus on hedges and ditches.  As we retreat from the garden for the winter, now is the best time for a tidy up! Hedges November is a great time to cut and shape evergreen and some deciduous hedges.  The birds have stopped nesting and the hedging plants are dormant.  Cutting… Read more »

Natures Harvest

Natures Harvest is bountiful in September.  Take a walk in the countryside.  See the gorgeous colours and find  the many wild fruits, nuts and fungi ready to harvest.  The most traditional and easiest to spot are blackberries.   Their purple jewel berries are everywhere this year, it is a real bumper crop.  Other foods can… Read more »

Keep picking and harvesting!

Farmers are in the full swing of the harvest and if you can, keep picking and harvesting in your garden too.  Flowers and edibles keep producing more for you if you keep cutting. Picking Flowers It is particularly important to keep removing any finished blooms on repeat flowering plants to encourage the plant to produce… Read more »