Happy 2017 to you all! I hope you had a great Christmas and you are making plans for your garden in 2017! January is often called the ‘dark month’, and I think this applies to gardens and outside spaces in particular. It is a real effort to get out there and actually there is not much… Read more »
Posts Tagged: evergreens
White Christmas!
With the recent snow, like us at Chopwell, you may be dreaming of a White Christmas. We will have to wait and see whether the cold continues or if more snow arrives later in the month. At the moment, the view from my window is the perfect White Christmas scene. Look a bit closer and… Read more »
Leaves Everywhere!
Most of the leaves are off the trees now, allowing your evergreens to come to the fore. Evergreens are more than just conifers. There are lovely plants such as Box, Privet, Laurel and Bay that can be feature plants in your garden. Bay has the added benefit of being a culinary herb too. The deciduous… Read more »
Managing evergreens
An evergreen tree or shrub in your garden gives colour all year round. However, some are easier to manage than others. Recently we were called to a customer near Warwick who had tried to prune back some overgrown pencil Juniper trees. Usually these grow straight, tall and narrow like an arrow pointing towards the sky…. Read more »


