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With COP26 at the end of the month and Earthshot prizes just awarded we are being asked, ‘How can I save the planet in my garden’? There are many choices we can make in our gardens to help us tread more lightly on the planet. Keep it messy Wildlife and diversity flourish where there… Read more »
Gardening this month is a challenge. There is mud from all the rain and the weeds are loving it, growing so much better than the plants we want to see. The dry April and now the rain has made the ground as wet as you would expect in March, making it difficult to dig, and… Read more »
The spring sunshine is amazing at the moment! Everything seems so much more positive when we can get out and enjoy the sun. I love this time of year when every tree and plant is breaking into leaf or flower. It is very tempting to plant out lots of frost tender plants as the weather… Read more »
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 »
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 »
‘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 »
The recent weather events have battered our houses and gardens. With so many gardens flooded or swamped it is difficult to work out what to do for the best. If like us your garden is on Warwickshire clay, it will take a long time to drain and get back to ‘normal’. How to identify your… Read more »
Beautiful gardens tend to combine colour and form. Colour through the plants and landscaping. Form through plant shape, the contrast of paving, structures and pots. Greatcolour and form is easier to achieve in the summer, more of a challenge in the winter and in particular January. If one of your new year’s resolutions for 2020… Read more »
