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Spring is on its way, but it’s a frustrating time in the garden. Everything is getting ready to grow, but the prolonged rain means the ground too boggy to dig or plant. You may be desperate to get out there and start, but concerned you will damage soil structure as you tread on the earth…. Read more »
Its still very wet out there! In many Warwickshire gardens if you tread on your grass you leave a muddy footprint. Whilst the soil is this saturated the best way to help it is by keeping off it. In the last couple of blogs we have looked at how planting trees can help manage waterlogged… Read more »
In the last blog we looked at trees that can grow in boggy conditions and are adapted to help us manage heavy rainfall. As well as trees, the design of your garden can help you to manage heavy rainfall. One of the best ways to manage the impact of rainfall on your property is to… Read more »
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 »
The recent mild damp and windy weather has bought autumn to our gardens. The leaves are coming off the trees and plants are being bashed about by the wind. If you have tall plants or climbers, they will be having a particularly hard time in this weather. The wind is catching those long limbs and… Read more »
At Chopwell we turn our attention to garden clearance and maintenance at this time of year. It is not the right time to plant hedges or trees unless you are prepared to water them, twice a day every day for the next 3-4 months, including summer holidays. If you are considering a tree or hedge,… Read more »
With spring coming earlier and earlier due to climate issues, the end of January is becoming the cut off (get it?) point for trimming hedges and trees. At Chopwell Trees we really don’t like to disturb these habitats once birds start nesting and increasingly they are starting to by the start of February. In the average garden, we… Read more »
It has been a glorious October, with spectacular colours as the leaves turn and drop from trees and hedges. On paths and in parks there are lots of opportunities to relive childhood, scuffing the fallen leaves and searching for conkers. At home fallen leaves on paths and grass can cause problems. On paths after rain… Read more »
Its been a very dry September, so plants have kept flowering much longer than you may have expected, but now we are in October, it is time to wave the summer goodbye and get your garden ready for winter. There are 3 things you can do to make a big difference to your garden Look… Read more »
I don’t like to be the first to say this; I think our trees know autumn is coming early this year. Have you noticed the chestnut trees in our local parks? There are some beauties in St Nicholas Park Warwick, Jephson Gardens Leamington and Abbey Fields in Kenilworth among others. The chestnut leaves are turning… Read more »
