Chopwell Trees
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Do you know your plant names? Do you name a plant in Latin or in English? Can you describe a plant, the type of leaves, the preferred growing conditions, common pests and diseases? Are your plants called by the event or person who introduced you to them? When you are out and about do you… Read more »
Are you considering a summer feature for your garden? Many trees or hedges are at their best at this time of year, and will provide interest though all the seasons. If your summer feature is to be a hedge or tree Chopwell recommends you wait to autumn or winter to plant, so that the plants… Read more »
Now, mid November is the ideal time to plant a hedge. The ground is still warm from the summer and the plants are dormant meaning it isn’t such a shock for them to be moved. When thinking about a hedge it is important to get the right plant for your garden. Our hedge hub suggests… Read more »
With the recent deluges, flash flooding and general misery from all the rain; probably the last thing you would expect to do is to keep watering your plants. But, hanging baskets and pots may be drying out and will need liquid feed. The heavy rain will have splashed the leaves and damaged blooms, but it… Read more »
In the last blog we talked about some plant identification apps; since posting we have found there are many more available, usually hiding in the education genre of app stores. Some of these apps are real gems. As our main interest is trees our favourites are Forest Xplorer, created by the Forestry Commission. This has… Read more »
With the summer holidays almost upon us, many are thinking and booking their annual break. When you go how do you stop your home advertising your absence? There are many tips and hints, from the police and security groups about leaving lights on timers in the house to make it look occupied, but does your… Read more »
