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The autumn colour has been lat its best during half term this year. We hope you have had a chance to enjoy the range of colours in your garden, local parks and countryside. Autumn Colour for your garden For spectacular leaves, both shapes and colours Acers are a firm favourite. There are many varieties, in… Read more »
June is NOT the time for major tree surgery. It is the time to prepare for tree and hedge cutting later in the year. Obviously if a tree or branches are a potential hazard, dead or diseased we will cut them now, but any healthy tree or hedge will flourish and grow better in future… Read more »
Clients are asking what to do in their gardens. Everything is growing, yet they can not spend time in the garden due to the rain. Chopwell recommends What to do about lawns? When the grass is drier and it is not raining try to cut the grass. Keep the blades at a higher setting so… Read more »
What is the Chopwell Experience? Recent client Chris, recounts their Chopwell experience. “We have a tall, wide conifer hedge on one side that needs cutting every year. We also have a number of overgrown and overhanging trees at the back of the garden that get bigger and more invasive each year. Previously we have always… Read more »
All the leaves are down but the sky isn’t grey! Although it is late November, looking out it seems more like a mid October day, with clear sky and beautiful autumn colours still showing. As the leaves fall it is a great time to assess your trees and shrubs. Here at Chopwell we are… Read more »
As the first named storms are approaching the UK it is time to start preparing your garden for winter storms. Our priority when when our clients ask us to help them to get ready for winter are Are there any trees or branches that have the potential to damage the property? Are there any… Read more »
In the last article we talked about summer pruning larger trees and bushes. There are small and medium sized plants that benefit from summer pruning too. Lavender and Rosemary You may have seen or visited the Warwickshire Lavender farm near Bubbenhall in the recent weeks. They closed to the public, at the end of their… Read more »
As the garden comes back into life so do the weeds. Do you know what your weeds are telling you? What is a weed? One definition we like is that a weed is any plant in the wrong place. If a plant you love self seeds somewhere you don’t want it you could call it… Read more »
Keeping your garden light yet private is a challenge. To be private we need boundaries that reduce us being overlooked, yet solid walls and hedges take light away. How to achieve a light garden? The options available depend on the aspect of your garden. Where is north, and more importantly south and west? We… Read more »
Christmas is almost here and like us you may have some gifts still buy, and perhaps be short of ideas too. Let us help with our suggestions for last minute garden gifts! Practical Garden Gifts These may not be the most original, but they can be the most useful Compost bins – available online, in… Read more »
