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 »
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Autumn Colour
As the leaves turn the countryside is looking glorious, the palate changing from greens to golds and reds. I have never seen New England in the ‘fall’, which is meant to be spectacular, but even here in Warwickshire the colours are pretty good. Have you got any autumn colour in your garden? The maple (Acer)… Read more »
Plant hedges!
October is one of the best months to plant a hedge, the ground is warm, the soil damp, and with more rain to come over the winter, once you have planted you can leave it alone until spring. If you can get bare rooted plants to put in now they will over winter and be… Read more »
September Blues
Has your garden got the ‘September Blues? It’s when the annual flowers are leggy, untidy or finished. The final blooms of roses are scattered across the bushes, and beautiful upright plants are bashed about by rain and wind. It’s easy to fall out of love with your garden at this time of year, the gorgeous… Read more »
Time to Forage!
At Chopwell Autumn is one of our favourite times of year. The local trees and hedges are looking wonderful and many are laden with fruit to forage. If you fancy foraging but are not sure what is edible, here are some ideas. Blackberries, easily recognized, just a bit smaller than the cultivated ones you can… Read more »
Plant identifiers
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 »
What’s that plant?
Out and about, do you see a plant and wish you knew what it was? Maybe its one you’d like for your garden but don’t know whether it is suitable. Until recently the only way to identify a plant was asking someone with knowledge or looking up the leaf or flower in a plant finder… Read more »
Does your garden advertise you are away?
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 »
Summer Storms and your trees
The impact of a summer storm on a tree can be far more damaging than a winter one. As the trees are in leaf they are far less aerodynamic, the leaves create a resistance to the wind, meaning the tree moves more. Summer storms like we have had recently can result in branch and /… Read more »
Don’t plant now!
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 »
