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10th September 2016
I like to give evergreen shrubs a light pruning at the end of summer. Carrying out this clipping gives time for new shoots to harden up well before the winter. You can then enjoy a restrain but natural appearance of the shrubs until spring.
24th June 2016
After the first spring bloom, Geraniums can do with a little help. Cut them hard back. Water well. A second chance to show off these attractive leaves and a second chance to have a few more flowers.
8th April 2016
I cut the leaves as they die back. The plant props itself up on the remaining leaf stalks preventing the familiar collapse of this top heavy Geranium.
7th April 2016
After winter, grasses generally look quite unsightly. That’s the way I deal with Stipa gigantea. I brush the grass with a metal fan rake but not from the middle of the crown, from underneath the plant. The reason is, it can take out too much new…
23rd January 2016
Pyrus salicifolia gets incredibly dense year after year to the point of becoming an impenetrable obstacle in a garden. The rigid and prickly crown must be thinned out every 2 or 3 years in the winter, in order to keep this beautiful small tree as a…
13th January 2016
Winter time is ideal to inspect a tree crown and improve the frame shape. A weeping standard becomes quickly over crowded making the tree looking untidy as well as top heavy therefore susceptible to snap in strong winds. After removing crossing…
21st September 2015
Simply because a Cordyline is a monocotyledon therefore the trunk is packed with vascular bundles, and there is the proof I noticed in a client’s garden.
5th September 2015
A year on, this old Juniperus is taking shape. The cloud formation is slowly thickening and growing in size. This plant has become quite a feature in the client’s garden, attracting interest and discussions. I prune it lightly once a month.