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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.
29th June 2015
Recently experimented with cutting the apical bud to trigger multi rosette growth. I wonder how big the flower stalks will be?
8th June 2015
The conifer was getting so wide that it was starting to obstruct the cottage front door therefore was to be dug out. Couldn’t miss the occasion and 2 hours later it was shaped into a future cloud pruned tree. The client initially not convinced at…