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18th May 2015
While the grandeur of gardening is being celebrated at Chelsea Flower Show in London, my mind is wandering about the kind of garden I’d like to showcase there… if I tripped into that little creature in a client’s garden. This is probably the last…
26th April 2015
From nursery stock to client’s garden. This is my initial preparation to cloud formation. What I have learnt so far is NOT TO RUSH IT! step back, if in doubt… leave it, come back later and give it some thoughts. Once anything is cut off this tree…
23rd March 2015
I had quite a day with this Yew tree… Let’s talk about what’s next. Can anybody guess? Yes, the bamboo frame has something to do with it. When you reach that stage it’s all done below and yes, a little drastic!
21st March 2015
Bamboos can be a headache in a garden if you haven’t fitted a root barrier however this amazing plant can be used in so many applications. For example as a plant support, node locked against another node or node locked by a stem split. It lasts for…
18th March 2015
Tayori expresses the awakening to living things around us by meditation. Tayori is a fundamental notion taking place in Japanese pruning, an ancestral art form taking its roots in the Zen philosophy. Observing the striking beauty of these trees…
16th March 2015
Here's a quick look at our Trellis workshop, for more information about our Garden Trellises, please check out our Garden Trellis site. Garden Trellis Works
15th March 2015
Amost all year round Arundo donax can look a little untidy. This is what I suggest as part as your garden spring clean. Remove the sheaths by cutting them with sharp secators, in a circular movement, just above a node. Control the cutting action…