Winter Colour in the Garden…
November is well and truly underway and so our thoughts are drawn to the winter garden and to Christmas planting. […]
Kyoto Japanese Garden in Holland Park
The quietly beautiful Japanese Kyoto garden in Holland Park was built by a renowned Japanese garden designer, Shoji Nakahara, the leader of the Kyoto Garden Association, to celebrate the Japan Festival in London in 1992. […]
Box Topiary: Maintenance, Care and Landscaping
Buxus Sempervirens, or, as it is more commonly known, the box or boxwood shrub, has been used for topiary plants ever since the art of sculpting evergreens was established in ancient Rome. Box topiary is still one of the most sought-after types of hedging and topiary forms we have [...]
Wollemi Nobilis or Wollemi Pine – The Dinosaur Tree
During the Jurassic period 200 million years ago it wasn’t just Dinosaurs that abounded. Jurassic plants were also in existence such as ferns, cycads and conifers. Amongst those conifers were living redwoods, cypresses, pines and yews. […]
Autumn Planting – This is the best time of year for planting
Why is Autumn the best time of the entire year for Planting Trees & Shrubs? Tree Ferns | Wollemi Pine Trees Trees and Shrubs which have been containerised (ie plants supplied in pots rather than rootballed/barerooted) can be planted at any time of the year provided that the [...]
