Hedging / Hedges
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Through the Tree Hole, Sophie Alexander
Sophie Alexander farms at Hemsworth in Dorset. The thousand acre organic enterprise practices a rotation of three years in premium arable crops followed by three years in diverse herbal pastures which provide year-round grazing for a new dairy herd of... -
Sustainable Garden Design
Clear-conscience garden design A wildflower lawn is wonderful for wildlife and can look fabulous As a city-based garden designer, when I head out to meet a potential client, I’m prepared to chat about a whole host of different questions. Common... -
National Gardening Week - from my garden
At last there has been some rain - a decent amount today and the forecast is that there will be some for the next few days. It means we don't have to go round the whole garden constantly watering. With... -
"May you live in interesting times"
... is an English expression which is supposed to be a translation of a Chinese curse (how ironic), although there is no direct evidence that the saying's provenance was from China. In reality we would rather live in uninteresting times... -
The Best Plants for a Wildlife Hedge
A good hedge is an invaluable addition to any garden. From the outside it delineates and disguises boundaries, creating structure in a space. Up close (and there’s no better way to get a close-up view than by learning the ancient... -
Hedgelaying
Ashridge Nurseries was proud to sponsor the Blackmore Vale Hedge-laying Competition the weekend before last. Amazingly the weather improved and was generally sunny, but the ground was incredibly wet. And you know what - the soil will remain at the... -
Wisley Winter Walk
Perhaps the best present I was given for Christmas was a year’s membership to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). So when the fat welcome pack arrived, shiny and full of promise, the front a gorgeous full-bleed photo of a gateway... -
How to Create Your Own Winter Garden
As I filled up the bird feeders yesterday, I noticed the intense green of the dogwood stems contrasted against the fence, the first winter clematis flowers emerging and a trace of witch hazel scent on the breeze. Such tiny marvels... -
Best for birds
In my mini London garden, I don’t see enough birds. There’s the occasional robin that hangs around, picking through the spoils when I’m out digging or weeding, especially at this time of year. There’s also a pair of blue tits... -
Through the arched window…
(Happy memories for those of us old enough to remember the days of Play School!) We were passing through Ludlow on our way back from a family holiday last week and stopped off for a quick visit to nearby Stokesay... -
Formal gardens and your help and suggestions for their kitchen garden
I visited a friend’s house and gardens a few weekends ago for his birthday lunch and was taken on a tour of the gardens. There is a formal garden behind the front of the house, with 120 year old yew... -
A jewel in the English Heritage crown
The fabulous gardens of Walmer Castle We spent a few days in and around Broadstairs in Kent a few weekends ago, including an afternoon at Walmer Castle. It’s slap bang on the coast, between Deal and Dover, looking out over... -
Hadspen House Gardens - now the Newt in Somerset
The Ashridge Nurseries team was honoured to be invited to the pre-launch opening of The Newt in Somerset last Thursday. Now, you may well ask, what on earth might that be all about? In short The Newt is a stunning... -
Sharing is caring
We used to have a huge sycamore at the bottom of our garden. It shaded the sunniest part of our long, narrow plot and throughout the year its residents covered the patio first in aphids' honeydew, then in a spectacular... -
Bring on the blossom
Every year the anticipation mounts. I look out of my bedroom window at the ornamental plum tree on the street, scouring its deep claret branches for signs that the colour is changing, life stirring within. Subtly, from a solid winter... -
It’s a great time for planting
Whether you’re thinking of a hedge, wallflowers, fruit trees, climbers, roses, lavender or ornamental garden trees, now is the time to get out there and plant to your hearts’ content. I’ve recently planted broad-leafed lime trees to act as a... -
Obsessions of a gardener
There are two obsessions that gardening induces; firstly the weather and most importantly your own garden taking over your thoughts and dreams. The weather Is it too cold, is the ground frozen or even warming up? Is it too wet... -
Hedges, hedgerows and hedgelaying
Being a complete novice to hedgelaying, my son (Harry) and I signed up for a competition run by the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt in East Pennard, Somerset. The competition was divided into two classes, the open for the professionals... -
Lavender - a truly eclectic plant
Lavender is a herb, a flower, a medicine, a deterrent. Its uses are many and varied, probably more than any other plant I know. Lavender looks great, smells even better and despite being of Mediterranean and North African provenance is...
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