Yorkshire Coffee Roasters Support Local Heritage Orchard
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Who is a Which? Gardening Best Plant Supplier?
Let’s be realistic. It’s us, isn’t it?
David Cracknell Starts British Woodland Substack
David Cracknell, renowned piano player and former Sunday Times political editor, has started a substack, Stump Speech @djcracknell, kicking off with a piece musing on the mostly felled Toby Carvery Oak, a 500+ year old Common Oak in North London, and the implications of people’s reactions. His debut post rightly points out the difference between… Continue reading David Cracknell Starts British Woodland Substack
Backseat Driving Thatcher’s Cider Biodiversity
I saw this article in HortWeek: Thatchers Cider plants 13,000 apple trees in new Somerset orchard. I made a mental wager to myself before reading it: I bet they exaggerate the environmental benefit side of the orchard. Not because of anything about Thatchers Cider. It’s because I think it’s nigh impossible to write a press… Continue reading Backseat Driving Thatcher’s Cider Biodiversity
Trimming Country Hedge Season & Cycle
Unlike garden hedges, country hedges are typically trimmed every 2-3 years
You Won’t Believe This Irish Hedge
Laying mulch fabric before VS after planting.