Ashridge Blog & Recipes
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Black Walnut Tree Attacks!
"Could my black walnut trees have killed other plants nearby?" This is a question we often get from people who bought trees and shrubs from us that died when planted near Juglans nigra. When you sell as many plants as... -
Rabbits eating your plants
Rabbits are a complete pain if you happen to grow hedging and trees and fruit for a living. Cute looking they may be (edible, more like - Ed), but they have a horrid habit of hacking branches straight through (usually... -
How to prune Cordon Fruit Trees
This is just about pruning cordons - there is a much longer piece on growing cordon fruit trees if you would like to know more. Cordons should be pruned every year around mid August (i.e. about now). Your cordon is... -
What to do with sucking plants?
Some hedging plants and native trees produce suckers (new plants that grow up from the parent plant's root system). Sometimes this is good - because you want a bushier plant. Rugosa roses make a bushier hedge, for example, because they sucker... -
Apple Tree Pollination Groups
If you are thinking about buying apple trees this year then you will want to make sure they are compatible for pollination. This list of Apple Flowering Groups is a reference to help you quickly browse the most convenient varieties... -
Saving a Tree that is Falling Over
It crossed my mind this morning that we are in August. September is the other month of the equinox (exactly half a year away from Shakespeare's "Beware the Ides of March"). March and September are the months when the Earth... -
Bareroot Trees & Shrubs are Best
Whether for hedging or forestry, bareroot stock beats pot grown The planting season is closing in. Generally hedging and trees are planted between the beginning of November and the end of March. The reason for this is that plants move... -
Dead and Dying Yew Hedges and Trees
Yew has a reputation for being indestructible, and given fair treatment, there are yew trees planted today that will still be alive when mankind is sailing around the solar systems* in fusion powered, garden filled hyper-barges At the same time... -
Gooseberry Ice Cream
Gooseberry Ice Cream Recipe (Utterly Delicious) to make at home I know this blog is themed around hedging, but.... June and July is the time of year that your gooseberries should be ready for picking – traditionally this is at... -
Elderflower Champagne Recipe
When you have enough Elderflower Cordial you might like to think about Elderflower Champagne. By the way, it is a good excuse to plant a few more Elder (Sambucus nigra) bushes - as you will find you have friends calling... -
Hedgerow Jelly Recipe
This an excellent recipe which can be adapted to accommodate almost any mixed hedge (and its fruit). Please remember to check that something is safe (if you are not sure) before cooking and eating it..... With the exception of Elderberries (you... -
Elderflower Cordial Recipe
Homemade Elderflower Cordial Recipe Late May - June is Elderflower time! Elderflower cordial in the shops is expensive and can be a bit sickly sweet. This homemade recipe makes great cordial and, with the use of Camden tablets your cordial will...
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