On last night’s episode of Love Your Garden, Alan Titchmarsh and his team of expert gardeners redesigned the Estick family […]
Hedging Alternatives – Japanese Holly vs. Box
Category: Hedging Species
Box Hedging
This blog aims to explain the difference between the normal Buxus sempervirens and the dwarf variety Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa. The […]
Sea Buckthorn – Nature’s Most Balanced Fruit
Sea Buckthorn berries have long been used in India for their many health benefits and are most commonly used in […]
Beech vs. Hornbeam
The differences between two of the most popular hedging plants – Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) These two […]
The Merits of Privet
It’s called Common Privet because it is common but Ligustrum ovalifolium to give it its full nomenclature is actually a […]
The history of Cupressocyparis Leylandii
How did Leylandii (Cupressocyparis leylandii) become the fastest growing hedging plant? Still popular despite its reputation for upsetting the neighbours, […]
Hawthorn – millions of miles of it
Undoubtedly the plant that makes up the most miles of hedging in the UK is Hawthorn or in Latin, Crataegus […]
Berry survey by the British Trust for Ornithology
I thought blog readers might be interested in the Berry Survey by the British Trust for Ornithology. Gardeners are asked […]
Spectacular Royal Jubilee Topiary
Busman’s holiday! Jamie Shipley is our despatch manager and he’s on holiday in Dartmouth this week but can’t give it […]