Author: Chris

December To Do List gardens in Surrey

There’s something so satisfying about getting out into the winter garden this month and tackling those rewarding jobs that mean your outdoors space can take a mid winter rest before we get going again next year.

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Planting Spring Bulbs

Planting bulbs is one of those garden jobs that brings great rewards for very little time and effort on your part. That said, if you want the reward of a Springtime splash of colour in your borders and patio pots in early Spring it is worth taking the time and trouble to plant your bulbs carefully, feed them and look after them.

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Surrey garden maintenance November to do list

It might be looking a bit grey and drab out there on some of these misty November mornings but don’t be fooled, there’s plenty to do in the garden this month when as well as tidying up behind the last season, we’ve got our eye on Spring.

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Planning a Pathway

We human beings are sometimes at the mercy of strong but hidden impulses which, if questioned about, we would struggle to explain and garden designers know one of these impulses is the urge to get from A to B the in the straightest line possible.

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October Garden Maintenance Autumn Leaves

… of red and gold and brown and yellow and bronze and crimson and pale, pale green This is the month when Autumn Leaves take centre stage and if you have thought about how to achieve seasonal colour in your garden throughout the year, then this will be the time your acer, maple, rowan, spindle and bronzing fennels all work together to transport you, in your imagination, to Vermont for the spectacle of a golden Fall.

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October! Jobs to do in the garden

It’s important to enjoy our time outdoors in whatever kind of garden we have and so when it comes to those tasks that need tackling each month, I think the best and most motivating approach is ‘little and often.’

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Alresford Agricultural Show 2015

We invite all of you to come and spend some time with us this Saturday (5th September) at Alresford Show in Hampshire.

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King’s Somborne Secret Garden Sunday

Sunday 14th June, between 2 am and 6 pm, 12 village gardens open for King’s Somborne Secret Garden Sunday.

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Frimley Green Open Gardens Day

Six gardens and the allotments are opening for Frimley Green’s sixteenth village opening on Sunday 12th June, 2pm to 6 pm. There will also be a display of flower arranging in the Methodist Church by the “Fun with Flowers” group that regularly meets there.

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Shere Village Open Gardens

On Sunday 28th June, Shere, one of the most picturesque villages in Surrey, nestling at the foot of the North Downs between Guildford and Dorking, will inviting the public to view the biggest selection of beautiful private gardens that Shere Open Gardens event has ever offered to help raise funds for village causes.

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