Tag: Surrey

Christmas in the United Kingdom

Christmas in the UK is no small affair. You’ll spot twinkling lights decorating houses in November, wander through Christmas markets and may even see advent calendars for sale before the Halloween costumes have sold out. We’re a nation that truly adores the festive season and there are plenty of ways you can join in on the fun.

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December, the work is not done yet!

Tempting ? I know – to lit the wood burning stove, put on an extra pair of warm socks and let the garden take care of itself this month but we gardeners are a hardy lot and a little bit of frost isn’t going to keep us from the tasks ahead.

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Autumn Tree Colour

There’s a reason that October is such a highlight in the gardening year and that reason lies in the fact this is the time of the year when nature puts on a spectacular display with the reds and golds and flaming oranges of the autumn tree leaves.

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Garden Autumn Trends

Garden trends, like home trends, come and go but this year, there is an enticing mix of nostalgia (old fashioned plants) mixed with new technology (advances in garden lighting) which means it’s not only fun to accessories your garden but affordable, whatever your budget.

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Growing Herbs – Getting Started

There’s nothing more rewarding than growing your own herbs and stepping out – into the garden or onto the balcony or even reaching across the sink to the windowsill – to clip a spring of rosemary or thyme or sage to liven up your cooking or even make a refreshing herbal tea.

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Hello Autumn! Gardening in September…

We’re rewarded by the fruits in our orchards and the berries in our fruit gardens, and instead of beating down on our heads, the sun ? if we’re lucky enough to get another Indian Summer ? will gently warm our backs as we work outdoors, plotting and planning for next year’s garden and pruning, clearing and tidying up from this year’s.

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Pleached Trees

Pleaching is a technique we use to create screening and walkways and avenues by weaving tree branches together to create a single structure from its component parts. But in modern garden design, it is so much more…think drama and pleasing structure.

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Gardening in July

We’re moving along into High Summer, which means if the weather holds, at the weekend and once the holidays start, you’ll likely be spending more time outdoors than indoors.

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Gardening in June – Flower Power

Flower Power is the name of the game this month and if you’ve only just got going or moved house and so are still finding your new garden feet, take a weekend trip to your local garden centre and stock up on those summer favourites that will need to be planted or potted up in a position where they can spend this month luxuriating in the warmth of early summer and any sunshine we are lucky enough to get.

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RHS – Gardens to Inspire

It’s May, which means just one thing on the British gardening calendar – the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show (May 24th to 28th). But the RHS has four and soon to be five other inspirational and permanent flagship gardens, all of which are well worth a visit to find ideas that will work in your own garden.

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