It’s a good idea to scout around your local area to find the nearest site – ideally within walking distance. This isn’t always possible, especially in urban areas, but getting there should not be a hassle, or you will quickly lose interest. Local councils own most allotment sites, so they should be approached to find…
I thought I would look back at a visit we made with friends, Pete and Sherlie in the spring to a garden called Cartref. It was a “pop up” NGS garden which is a garden that opens unplanned but that looks good so the owner wants to share it with other NGS, National Garden Scheme, […]
via Celebrating the Glory of Spring – the garden at a cottage called Cartref — greenbenchramblings
It’s been a long time since I showed you a buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) flower globe, so here’s one from the edge of Bull Creek on 7/25. Throw in the 24 hours that made up that day, and you’ve got a 7-24-25 right triangle: 7 x 7 + 24 x 24 = 25 x 25. The […]
Jude and I have a soft spot for gardens with a Japanese feel to them, and we are lucky to have an excellent example in our home county of Shropshire and just a short drive away. We had heard of the garden at Westgate in Bridgnorth and always intended to pay a visit but circumstances […]
via Westgate Villa, a Japanese garden in Shropshire — greenbenchramblings
Between March and July the grapes wear bright green colors. But, once August comes, some grapes trade their green garments for red clothes, others change into bright yellow hues. When this makeover occurs, wine makers say that the “painter arrived,” as if some celestial artist came to color the grapes one by one. After the […]
This is effectively the third post about Conceptual gardens. Or at least, about concepts and gardens. Does it take us forward? Anne Wareham, editor Bring Me Stories, Bring Me Songs: Growing a Richer Garden Ethic by Caleb Melchior. I come from a family comfortable with teetering back and forth on the…
via Bring Me Stories, Bring Me Songs, by Caleb Melchior — thinkinGardens
Here are some doors, residential and historic, from Post Road in the small town of Greenland, New Hampshire. In the early 1600’s, Greenland was a parish of Portsmouth but was incorporated in 1704. The current population is around 3,500. Greenland is a lovely little New England town with a wonderful greenhouse, Rolling Green Nursery. I […]
We recently hosted a visit to our garden by students from our local school, who came to look at how we garden with wildlife in mind, how we attract wildlife of all sorts and create a balanced ecosystem. We all had a great time! We began by looking at our live moth trap that had […]
Hull…the best laid plans…
Hull, as I hope you all know, is the UK’s City of Culture for 2017. You really don’t need an excuse to visit the city but, if that’s an incentive so much the better, because it’s worth it – Hull is one of the friendliest and most interesting places I’ve been to in a long […]
via Municipal Dreams in Hull, Part I: The best laid plans… — Municipal Dreams
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Do it: prune wall trained fruit Prune new shoots to three leaves above the basal cluster Step 1 Wall trained or growth restricted fruit trees such as espalier, fan and cordon trained apples, pears and plums should be pruned in late summer exposing ripening fruit to additional light and air. Pruning should only take place…
via Monthly Masterclass: August — Winterbourne House and Garden
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