By George Smith 4 Minute Read
Top Ten plants to bring a buzz to your garden
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you’d like to see more wildlife, particularly birds and bees, in your garden, by making a few clever choices for…
The GreenArt blog
Practical advice and ideas on garden design, planting, seasonal care, wildlife-friendly gardening and long-term resilience.
By George Smith 5 Minute Read
Why February feels special in the garden
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After a long, frosty winter when most of the jobs in the garden are about tidying up and putting things to…
By George Smith 4 Minute Read
Getting your garden ready for wildlife
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s official, summer is over. Big flocks of Rooks are descending on bare fields and Swallows are lining the telephone wires. Leaves…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Gardening: How it can benefit both us and the environment!
Gardening: How it can benefit both us and the environment! While the weather permits us there is no excuse not to get…
By George Smith 5 Minute Read
The Outdoor Room : How to increase your property value!
The Outdoor Room : How to increase your property value! A garden that is a genuine outdoor living space, rather than an…
By George Smith 5 Minute Read
Going Wild About Flowers
‘Going Wild about Flowers!’ Plantlife, Europe’s largest charity dedicated to wild flowers and other flora recently launched the interactive Great British Wild…
By George Smith 4 Minute Read
Invasive Plants and their threat to Land Values
The names Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam may not be too familiar to homeowners in Oxfordshire. Found across Summertown in…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Sleek and contemporary design for outdoor living
Sleek design, contemporary materials and a specific colour palette were used to create a feeling of space that brings this garden into…
By Jo Smith 2 Minute Read
Chelsea Flower Show 2017
Neither George or I could make it to the Chelsea Flower Show this year so we asked our client Nicola, who despite…
By George Smith 3 Minute Read
Gardening: How it can benefit us and the environment!
With the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show coming to a close, there’s a lot going on in the media to encourage us to…
By George Smith 4 Minute Read
‘Gardening in a Changing Climate’ – what it means to Oxfordshire gardens
A new report from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) highlights both the challenges and opportunities of gardening in a changing climate. The…
By George Smith 2 Minute Read
Here comes the sun – where’s the rain?
According to the Met Office, this year has been one of the driest on record, with Oxfordshire and Berkshire seeing only five…