By George Smith 4 Minute Read
The Big Garden Birdwatch – Go For Gold!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You may have seen my earlier posts about this weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch and hopefully you are all set with bird book…
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Practical advice and ideas on garden design, planting, seasonal care, wildlife-friendly gardening and long-term resilience.
By Michelle Reynolds 6 Minute Read
Winter is coming. Spare a thought for the wildlife in your garden.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A few weeks ago, Tim and I were planting up a mixed hedge of pretty-much full-size trees to replace a Leylandii hedge…
By Michelle Reynolds 6 Minute Read
Six seasonal jobs for the winter: prune, feed and plant!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Seasons greetings and felicitations to one and all, from everyone here at GreenArt! As gardeners, like our agricultural ancestors before us, we…
By Michelle Reynolds 6 Minute Read
The grass is always greener – or is it?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over 10 years ago, the RHS noted the impact of climatic change on our lawns in their Encyclopedia of Gardening (2007).…
By Michelle Reynolds 8 Minute Read
A rose by any other name…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I had the idea for this blog, it was just after the first flush of summer blooms covered the rose bushes,…
By George Smith 5 Minute Read
Saving The World, One Tree At A Time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The latest report from the government’s advisers on climate change made many people sit up and take notice – and so it…
By Michelle Reynolds 5 Minute Read
A Halloween Harvest…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hello lovely people and seasonal Samhain greetings to one and all! This weekend I’m making a few Halloween preparations with my girls.…
By Michelle Reynolds 7 Minute Read
Bring on the bulbs!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s the time of year that we begin to look around at the bare patches in our beds and borders. We start…
By Michelle Reynolds 5 Minute Read
Bee Kind
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bee kind… The careful insect ‘midst his work I view, ow from the flowers exhaust the fragrant dew, With golden treasures…
By Michelle Reynolds 6 Minute Read
Feeling hot, hot, hot…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whilst August brought our gardens much needed rain after the longest heat wave on record since 1976, September is proving to be…
By Michelle Reynolds 6 Minute Read
Hedging our bets
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s hedge season here at Green Art and what better time to introduce our resident hedge expert (and my partner in…
By Michelle Reynolds 5 Minute Read
A little help for those that need it in their Garden
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My grandmother was a huge influence on my passion for gardening. I very fondly recall the long summer days spent alongside her…