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Backwards & Forwards

Posted on by George Smith

Well, another year nearly gone. The last three GreenArt Garden Design and Landscaping projects of the year are nearing completion and the Garden Care and Development team are working hard on clearing their gardens back to winter bare bones, ready for the oncoming Spring. Plans are well underway for 2022 and beyond with a lot of exciting work already in the diary.

Before we file the 2021 diary away, a flick through the pages brought back some highlights from probably our busiest year ever.

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Helping garden birds to over-winter

Posted on by George Smith

The way you manage your garden over the next few weeks can not only help to attract friendly wildlife throughout the year, but can also help some garden birds survive the Winter, such as those visiting from Northern or Eastern Europe.

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A look back at the highlights of 2019

Posted on by Jo Smith

It’s been a great year for our landscapers and gardeners and as the year draws to a close we’d like to wish all our clients a very Happy Christmas and thank you for your continued support over the last 10 years.

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Deck the halls with something new this Christmas…

Posted on by Michelle Reynolds

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tis the season to deck the halls and whilst the poinsettia is probably the most quintessentially festive of plants, here are five other seasonally flowering favourites that are definitely worth considering, to add some living loveliness to your Christmas scheme indoor and out.

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Water, water, everywhere, but be sure to do it right!

Posted on by George Smith

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We’re right in the middle of another Great British Summer so we of course should be expecting high temperatures and dry days. After a long, cold winter and a very late spring this year, the summer heat has been exceptional and even though you and I might be loving sitting out in the sunshine or preparing a steak for the barbeque, our gardens need to be managed at this time of year just as much as at other times.

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Garden tips: Make the most of your garden this summer

Posted on by George Smith

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Use these guidelines to keep your garden looking tip-top this summer. But remember the most important thing is to make sure you reap the benefits of your hard work; soak up the sights and smells of the new season and spend plenty of time basking in the delights of your haven, because that’s what summer is for!

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A Gardener’s Garden in Ewelme

Posted on by Michelle Reynolds

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is the first of a new kind of blog to add to my repertoire of the usual plant and garden job focused ones.

Today I’d like to introduce you to one of Green Art’s Care and Development Team clients. This is Sue in her element in her beautiful cottage garden in Ewelme. I met with her to chat all things green on our recent monthly care visit to her garden.

 

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A Very Hungry Caterpillar

Posted on by Michelle Reynolds

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you saw the title of this blog, you may have thought you were about to read a review of the Eric Carle picture book, however, I would instead like to talk to you about a garden pest which we are starting to see increased infestations of locally. (If this were a film, this is the bit where the music would be building up to a Dun, Dun, Derrr….) The Box Moth ‘Cydalima Perspectalis’.

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My Final Living Willow Blog

Posted on by Michelle Reynolds

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was the last day of the project today. Whilst I will have to make a trip back during the next coppicing season in the winter to finish the arbour by the pond, all the main structures are complete and are showing signs of growth. Yippee!!

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