Winter

Hedging your bets – secrets to sneaky boundary planting and colour Hornbeam hedges clipped and by a pond.

Hornbeam hedges clipped and by a pond.

Hedging your bets – secrets to sneaky boundary planting and colour

Oliver Rogers January 24, 2024

Winter can be a good time for planting and establishing a new hedge, but should we stick...

Simple and easy gardening tips 3: How to use a chainsaw for cutting trees in the garden Ken with a Stiga chainsaw.

Ken with a Stiga chainsaw.

Simple and easy gardening tips 3: How to use a chainsaw for cutting trees in the garden

Ken Crowther January 21, 2024

Battery-operated chainsaws are clean and easy to operate around any garden - Ken demonstrates more

Pro gardening tips 7: How to prune and care for a rambling or climbing rose during winter Climbing rose in bloom with red flowers.

Climbing rose in bloom with red flowers.

Pro gardening tips 7: How to prune and care for a rambling or climbing rose during winter

Ken Crowther January 21, 2024

Roses need extra attention during winter to make sure they look their best when in bloom

Planting ideas for winter colour – why not use ornamental grasses in beds? Chinese reed.

Chinese reed.

Planting ideas for winter colour – why not use ornamental grasses in beds?

Ken Crowther January 16, 2024

Beds often need some thought to make sure there is planting of interest for every season

*Extreme pruning* – How to deal with an oversized berberis Berberis bush that has grown too large.

Berberis bush that has grown too large.

Extreme pruning – How to deal with an oversized berberis

Ken Crowther January 15, 2024

Ken reveals the pro-gardening tips that mean he can prune back a shrub harshly during winter