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Japanese Maple – Root and Branch Review

By on January 2, 2012 in Trees and Shrubs

Japanese maples provide autumn colour and beautiful foliage in a spectrum of colour shape and heights – well worth growing in a garden

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Norway Spruce Root and Branch Review

By on January 1, 2012 in Trees and Shrubs

Read your Norway Spruce that was grown for paper pulp and became a newspaper or admire your Christmas tree all spruced up

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Sausage Tree – Root and Branch Review

By on January 1, 2012 in Trees and Shrubs

In the ‘root and branch review’ series it is the turn of the Sausage tree a native of Africa with scented red flowers and unusual salami like fruit….

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Olive – Root and Branch Review

By on January 1, 2012 in Trees and Shrubs

Olives are extremely long lived trees in Mediterranean climates but you may struggle a bit in the UK

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Pineberry – The White Strawberry

By on December 30, 2011 in Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs

White strawberries are a contradiction in terms as strawberries are strawberry coloured and do not taste of pineapple as these Pineberries do although they are definitely from the strawberry family.

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Beech Tree – Root and Branch Review

By on December 29, 2011 in Trees and Shrubs

For details of key features, uses, species and comments on Beech trees read on

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English Oak Tree – Root and Branch Review

By on December 29, 2011 in Trees and Shrubs

Key features, uses, species and comments on the English Oak -Latin name Quercus robur,

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Tips for Starting Gardening

By on December 24, 2011 in Flowers and Plants

If you are starting to garden or want a few tips to get you started then check out these hints and links to the UK’s top gardening sites

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Nuts for UK Gardens

By on December 21, 2011 in Flowers and Plants

Not all nuts are suitable for UK garden growing but Hazelnuts, Sweet Chestnuts and even Walnuts are worth a go.

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Growing Witch Hazel

By on December 21, 2011 in Flowers and Plants

Witch Hazel or Hamamelis is a scented winter-flowering shrub. The spicy fragrance and spidery flowers in yellow, orange or red  make it a must for the winter garden. Where to Plant Witch Hazel Do not plant young shrubs in a frost pocket even though plants are hardy. Witch Hazel like an open sunny position and [...]

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