PLANTING IDEAS

The renowned 19th / early 20th Century plantswoman, Gertrude Jekyll, wrote that “every planting should paint a picture.”

Look around you for inspiring combinations of plants growing in gardens or in the wild, and use these to paint pictures in your own garden.

A Striking all-year Interest Plant

Pear Espalier

Apples and pears trained as espaliers make beautiful features in even the smallest garden. They take up very little room, are surprisingly easy to train, and surprisingly productive.

Come on my Day Course on Growing and Training Fruit in Small Spaces on Saturday, 31^st July and you, too, can have trees like these!

Links

World of Felco All Felco secateurs, loppers and pruners are sharp, durable tools that are easy to maintain and repair

Gloucestershire Orchard Group (GOG) aims to conserve, promote and celebrate traditional orchards in Gloucestershire

Deacon's Nursery sells a very wide variety of fruit and nut trees, soft fruits and a selection of more unusual fruit plants

Westonbirt National Arboretum is one of the most spectacular tree gardens in the world, with over 3,000 different trees and shrub species, many of which are rare or endangered in their native lands.

Pan-Global Plants nursery specializes in rare plants capable of growing in the British Isles. Also, trees, shrubs, grasses, ferns, climbers, bamboo & exotics

The Aerogarden a hydroponic garden for beginners & experts alike

The Cottage Garden Society This is a wonderful source of information for all those who are passionate about cottage gardening

Mumbleys Farmhouse - Smallholder Courses designed for complete beginners who are interested in running their own smallholdings. Courses on keeping chickens, pigs, sheep, & beehives.

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