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What to do now to get your garden ready for summer.

March 11, 2014 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

What to do now to get your garden ready for summer.

  Just when we thought it would never stop raining, the sun came out, the birds started singing and it was really quite warm. Making it a lovely time to get out into the garden and spruce things up, ready for spending more time out there when it really gets warm.     You’re probably thinking […]

Filed Under: Blog, Plants Tagged With: Calamagrostis Karl Foerster, Cornus, dogwood, garden jobs to do in March, Wisteria pruning

Gorgeous plants and ideas from Marks Hall Garden.

October 14, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Gorgeous plants and ideas from Marks Hall Garden.

  This beautifully designed walled garden has been made in the former 18th century kitchen garden at Marks Hall in Essex. Like many other grand houses, Marks Hall was demolished in the 1950s, having fallen into decline during World War 2. The garden and arboretum are now managed by The Marks Hall Trust. The entrance to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Garden Design, Inspiration, Plants Tagged With: Aster Violet Queen, Calamagrostis Karl Foerster, Essex, flowers, garden hedge, Marks Hall garden, ornamental grasses, walled garden

5 tips to get your garden ready for Spring

January 28, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

5 tips to get your garden ready for Spring

It’s a good time to get some order into the garden, though not in an overly-tidy spic and span way. It’s more about selecting the plants that are definitely over, dealing with them and generally getting ahead so you’re not overwhelmed when the garden bursts into life in Spring, ‘the garden bursting into life’ is such a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Garden Design, Plants Tagged With: Calamagrostis Karl Foerster, clematis, Iris reticulata, Rose Boscabel, seed compost, wisteria

Case Study ~ a Concept Plan for a front garden

July 17, 2012 By Jill Anderson

It’s frustrating isn’t it when you don’t like how your garden looks, but you don’t know where to begin to improve it. The owners of this pretty house had exactly this dilemma, in the six years that they’ve been there they’ve radically changed the interior, it’s very smart and contemporary. But the garden needs to be more traditional, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Garden Design Tagged With: Calamagrostis Karl Foerster, concept plan, front garden, garden design, Nandina domestica, pyracantha Orange Glow, Taxus bacatta, Taxus Fastigiata Aurea, Yew

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Hello, I’m Jill Anderson.
This is where you’ll find good, solid information about gardening, growing fruit & vegetables and how to keep it all looking good.
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