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Time to plant a tree

January 15, 2014 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Have you been thinking about planting a tree recently, we’re still in tree planting season, so maybe I can persuade you? Firstly, there are a whole range of benefits: it’ll provide food and shelter for birds and small animals choose a fruit tree and enjoy the crops as well as all the other advantages from a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Garden Design, Plants, Recycling & Sustainability Tagged With: autumn colour, Japanese maple, muliti-stemmed birch, Pyrus salicifolia Pendula, trees, trees in plant pots

It’s National Tree Week, here’s some good reasons to plant one.

November 22, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

I’m posting this glorious Acer ( Japanese maple) in celebration of National Tree Week, which starts tomorrow. This is a good time to plant trees, although they may look dormant they’ll be settling in and extending their roots out in readiness for growing next Spring. This is also the time you can get a tree in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Inspiration, Plants Tagged With: Acer palmatum, national tree week 2013, trees

Probably one of the best trees for autumn colour.

November 18, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

This is the perfect time of year to plant trees in this part of the world. If you haven’t already met, can I introduce you to this stunner: Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ also known as Sweet Gum or American Gum. It’s quite handsome for much of the year, but takes centre stage during October through to November […]

Filed Under: Blog, Plants Tagged With: autumn colour, Liquidamber styraciflua Worplesdon, Sweet Gum American Gum, tree, trees

The Cloudy Bay Discovery Garden at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show – week 8

March 27, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

  THE INSPIRATION OF THE CLOUDY BAY VINEYARD Designing a show garden is very different to designing a garden for a specific client, so this week I thought it would be interesting to look at how Gavin and Andrew developed the ideas for their Chelsea garden. The major influences were the location of the vineyards in […]

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10 good reasons to plant a tree

October 23, 2012 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

  It’s the perfect time of year to plant a tree, the soil is still warm and welcoming.  The cool months of autumn and winter will give it time to develop it’s root system and settle in, before the more testing times of spring and summer when rain-fall is erratic.       The choice of tree emphasizes the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Garden Design, Plants Tagged With: apple trees, silver birch, Tibetan cherry tree, trees

Every stormy cloud has a silver lining

January 6, 2012 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Have you been affected by the storms in the UK during the last week, or were you able to view the TV footage from the safety and comfort of your armchair?

Filed Under: Blog, Garden Design, Plants Tagged With: damaged trees, garden, plants, storm damage, tree surgeon, trees

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The healing, calming power of nature in one photo. The healing, calming power of nature in one photo.
These wonderful autumn colours won’t be around for much longer. But that’s ok, because now is what matters, & their fleeting beauty makes them even more precious.
It’s easy to see how being among trees & nature is so beneficial for our health & wellbeing. 
Have a great Sunday.
Savouring all the autumn colour, & doesn’t it lo Savouring all the autumn colour, & doesn’t it look spectacular with this bold front door.
Today has been hard work, after a lovely time last week in Norfolk. The north coast there is spectacular. Realising these last few months, that there are so many beautiful places here. 
Have a nice evening.
Charming glasshouse at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Vis Charming glasshouse at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Visiting to see the Anish Kapoor sculptures, which are amazing, but unprepared for the beauty of the grounds & garden. 
Such a treat, worth coming to Norfolk for this alone!
Hope you’re keeping well, & managing to smile some of the time. x
P.S. more of Houghton Hall & Anish Kapoor on my stories
We stopped off on the way home to pick blackberrie We stopped off on the way home to pick blackberries, after coffee & cake, sitting in the churchyard - the cafe was full, & the churchyard is a quiet, peaceful spot..... as you’d expect.
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One little advantage of lockdown is walking so much more, rather than using the car. Though it shouldn’t have taken something as momentous as this, for me to change bad habits 🙁
Hope you’re weekend is going well.
My hazel arch, a bit lopsided 🙄 using wood from My hazel arch, a bit lopsided 🙄 using wood from a random clump of hazel on the garden. Now looking much better covered in winter squash plants, so you can’t see just how ramshackle it is. I like to think it has a certain home-spun charm .

Great for small space gardening, imagine how much room you need to grow these without vertical supports.

I’ve got 2 Uchiki kuri, lovely nutty flavour.
1 Turks turban, for its flamboyant shape & colours, though it also tastes good.
One unknown, grown by my grandsons in their homeschooled science lesson.
Close-ups of the squash over on my stories.
Stay cool my friends x
I wanted to show you this lovely lily ( Lilium reg I wanted to show you this lovely lily ( Lilium regale) which is flowering right outside our bedroom window. 
It gets sun for about 4 hours only, you can order the bulbs now for planting in September. It’ll reappear every year & waft delicious scent around your garden, or through your windows.
Have a very happy Monday x
It’s British Flower Week, there’s a lot to be It’s British Flower Week, there’s a lot to be said for fabulous seasonal flowers that haven’t travelled thousands of miles ...... & are wonderful for biodiversity
A bit of rain, nice long days (it’s almost mid-s A bit of rain, nice long days (it’s almost mid-summer!) & it’s, mostly, all growing nicely.

Spinach, courgettes & garlic in shot here. 
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday x
Hope is a decision I’ve thought long & hard abou Hope is a decision
I’ve thought long & hard about how to view the tumult in the world we’re living in now. 
The only thing that works for me, is to choose hope.

It’s a tall order, but avoiding mainstream news & speculation helps avoid the anxiety, that’s often waiting in the wings.

One day soon there’ll be grandchildren clambering over this again.
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