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Common hawthorn, May Blossom, also known as May tree and Quickthorn. This is a native species in the British Isles, Ireland and Northern Europe, and we’ll be looking at both Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, or English hawthorn.

It is a fascinating and useful plant for our gardens, parks and hedgerows. I have mentioned some of the su...


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We are having lovely weather (mostly) so let’s enjoy the last month of spring in our gardens. And there are so many garden tasks for May that we could garden dawn til dusk… Luckily May is one of the three months with lots of daylight hours so we have time to garden and enjoy our gardens.

3 Gardening Tasks for May These longer days as we head towards summer encourag...

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Tips for dog friendly gardens is about easily creating a garden that is also a garden you and your family can enjoy.

During Cruft’s week in March, all the world is watching c 20,000 dogs of all breeds strut around the show arena or perform superspeed agility rounds. But where do those canines live when they’re not competing? Well, some of the dogs may be pampered po...


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Tulip-o-mania, or tulpenmanie in Dutch, both made and lost fortunes in the seventeenth century. Tulips are still one of the most popular spring flowering bulbs. In Holland, obviously, but also in Britain and North America.

There can be some overlap in flowering time between later flowering daffodils and earlier flowering tulips. But by the time we reach early May, t...


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Growing Fritillaria in your garden is looking like it may become something of a new obsession. Well, if I go on the number of garden design clients who have responded with “Ooh, can I have one of those?” when seeing photographs of these delightful flowers, it seems like it might be!

For example: Admiring the delicacy of a meadow filled with Snakes head fritillary an...


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