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Update on our ‘Adopted’ Chelsea GardenThe Great Wall of Otley
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It’s March, the sun is shining in Leeds so spring must be on its way and the Art of Yorkshire garden is lifting off the page and into a field in Otley. Yes, a field in Otley. This is because the drystone wall design for the garden is so intricate that the contractors have built a full-size mock-up in plywood so we can see how it fits together.
We are using three different widths of stone within the wall to create flowing lines, which will represent the rolling Yorkshire landscape. Reclaimed slate coping will create a contrast with the yorkstone, with the slate cut and shaped by hand. It’s fast becoming a series of mini-sculptures with each stone giving loving attention regarding its placing and how it looks. The mock up gives us a great idea of the scale of the wall, the strung window and how it will look as a backdrop to the planting. We made some minor adjustments to the size of the sheep creep, but other than that it was looking great. Notice the essentials of hammer, tape and tea in one of the photos! The stone is now being cut and packed into crates depending on its size, these crates will be taken down to be Chelsea, where the wall will be recreated like a giant jigsaw.
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A former AIB banker-turned-gardener says he feels “like a five-year-old getting presents” after winning a major award as well as a prestigious gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.
Here at my Copake Falls garden all day with a truckload of irresistible botanical goodies will be Broken Arrow Nursery. They will be accepting advance phone orders, too, between now and Wednesday, May 31, if there is something special you simply must have. Their website; phone is (203) 288-1026.All ticket sales from my garden will be donated to two local nonprofits I love: the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program in nearby Ghent, N.Y., and Turtle Tree Seed in Copake.And there’s much more:Those of you who r
If there’s one thing that gets my goat, its, what’s in and what’s out in gardening. Now honestly I don’t want to alienate myself, of course everyone’s entitled to an opinion but don’t you sometimes think there is a bit of inverted snobbery going on. I have always loved gardens and gardening, I like the subtle garden with foliage of different hues and perhaps white flowers giving that relaxed feeling. I am mad about the Summer mixed perennial borders which give that great to be alive feeling. The Rose borders are charming, the Scottish Heather borders can look great. Here’s the crunch, I absolutely also love the in your face loud, brash, garish front gardens which are packed with blindingly bright Summer bedding, makes me smile, makes me laugh. Picture of our front garden, I promise it was once more packed when the flower borders were wider than this. Whats not to like.
On January 22nd the sun was shining, it felt just right to shove the camera in my pocket and go for a walkabout.
James Lloyd-Jones photographed at his company’s Innovation Centre in Bristol, where different crops and new technology are trialled
The Royal Horticultural Society of London challenged everyone this year who could make a pocket-sized realistic garden, and people didn’t disappoint! Here are the best Small Balcony Garden Ideas from Chelsea Flower Show!
This article is part of our new 8-week, limited edition newsletter series, The Low-Water Gardening Guide, where we’ll walk you through what it takes to create a sustainable garden, from swapping in the appropriate plants to new irrigation methods to the tools you’ll need and more. Sign up here to get each installment straight to your inbox.
Part of a garden editor’s job is to always be on the lookout for new garden trends, and when not one, but four friends tell me they’re putting in bocce ball, my meter goes bing! “I love my bocce ball court,” says Julian Cautherley, a documentary film producer in Los Angeles (who also happens to be my daughter’s dad). “I put it in last fall, and it’s become the social center of my garden. Guests are just drawn to it—and it wasn’t expensive to put in, either.”
This article is part of our new 8-week, limited edition newsletter series, The Low-Water Gardening Guide, where we’ll walk you through what it takes to create a sustainable garden, from swapping in the appropriate plants to new irrigation methods to the tools you’ll need and more. Sign up here to get each installment straight to your inbox.
Adding a water feature to the garden can be so exciting—not only do the dulcet tones of running water act like your own personal Calm app, but also the water helps pollinators, birds, and even bobcats who need a cool drink on a hot day.
If you're new to gardening, then the concept of feeding your plants might be a bit confusing. What fertiliser do you need to use? And when do you use a feed? Should you use pellets or a liquid feed? Out of all the options on the market, you may be interested in a more natural feed that you can make yourself with very little effort. This DIY Comfrey Feed recipe will provide you with a highly concentrated natural feed that can be given to any cropping plant or seasonal bloom.