By Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited
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Posted in Garden
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Also tagged Alliums, April, calendar, Dahlia, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Gladiola, Lily, Owen Chubb, Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes, tips
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At this stage many gardeners will be wondering if we are ever going to see a spring this year. Since New Year the weather has been hugely disappointing often cold and wet and generally poor weather for doing any gardening. The prolonged spells of heavy rain made doing any ground work impossible and in recent [...]
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By Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited
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Posted in Garden
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Also tagged birds, border, bulbs, conditions, February, feeding, flowering, frost, garden, gardening tips, lawn, moss, Owen Chubb, Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes, pruning, root, snow, trees, weather
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Traditionally and for gardeners especially, February can be a very difficult and unpredictable month. Apart from being one of the coldest months of the year with regular spells of frosts and possibly even snow, the weather conditions can vary considerably from cold yet bright sunshine to very wet and windy conditions. But still there are [...]
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By Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited
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Posted in Garden
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Also tagged Azaleas, bark, blooms, burst, Choisya Mexican Sundance, Choisya ternata, compost, conditions, Dahlia tubers, dry, ericaceous soils, feeding, filiage, fkiwers, garden schedule, gardening, growth, herbaceous perennial shrubs, hoeing, key tasks, lawn, Leucothe, May, mowing, mulching, new leaf growth, nitrogen, Owen Chubb, Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes, pebbles, Pieris, plants, Primula, Rhododenrons, root, shrubs, Skimmia, soils, summer, tips, weather, weedkiller, weeds
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Although the month of May marks the official start of the summer season, it is usually prevailing weather conditions at the time which will determine what the season might be? By this time, much of the early spring growth will be manifesting itself with plenty of new emerging blooms and the rapid growth and re-emergence [...]
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By Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited
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Posted in Garden
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Also tagged alkaline, aromatic leaves, Citrus x meyerei, cooler conditions, evergreen, frost, fruit, garden, ground, growing, home, indoor plant, lemon trees, Meyer lemon tree, oranges, Owen Chubb, Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes, patio, pots, warmer conditions, winter flowers
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Growing lemon trees is a very rewarding way to create an attractive evergreen feature tree for the home, patio or garden, providing edible juicy fruits, scented winter flowers and aromatic leaves. Unlike many oranges which require warmer conditions year-round, lemon trees are surprisingly much hardier and are easy to grow in cooler conditions, making them [...]
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Probably the most popular and easily recognisable flower, the ubiquitous and delightful daffodil in its many colourful varieties is undoubtedly the people’s favourite and the classic symbol for spring. Immortalised in William Wordsworth’s wonderful and famous poem, daffodils are relatively trouble free easy to grow plants which produce reliable delightful colourful displays repeatedly each and every year. Here [...]
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By Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited
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Posted in Garden
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Also tagged bulbs, frost, gardening season, gardening tips, March, Owen Chubb, Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes, planted borders, rain, snow, strong cold winds, warm sunshine
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March often referred to as the month of many weathers as conditions can vary widely (rain, strong cold winds, warm sunshine, frost even snow are all possible). Conditions can and do change quickly, making it a very unpredictable month to plan gardening activities. By mid-month, the weather can settle, bringing with it drier warmer periods [...]
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By Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited
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Posted in Garden
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Also tagged Daphne, Environmentally friendly stone cleaners, fencing, garden, Helichrysum, Lavender, lawn edge, outdoor room, Owen Chubb, Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes, patios, paved areas, Rosemary, Santolina, shrubs, stone cobble, strimming, trees, weeded
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Gardens appeal to the senses through a pleasing structural layout – whether formal or natural – and the effective use of colour, scent and features. However, by also being practical and comfortable, a garden can become an actual outdoor room for one to enjoy. As the end of winter nears, however, our outdoor space can look decidedly jaded. [...]
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We can and should all try to do more to encourage and support biodiversity in our sub-urban gardens. This might be as simple as giving up some space to leaving a small pile of timber logs stacked in a sheltered corner to provide valuable protection for hedgehogs overwinter, make a insect hotel by simply drilling [...]
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