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Evergreen trees: the holm oak

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 09/12/2008 16:25:59

Evergreen trees and shrubs are tricky. They are a very important part of our gardens at this time of year, but they need to be used with great care and a light touch.I'm thinking about this at the moment because I'm planting a new woodland for a


Six plants for a new garden

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 19/08/2008 12:33:00

is so unexpected and so swift that you're only able to take six plants from your existing garden.So which six plants will you choose? Will you go for something big - a favourite cherry or a noble oak? Maybe an evergreen to liven up your winter? A rose


Jack Frost nipping at your nose

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 21/12/2007 17:20:00

and perfect. The frost, however, tends to accentuate every line; the branches of trees and shrubs are sprinkled with shards of ice that glint like tiny blades; things you never noticed before suddenly stand out.Wandering through the garden as the sun rises


Plants for winter scent

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 11/02/2008 10:54:00

out there that punch way, way above their weight when it comes to fragrance.As an example Sarcococca hookeriana, a sparky little evergreen shrub with deep maroony leaf stems and tiny white flowers like the tassels on a stripper. Last year I had one


Sir Joseph Banks

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 23/06/2009 17:28:33

Friday 19th June 2009 was theĀ 189th anniversary of the death of one of the most influential people of theĀ 18th century. While 189 is not a very sexy anniversary, I feel that he was such an extraordinary fellow that he should at least receive a


Teeny tiny trees for small gardens

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 29/04/2008 12:14:02

A few weeks ago I wrote about trees for small gardens. Among the comments (well, to be honest, 33% of the comments) was a request from Daphne for very, very small trees - "very small being up to three metres".Tricky. Three metres is barely a shrub


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