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Author Archives: jillyfenwick
Peacock Trail Open Studios
This Friday October 6, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th October, I am opening my garden and studio for the Peacock Trail in Corsham. There will be plenty to see including a large selection of gardens of all shapes and sizes … Continue reading
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Time to smash up the concrete!
I have found the perfect way to keep warm on a cold winter’s day – take up a pickaxe and smash up the concrete in your garden! Our gardens are continually disappearing under a sea of concrete and creating floods … Continue reading
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December Gardening Hints
December has not started on the right foot. Stormy showers and sodden ground on clay soil is the worst possible weather to do any gardening in. Instead, I am studying seed catalogues and surrounding myself with tropical indoor plants to … Continue reading
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Top Garden Tips for August
Many gardens are lacking vitality and colour at this time of year and yet they do not need to. The roses may be past their best but perennials such as the purple cone flower Echinacea purpurea, and Japanese anemones will … Continue reading
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Top Garden Tips for April
Originally posted on creative garden design:
Hello Everyone There is a silent battle going on in the depths of our gardens! In a similar way to the Grey Squirrel, Spanish Bluebells are slowly out-competing our native Bluebells. The English ones…
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Top Tips for March
Daffodils – don’t you just love them! There we were in the dark depths of winter and suddenly up pops spring! Treat daffodils kindly, dead-head them when they finish flowering and most importantly, do not tied them up in knots. … Continue reading
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Top Garden Tips for November
Hello Everyone It’s time to tuck the garden up into bed. Tender annuals will have succumbed to the frosts by now and need to go straight to the compost bin. Likewise the drooping brown leave still clinging to the stems … Continue reading
New contact details
Hi Everyone At last BT has given us our new phone number: 01249 248529, so do give me a call if your garden needs a fresh eye and you are not sure where to start! About 120 pots of my … Continue reading
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Top Garden Tips for April
Hello Everyone There is a silent battle going on in the depths of our gardens! In a similar way to the Grey Squirrel, Spanish Bluebells are slowly out-competing our native Bluebells. The English ones are distinguished by their graceful, slim … Continue reading
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Front Garden Step Design near Bath
Steps can sometimes be a nightmare to navigate and the original steps to the front door in my client’s garden were a huge problem. My design provides a much more gradual descent and as they change direction, the steps allow … Continue reading
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