Category: Horticultural Consultancy

Pumpkins and Squash are celebrated for their culinary uses

Electrical Weed Control Trials at Oxford Botanic Garden show promising Results The concept of using electricity for weed control is not new. In fact, this method has been explored for more than a century. However, it has never gained widespread acceptance, likely due to the lack of suitable equipment and the dominance of chemical herbicides…

Halloween means high demand to buy pumpkins. One of the largest growers in the UK is David Bowman, with a 200ha farm growing three million pumpkins especially for this time of the year. Over 100 staff lift the massive crop into the warehouse to ripen then they are shipped out to the major supermarkets for…

The closed world of judging by Royal Horticultural Society is up for review and not before time some would say. To all those designers that have toiled away at the recent Chelsea Flower Show may well wonder why they got the medal they did, not matter what colour. As feedback is all but non-existent and…

Considerations Designing a garden for a listed property requires a thoughtful approach that respects the property’s historical significance while enhancing its overall aesthetic. Barry can help you create a sensitive and well-balanced design, tailored planting schemes, and carefully chosen features that complement the style, design, and period of your property. Whether you want to honor…

The original maze at Cliveden has been lost, but The National Trust has recreated the original one commissioned by Lord Astor. It took over two years to reconstruct and last winter over 1,000 2 metre high Yew trees were planted and the maze is now open. This is just one part of the large formal…

Fargro launched two new biopesticide products at Wellesbourne Centre. A granular bioinsecticide – Met52 from Novozymes contains the natural Metarhizium fungi and is for Vine Weevil control. for protected and outdoor soft fruit and ornamentals, containers and open ground. Also, Prestop from Verdera a fungicide using the Gliocladium catenulatum fungi for controlling grey mould, stem…

There is a first time for everything and now gardeners will be able to purchase bees either by mail order or from garden centres. Dragonfli and Wildlife World will be marketing live bumblebee hives for gardeners and garden centres. Gardeners can purchase a wooden hive known as the Beepol Bumblebee Lodge and a supply a…