Sunday, 17 November 2013

Welcome

Here's my exciting new blog devoted to shrubs, evergreens, climbers, clematis, conifers, small trees and any 'woody' plants. What excites me about this group so much? Well, in many ways as an increasingly dreary November descends into the gloom of winter, it's an ideal time to start - and therein lies the appeal for any gardener. What other sector of gardening could you say that about? Shrubs and their allies are never out of season. Even as I write, I am surrounded by startling coloured evergreen foliage, the last of the dying ember of falling leaves like flickering flames through the mist ...... the season is supposedly fading away but there are flower buds appearing all over - Viburnums, Skimmia, Lonicera, Prunus, Jasmine and Christmas Box will soon be bringing fragrance and cheer all over again. Every garden really should be reliant on shrubs. They bring structure, shelter, year round cover, shade, berry, fragrance and colour. They are valued almost equally by gardeners and the wildlife he wishes to encourage. There isn't a day goes by when a garden built around shrubs cannot provide colour and interest. And then there are the climbing plants that bring decorous twining elegance to our walls, pergolas, outbuildings, or perhaps climbing into trees bringing space saving vertical accent to even the smallest of gardens. Conifers - so long out of fashion are simply irreplaceable when it comes to providing sheer character, texture, shape and contrast to the garden. And what area could be complete without at least one small tree? Yes, it's the permanence and the generosity with which these treasures adorn our lives all year round that has brought me to devote my nursery to them. I now seek by way of this blog, to inspire, advise and encourage any readers who wish to join me on this trip - about how a love affair with 'the woodies' can change your garden and outlook forever. Just to start, here's a picture of startling brilliance - the brilliant orange scarlet of a Japanese Prunus against the clear blue of a late Autumn sky.

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