Obsessive tidiness is no subsitute for good design
It is the goal of a garden maintenance team to leave a garden looking “neat and tidy”. Of course it is! But what about the garden...
Small Birds vs Bigger Birds
A debate has been raging in the Hampstead Conservation Area about whether small garden birds are suffering from the increase in...
Mycorrhizal Root Treatment
For several years now we have been experimenting with mycorrhizal innovation of new tree plantings.It has been so successful , that since...
Water Conversation
If the "footprint " of your house is - say - 120 square meters (a small house), then in an average year 95 cubic meters , that is 95...
Vine Weevil
The vine weevil was recently given the dubious distinction of no.1 garden pest in S.E England, and the rapid spread of this newly arrived...
Water - The Garden Lifeblood
The average homeowner has two motives for having his or her garden professionally landscaped: to improve the look and comfort of the...
Climate Change and Bug Life
This year it seems that winter was never going to end - not particularly cold, but long, long, long and very dreary. But end it did, as...


Frognal Gardens wins another prize in Camden in Bloom 2012!
Camden in Bloom 2012 was cancelled, then suddenly on again, so we had to quickly decide which of our gardens fitted an available...
Busy Lizzies
A new and very annoying fungal infection has been striking Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) all over Hampstead. It starts as a tiny bit of white...
Mapesbury Residents Association Front Garden Awards, 2010
Dear Gardener We are delighted to tell you that you were thought to have the best hanging baskets in Walm Lane. You may be interested to...