Over the past two decades of being a professional gardener and working at my family’s small garden centre, I often ask what shrubs I can plant in clay soil. I’ve already talked about what perennials grow well in clay soil, shrubs for sunny spot and what plants are best for clay soil, so in this guide, I wanted to focus on the best shrubs for clay soil. For my customers, as a professional gardener, I…
Over the last 20 years of working in my family garden centre as well as being a professional gardener maintaining customers’ gardens, I’ve looked after hundreds of topiary plants both in the nursery as well as for customers as part of our garden maintenance side of things. I talked about how artificial topiary can be a good option in the past, but you can’t beat the real thing, especially when you’re looking to position two…
In my 20 years as a professional gardener, working in my family’s garden centre and in clients’ gardens, I’ve come to appreciate the value and beauty that evergreen groundcover plants bring to the landscape. I’ve also come to understand their role in sloped gardens where traditional planting isn’t always convenient. I’ve previously discussed fast-growing groundcover plants as well as groundcover plants in general, so in this guide, I wanted to focus on evergreen groundcover plants…
As a nurseryman who has spent over twenty years as a professional gardener working in my family’s small nursery, one of the most common questions we get asked is, what plants are fast-growing and evergreen? I’ve previously talked about tall plants that are ideal for screening, as well as fast-growing shrubs in general, shrubs for open sunny sites and more recently evergreen ground cover plants so in this guide I wan to focus on fast…
As an experienced gardener who has worked in my family’s nursery for well over 20 years, one shrub that has consistently been a favourite of mine is the Photinia ‘Red Robin’. It’s actually one of many different varieties of Photinias, however, ‘Red Robin’ is by far the most popular. There is also a smaller variety called ‘Little Red Robin’, but it’s smaller not just in overall size but also has smaller leaves. Over the years,…
