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Garden Maintenance Service Based In St Leonard’s-on-Sea

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Waiting On A Tree

Digging the planting pit for a tree, it’s in a lorry somewhere!

Buried Treasure

Digging out the old edging tiles and re-using them.

Not Another Box Ball

But this one has survived, no blight or caterpillars eating it. And it is clipped handsomely!

Lime Window

Pruning the trained lime tunnel with it’s ‘windows’ providing view points.

Bee Takes A Break

Having a rest on a ‘King Edward’ potato leaf, potatoes sown in compost bags.

Instead Of Box…

Ilex crenata hedging is a near identical replacement for box without the pest and disease problems that box can suffer from in some areas of town.

Weeding The Walled Garden

Weeding and cutting back through this mixed border.

Kitchen Herb Pots

Rosemary, Sage, Oregano, Mint

The Strawberry Monitor Says No

I was dying to pick this but I was informed I was not allowed. Apparently it is not quite ready!

Seaweed Magic

Feeding the plants throughout summer.

Fixing The Irrigation

Replacing pipe where the foxes have chewed through it.

Clearing The Pond

Weeding and thinning out plants in the pond, being careful to leave cover and access points for the frogs.

Water Lily

The first water lily!

Uncovering The Buried Path

Cutting back mats of ivy, and digging out and spreading excess soil, to reveal a network of old paths.

Quince Fruit

Coveting this fruit to make membrillo with.

Pear Rescue

After renovative pruning last winter, the pear has produced a wonderful crop of fruit.

Bocking 14

Comfrey leaves can be harvested to make a liquid feed.

Olive Lollipops

Clipping the topiary to shape.

Two Choisyas

‘Medina’ F1 Hybrid Pepper

Red Onion Sets Potted Up

Planting onion sets to grow on.

Weedathon

Clearing this enclosed vegetable garden.

The Worms Like Their Bubble Wrap

The worms have survived the harsh winter with the help of bubble wrap.

Sowing Seed Potatoes

Harvesting ‘Lady Christl’

Leafage

Bags of autumn leaves with scary gloves.
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