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GARDENING FACTS

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FACTS ABOUT LAWNS

  • One of the earliest references to a British domestic lawn is a ledger entry concerning buying turf for the London garden of a relation of the Earl of Gloucester in the 13th Century.
  • The world’s first lawnmowers, other than sheep, appeared in Britain in 1830 invented by Edwin Beard Budding. Ransomes, Swiss and Jefferies of Ipswich started lawnmower production in 1832.
  • The first mass produced lawnmower appeared in 1869 from Follows and Bate.
  • The phrase “Shanks’ Pony” is derived from the horse-drawn lawnmower produces by Alexander Shanks in Arbroath in the 1840s.
  • In 1902 Ransomes introduced the first commercially available petrol powered lawnmower.
  • The first electric lawnmower appeared in Britain in 1926.
  • The British cut their grass, on average, at a height below 25mm compared to 50mm in mainland Europe.
  • Grass stops growing when the night temperature falls below seven degrees Centigrade.
  • There are an estimated 20 million domestic lawns in Britain – the majority in urban and inner-city areas. A conservative estimate of the combined area of these lawns is 772 square miles, larger than the Yorkshire Dales National Park (683 square miles).
  • Lawns are lost to building, car parking and the growth of artificial turf. Just imagine the hoo-ha if the National Park authority in Yorkshire proposed digging it up for car parking and building and covering the rest in plastic.

Plant of the month

February – SNOWDROPS

Snowdrops signal the arrival of spring and are the perfect way to add some cheer and colour to the garden in late winter.

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January – ELAEAGNUS X EBBINGEI ‘LIMELIGHT’

A bright, evergreen shrub with leathery leaves, it’s perfect for introducing colour to winter gardens.

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December – HOLLY

Hollies come in a range of different shapes and sizes and many have attractive variegated and colourful foliage that looks good all year round.

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November – LIQUIDAMBAR

When it comes to autumn colour there’s nothing more vibrant than Liquidambar, also known as Sweet gum.

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July – ENGLISH LAVENDER

Although not a native plant, English lavender is one of the most popular and recognisable summer flowering plants that we grow in our gardens.

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June – KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS

In June there are so many wonderful plants looking their best it’s difficult to choose just one, but one shrub that I think stands out from the rest is Kolkwitzia amabilis, commonly known as the “Beauty Bush”.

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May – TIARELLA – ‘PINK SKYROCKET’

If you are looking for a low growing plant that flowers its head off from spring through until mid-summer, Tiarella ‘Skyrocket’ certainly fits the bill!

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April – GARRYA PHOTINIA X FRASERI – ‘RED ROBIN’

Evergreen shrubs are perfect for their all-year-round colour and interest and for adding structure to the garden. One that is very colourful at this time of the year is Photinia x fraseri, ‘Red Robin’.

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