• Cutting box hedging, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Monthly Masterclass: July

    Do it: trim box hedging Step 1 Box plants (Buxus sempervirens) can help create formal structure in the garden. Their neat evergreen leaves and naturally dense habit mean they are perfect for clipping into a low hedge or topiarised shape. Not only this, but they also grow happily in awkward dry and shady spots. Box…

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  • Walled Garden, Monthly Masterclass: June, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    Monthly Masterclass: June

    Do it: weed control Step 1 No matter how much preparation work has taken place the odd weed species will always appear in summer ready to challenge ornamentals in a battle for supremacy. Annual weeds reproduce in a single year before the parent plant dies leaving only offspring behind. Some, like hairy bittercress, spread but…

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