Abi and Tom’s Garden Plants Steal the Show

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Abi & Tom's Garden Plants at Holker 2011

In the centre of the Holker Garden Festival horticultural marquee, is a stunning naturalistic display of plants from Abi & Toms Garden Plants of Halecat.  Unsurprisingly, this creation won no less than three awards.We spoke to Tom Attwood, partner at Abi & Tom's Garden Plants about … [Read more...]



A wet and windy May

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Water Flooding Roads

With winds of 80 MPH, almost constant rain and temperatures reaching little over 13 degrees, May seems more like October. The warm sunny days of April have been replaced by a month of heavy rain and high winds.  With wind speeds recorded at 80mph in the region, there has been a great deal of … [Read more...]



Plant of the month – Snowdrop

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Woodland snowdrops

The Snowdrop braves the cold weather of late winter, pushing dainty white flowers through the earth to herald the onset of spring.Gently nodding white bells often tinged with green, are displayed above clumps of blue green sword like foliage in Late winter.  Growing to about 10cm in height, … [Read more...]



Plant of the month – Sedum

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Sedum Spectabile

Sedum spectabile or ice plant, is a wonderful flower for adding autumn colour to the border and is loved by bees and butterflies.Growing to a height and spread of around 45 cm, Sedum Spectabile enjoys full sun in light to well drained soil and is hardy enough to survive British … [Read more...]



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