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Apples - My top 5 apple varieties to grow yourself at home for great flavour and beauty.
My top 5 Apples to grow in your garden. Grow less common varieties in your garden for flavour, colour and beauty.
iPlantsman
Oct 27, 202210 min read
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In Defence of Nature - Support Our Landscape & Wildlife over bad policy and short-sightedness.
Urgent call to action over proposed rewriting of protective legislation for food & water quality, protection of nature & legalising fracking
iPlantsman
Sep 29, 20225 min read
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Books, books and books; A guide to books on Identifying British Trees and British Wildflowers.
3rd in a series of guides on recommended books. 3 books on Identifying British Trees and 3 on Identifying British Wildflowers.
iPlantsman
Sep 25, 20225 min read
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The best Tool I own, for Autumn Leaf Clearance! WORX WG543E LEAFJET Cordless Leaf Blower
A recommendation of the best tool I own for leaf clearing and Autumn clear ups. WORX WG543E LEAFJET Cordless Leaf Blower. It's brilliant!
iPlantsman
Sep 14, 20225 min read
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What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Secateurs - You get what you pay for!
Top Tip from experiences with secateurs selection. Fleck, Fiskars, ARS, Niwaki
iPlantsman
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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Don’t claim to love the environment & then send me a leaflet through the post!
Leaflets are not an environmentally sound way of campaigning as a political party!
iPlantsman
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus
One important thing that I have learned about Ceanothus and a plan to overcome this problem.
iPlantsman
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full Post
A more complete thought on the value and risks of plant roots.
iPlantsman
Jun 26, 20206 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots
The lost post - To follow.
iPlantsman
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 22/05/2020
Looking out of my office window I have had the long, new stems of a white-flowered Buddleja davidii that I bred a few years ago whip backwar
iPlantsman
May 22, 20201 min read
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Alternative Plant of the Moment - Early May 2020
With all the wonderful plants looking good at the moment, let us not forget the value of plants grown primarily for their foliage.
iPlantsman
May 6, 20202 min read
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The Value of Fungi
there are many fungi species that greatly strengthen plants, forming symbiotic relationships with them to aid root development...
iPlantsman
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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2020 - 1st post! General musings on the future.
Well, we made it! As twilight sets on 2019, the birth of 2020 is upon us and will, I’m sure, be a year of big change. I’m an eternal...
iPlantsman
Jan 5, 20202 min read
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Predicting the Future. Part 7. Can you see the wood from the trees?
Timber - The environmentally conscious construction material.
iPlantsman
Dec 23, 20193 min read
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The optimistic 3rd prediction
3rd in a series of predictions for 2020 Horticulture, Garden Design and Gardening for the UK
iPlantsman
Dec 9, 20193 min read
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Impossible Plants AKA The 'difficult' 2nd prediction post
2nd prediction for Horticulture, Garden Design and Gardening in the UK for 2020.
iPlantsman
Dec 8, 20193 min read
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A thought on the Winter value of Plants
Thoughts on the value of Trees and Plants in a winter landscape. Silhouette being an underrated quality.
iPlantsman
Dec 3, 20192 min read
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Sheffield's Trees: True Crime
A look at the ongoing devestation of the City of Sheffield's street trees. 17,500 due to be removed and replaced over the next 20 years
iPlantsman
Apr 1, 20183 min read
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Thoughts on Ash
Thoughts on the issues affecting Ash (Fraxinus sp.)
iPlantsman
Mar 28, 20183 min read
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