Trees

Apples - My top 5 apple varieties to grow yourself at home for great flavour and beauty.

iPlantsman

Oct 27, 202210 min read

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.

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In Defence of Nature - Support Our Landscape & Wildlife over bad policy and short-sightedness.

iPlantsman

Sep 29, 20225 min read

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

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Books, books and books; A guide to books on Identifying British Trees and British Wildflowers.

iPlantsman

Sep 25, 20225 min read

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.

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The best Tool I own, for Autumn Leaf Clearance! WORX WG543E LEAFJET Cordless Leaf Blower

iPlantsman

Sep 14, 20225 min read

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!

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What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Secateurs - You get what you pay for!

iPlantsman

Aug 12, 20223 min read

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

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Don’t claim to love the environment & then send me a leaflet through the post!

iPlantsman

Apr 27, 20212 min read

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!

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What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus

iPlantsman

Jul 29, 20202 min read

What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus

One important thing that I have learned about Ceanothus and a plan to overcome this problem.

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Thought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full Post

iPlantsman

Jun 26, 20206 min read

Thought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full Post

A more complete thought on the value and risks of plant roots.

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Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots

iPlantsman

Jun 25, 20201 min read

Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots

The lost post - To follow.

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Thought for today - Blog Post 22/05/2020

iPlantsman

May 22, 20201 min read

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

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Alternative Plant of the Moment - Early May 2020

iPlantsman

May 6, 20202 min read

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.

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iPlantsman

Apr 23, 20204 min read

The Value of Fungi

there are many fungi species that greatly strengthen plants, forming symbiotic relationships with them to aid root development...

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2020 - 1st post! General musings on the future.

iPlantsman

Jan 5, 20202 min read

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...

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Predicting the Future. Part 7. Can you see the wood from the trees?

iPlantsman

Dec 23, 20193 min read

Predicting the Future. Part 7. Can you see the wood from the trees?

Timber - The environmentally conscious construction material.

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iPlantsman

Dec 9, 20193 min read

The optimistic 3rd prediction

3rd in a series of predictions for 2020 Horticulture, Garden Design and Gardening for the UK

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Impossible Plants AKA The 'difficult' 2nd prediction post

iPlantsman

Dec 8, 20193 min read

Impossible Plants AKA The 'difficult' 2nd prediction post

2nd prediction for Horticulture, Garden Design and Gardening in the UK for 2020.

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iPlantsman

Dec 3, 20192 min read

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.

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iPlantsman

Apr 1, 20183 min read

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

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iPlantsman

Mar 28, 20183 min read

Thoughts on Ash

Thoughts on the issues affecting Ash (Fraxinus sp.)

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