HAPPY EASTER!!

Well, it's nearly that time again - EASTER! The season of

Easter bunnies - and CHOCOLATE! It also marks the

traditional START OF THE GARDENING SEASON, so there is no excuse not to get out there over the long weekend.

An incredibly busy time on the nursery at the moment - a lot of plants looking good - the shrub on the right is VIBURNUM

BURKWOODII - a semi-evergreen shrub with a a large flower and a KNOCK-OUT PERFUME - really sweet and strong. The plants outside the office door really attract attention!!

They associate so well with all the flowering trees that are looking so good at the moment. Staying on the shrub front - another cracker - and very popular is PHOTINIA 'RED ROBIN' - the photo below shows the LOVELY NEW RED SPRING GROWTH - it is a very versatile plant too - can be used as hedging - as a standard tree - or the more commonly seen shrub - what most people do not seem to realise is that it is a plant that needs regular pruning - many gardeners seem to have them as a sprawling shrub - but prune them back after the red foliage turns back to green - about May - and feed well - and you will be rewarded with a FRESH SET OF YOUNG RED FOLIAGE - and also a bushy dense plant! We prune some of our plants on the nursery two or three times a year - you could say it is like having two springs in a year!!

WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY EASTER!

Until next time,

RICHARD

- DON'T FORGET - DUE TO LOCAL PLANNING RESTRICTIONS THE NURSERY WILL BE CLOSED OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND - FROM FRIDAY TO MONDAY INCLUSIVE.