Cornwall Garden Society
Hints & Tips
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Tips for spring & early summer from Gary Long, Head Gardener at Trewithen
Head gardener at Trewithen Gardens, Gary Long, provides you with his top tips for trees and shrubs in spring and early summer:
Mulch using organic matter to help prevent weeds and retain …
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Top tips for Autumn and Winter
Head gardener at Trewithen Gardens, Gary Long, provides you with his top tips for Autumn and Winter:
Clear dead leaves from lawns ASAP.
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‘Spring into action’ in the garden!
Spring is emerging; the evenings are getting lighter, the sun has come out of hibernation, daffodils are springing up in Cornwall, and other signs of life are starting to appear across the …
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Top ten autumn gardening tips from Gary Long, Head Gardener at Trewithen
Clear up fallen leaves - especially from lawns, ponds and flower beds, add to compost heap or put in black bags, leave for 12 months to make leaf mould (excellent for adding nutrients as …
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Choosing trees for a small garden by Endeavour
For a small garden, trees have to be chosen with great care if they are not to cause problems by overshadowing or eventually growing out of scale with the plot. We all want to create an immediate …
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Keeping Rhododendron Colour
I love the huge pink flowers of this Cornish Pink Rhododendron in April, followed by a pink carpet of fallen petals in May. Yet, by August the dry shade can make it a bit gloomy and dusty. So to …
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Members' Gardens
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Upcoming Events
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November
13Lecture at 7.30pm
The Alverton, Tregolls Road, Truro Fergus Garrett – Great Dixter: Past, Present and Future
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November
14Lecture at 2.30pm
Penventon Park Hotel, West End, Redruth Fergus Garrett – Succession Planting
Appointed by Christopher Lloyd in 1993 as Head Gardener of Great Dixter, Fergus continues to keep the garden constantly changing throughout the season by trying out new plants and plant combinations. He believes in passing on his knowledge through national and international student and volunteer programmes at Dixter, and through the lectures he gives across the world every year. Fergus is keen on plant communities in the wild and especially plants that are native to Turkey. In 2008, he was awarded the RHS Associate of Honour and in 2015, the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to the practice of horticulture